Hello! I’m John Weeks, developing innovative fundraising and communication strategies in Southeast Asia.

I particularly relish the challenge of growing nonprofit infrastructure. I’ve founded Our Books, Our Books Illustration and Design, House32 Web Design, and assisted in getting Open Development Cambodia and the ICT4 Cambodia Development Network off the ground.

I serve on the boards of Open Development Cambodia, Our Books, Nou Hach Literary Journal, and arts ‘think tank’ Sang Salapak.

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‘Unauthorized Culture’
The Filing Cabinet: Crowd-Sourced Goodness For You! Feb 18, 2014

You Didn’t Believe 2014 Was ‘The Year Of Listicles’ – Here’s Why You Secretly Love It:

1. You just can’t stop clicking on a catchy headline, AKA ‘clickbait’.
http://blog.newswhip.com/index.php/2013/12/newswhip-listicle-generator

2. Digital natives are now old enough to actually have some degree of nostalgia.
http://www.dvafoto.com/2013/11/manipulative-headlines-and-listicles-upworthy-and-buzzfeed-are-reshaping-the-internet/

3. It’s like potato chips or french fries, you can always read one more point.
http://contently.com/strategist/2013/08/14/the-revolution-will-be-listicled-why-this-supposed-content-fad-may-have-actually-taken-over/

4. The format provides an automatic structure that even the most lazy writer can follow.
http://www.mandatory.com/2013/08/06/the-buzzfeed-article-creator/

5. BuzzFeed can’t be wrong.
http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/10/the-3-key-types-of-buzzfeed-lists-to-learn-before-you-die/

6. Major newspapers and media outlets have now adopted this format. Deal.
http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/aug/12/5-ways-listicle-changing-journalism http://boingboing.net/2014/01/23/cnn-cribs-upworthy-style-headl.html

7. Mmm, just one more tidbit.
http://contently.com/strategist/2013/08/14/the-revolution-will-be-listicled-why-this-supposed-content-fad-may-have-actually-taken-over/

8. It allows for featuring video and pictures, very internet-friendly.
http://www.upworthy.com/top-10-most-shared-things-from-upworthys-first-year http://www.wired.com/underwire/2014/01/defense-listicle-list-article/

9. Lists are part of our shared culture and history. Ten Commandments, ring a bell?
http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/why-listicles-are-here-to-stay_b23198

10. More absurdity, faster.
http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/mcsweeneys-buzzfeed-lists-listicles/

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