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More good news from Google: Open Handset Alliance

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. Katrin over at MobileActive.org weighs in , and I agree: So what does this mean for the ‘mobile for good’ field?

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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There are a few examples of SaaS that are based on open source projects, although most SaaS are proprietary – the code is never meant to be released. And with mashups becoming more and more popular, there’s a kind of meta-collaboration at work now too. But the real story is much more complicated. 3 Jon Biedermann 09.25.08

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Web 2.0 Part Va:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

One of the best examples of the use of APIs are Google Map mashups. Other examples include desktop applications that allow uploading photos to flickr. services, like del.icio.us, google, flickr, and many, many others, and use and manipulate this data to their own ends.

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How KaBOOM! Is Using a Networked Approach To Scale Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM! In 2009, a dollar spent by the organization on online tools helped to improve 10 times as many neighborhoods as a dollar spent on playground equipment. What lessons are YOU learning?

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Joe Solomon, Guest Post: What's the Right Offline Event for Your Organization's Online Community?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

org Actions " We're coordinating a distributed day of events for 24 October 2009 , uniting the world around a common call to action--and we're asking you to help. org Actions are a great example of coordinated events with a shared agenda. DonorsChoose.org - "EduDrinks"? Is your community focused on accomplishing a shared agenda?

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