An article on Yahoo buying Flickr leads to more about "The network is the computer."

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The first step to helping from a distance is digitally knowing the landscape where the help is needed.
Even when you don't know what resources are in that community, you can find them.

This involves learning the online tools to find and converse with available local support.
The first step is the general tools for finding resources - and the major help comes from Google and Yahoo.
America OnLine (AOL) can be of help as well, if you are a paying customer for their service.

Yahoo and Google have similar features but compete to differentiate their respective brands.
The latest move is Yahoo acquiring Flickr (a hugely successful user photo site).

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Yahoo elements

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Google elements

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