Germany

Tracker: Ole Seidenberg

Country: Germany

Ole Seidenberg is a 27-year old sociology graduate, blogger and Social Media Consultant from Berlin, Germany. Having worked as an intern for both the United Nations General Assembly in New York and a development NGO in Sierra Leone, Ole has witnessed both diplomatic meetings and their failure to achieve clearly visible and effective decisions.

About two years ago, Ole started to spread the word about social issues via Social Media. Since January ’09, Ole tells the story of a homeless guy on his blog socialblogger.de while asking people to help this man via micro-giving opportunities. Ole believes in the power of Social Media and its capability to put pressure on all relevant decision-makers and has therefore founded “Nest” together with two friends, an agency that is advising NGOs and other social purpose organisations on how to use Social Media best for their campaigns.

Ole has been part of the tracker team since June 2009 and will continue to track the Climate Negotiations from a German perspective.