Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Give The Civility in the Workplace blog writes that according to the book, Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--and How We Can Get More of It by Arthur C. And volunteers are 42 percent more likely to be very happy than nonvolunteers."

Open 41

Open Tips Giving New York 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The Netroots community is built around progressive politics in America. On the day of the 2008 US elections, the Obama campaign was able to assign trimmed down telecalling lists to volunteers by ticking off the names of the people who had already voted. The social object can be a person, a place, a thing or an idea.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Social Aggregator 106

Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Contact him at mhowes@mediamatters.org.

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Consultant Myspace Social Media Advocacy 31

Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Contact him at mhowes@mediamatters.org.

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Consultant Social Media Myspace Advocacy 31