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Open Social != Open Data

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

TechCrunch suggests the issue is in the business model: Unfortunately, the business models have not been worked out yet to accommodate such mixing of data. But it’s the remixing of data from many networks that provides the real win for users and nonprofits. { We want applications that can use data from multiple social networks.

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Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works

Museum 2.0

I first saw Scratch a few years ago, when I had friends working at the Media Lab, and at the time it seemed like a neat way for kids who were unfamiliar with programming to jump in and start designing their own interactive stories and games. It's a place for Scratch users to upload, share, and remix their Scratch projects.

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PBS ShowCase Presentation: Social Media Adoption Challenges

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is a remix of the " Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism " which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O'Reilly's E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel. They are learning what works and what doesn't for nonprofit organizations here in the US. What the heck is the Cute Dog Theory?

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December. It's your choice.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. What are these new competitions about—are they working? How does it work? The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. It was organized by Ed Schipul. Let's discuss: join us! Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. What is it?

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

Museum 2.0

I'm working on a section of my book about sharing social objects and am writing about the most common way that visitors share their object experiences in museums: through photographs. When people share their photos of your museum, they promote and spread your content to new audiences in authentic ways. There are two parts to this.

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How I'm Celebrating My 53rd Birthday: Cambodia, Chocolate, and Class

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After taking one look at the syllabus, course faculty instructor Jennifer Aaker and invited guests , I couldn't resist designing a learning experience that integrated a social media birthday fundraising experiment aimed at helping support the work of the Sharing Foundation with "listen, learn, and adapt" and real-time tracking and reflection.

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