Mitzee the Tweeting Panda

@m1tz33 is in Belgrade for the Share Conference 2011…

“Please Don’t Feed the Artist”

Is a cute piece, funny and entertaining, and simultaneously makes social commentary on activism and technology. People really enjoy this piece, and so far its going over quite well.

To get  a sense of it: ‘Mitzee’ is at the conference to learn how to hack and become a social media activist.  She is a dancing panda – behind bars in a confined corner - and there is a zoo-like sign nearby explaining that Mitzee was brought from the Beijing National Theater.  She is at the conference as part of an international touring show organized by generous philanthropists who fell in love with her and wanted to help save the pandas so they are teaching her how to use technology.  Mitzee is becoming the mascot of SHARE – she has a twitter account: @m1tz33 and is blogging and updating it throughout the conference. She also uses email and other digital communications. People interact with her, take photos, watch her go about her work, use gadgets and rehearse for the touring show.

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