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"Music phenom Peter Gabriel took the stage at this year's Social Good Summit to tout the power of connectivity on Saturday. \nGabriel said he believes that connectivity has caused humanity evolve. It's now a place of awareness and empathy, where people can recognize their own experiences in the lives of others, share their own stories and ultimately create change, he said. \n\"It's just this whole other way of working,\" Gabriel said. \"It's part of what makes people feel so powerful.\" \nAndrew Rasiej, a self-described \"professional doer,\" social entrepreneur and founder of Personal Democracy Media, spoke with Gabriel. Rasiej commented on the Arab Spring, and how the protests could not be quelled even when government leaders yanked the Internet cables out from underneath them. \n\"You can shut off the public Internet, but you can't shut up the Internet public,\" he said.\n\nSEE ALSO: \u2018Declaration of Internet Freedom\u2019 Calls for Free and Open Internet\nGabriel agreed, saying the Internet \"transcends,\" and that protests can no longer be \"contained and controlled,\" like they used to be. He added, though, that people must be responsible when harnessing this power, as it can be used negatively.\n\"My biggest hope is that people's power will become a reality,\" Gabriel said. \"My biggest fear is it'll be turned on its head.\"\nMobile, data and privacy is often a \"cat and mouse game,\" he said, adding that those with agendas may get there first. \nBut the Internet has a larger role than just politics, and Gabriel believes that every sector including healthcare, education, the economy and culture can be affected with connectivity \u2014 specifically, the power of mobile, which helps users access information immediately.\n\"This will empower us, and suddenly we have choices,\" he said.\nGabriel is launching his own \"earth catalog\" for social good in Spring 2013. Thetoolbox.org will act as an ecosystem for action, something that people can visit to \"get guidance or give help.\" It will have a personal dashboard and accompanying app, he said.\nWhat's your biggest hope for the power of technology? Tell us in the comments below. \nAbout Ericsson\nRead more of Mashable's coverage of the 2012 Social Good Summit:\n\nDay One:\n\nHillary Clinton Opens the Social Good Summit [VIDEO]\nHow the U.S. Chief Technology Officer Is Making Data Awesome\nCan Mobile Phones Help Fight Pediatric AIDS?\nHow Is Social Media Changing Diplomacy?\nPeter Gabriel Makes Case For Internet Freedom\nITU Secretary-General: OK to Make Profit When Helping Developing Nations\n8-Year-Old YouTube Sensation Performs at Social Good Summit\nSocial Good Summit Day 1: Highlights and Pics\n\nDay Two:\n\nShoutAbout Aims to Inspire Social Action Based on News Stories\nTim Pool, Guerrilla Journalist of the Digital Age [VIDEO]\nU.S. Ambassador Susan Rice: Twitter Crucial to Her Mission\nHow Social Media Is Empowering Women in Haiti\nHow to Use Mobile Devices to Solve Global Problems\nHow Forest Whitaker Is Using Technology to Spread Peace\nSocial Good Summit Day 2: Highlights and Pics\n\nDay Three:\n\nNapolitano: Congress \u2018Got Stuck\u2019 on Cybersecurity\nU.N. Foundation Challenges the World to Take Action\nNick Kristof Takes Social Good Gaming to the Next Level\nWhy Tech and New Media Can Help End Modern Slavery\nUNICEF Launches Online Campaign to Reduce Child Mortality Rates\nWhat It Means to Be an Advocate in the Digital Age\nWhat Non-Profits Can Learn From Cat Videos\nWikipedia Founder: Online Connections Foster Real Change\nDeepak Chopra: Social Media is the Next Phase of Humanity [VIDEO]\nHow Social Good Summit Sparked the Largest Conversation on Earth\nSocial Good Summit Day 3: Highlights and Pics\n10 Inspiring Quotes From Mashable\u2019s Social Good Summit\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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