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Great reads from around the web on February 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It uses sources such as how many delicious bookmarks, incoming links, how many times mentioned on Twitter, how many comments, etc. Social Media Metrics: Distributed Influence. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. Giving Good Poke.

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Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Reader Bookmarking: This is bookmarked content for later retrieval which is some indication of reader value. . Hard Data Points: You can find out about bookmark saves from PostRank numbers, although the program doesn't make it efficient to grab data over time. It can also influence traffic. Did anything surprise you?

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What are the best metrics to use to measure ROI and improve your blog's content?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the end of 2008, I did a " Best of Beth's Blog " analysis using PostRank. Chris Brogan recently provided some insights about bookmarked blog posts and how they can help increase traffic. And notice that he doesn't just take a list of most bookmarked content, that's only the first step. Outbound links for influence.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Bookmark it, share it, love it, and download it for Google or Outlook. Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo. Through our Leading Change in Philanthropy initiative, our community is exploring what it takes to influence change inside their organizations in ways that strengthen nonprofits.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Oxfam America and HSUS: Not just Talking about Social Media, Using It

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She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. However, neither Carie nor Tim discussed social bookmarking or social news strategies in any depth, and Digg, Stumble Upon, and del.icio.us She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.”

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