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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Women Give 2010 is the first report to compare philanthropic giving between men and women across all income levels based on a nationally representative sample. It uses data from the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS), the nation’s largest study that tracks giving patterns among the same households over time."

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Great reads from around the web on April 23rd

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There are also indicator data including maternal health, infant mortality, malnutrition, poverty, and population. But here's the thing: the trends aren't actually that good." " Hey, Let’s Fix The Internet – What do you think – can we change? Change the internet?

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

"A recent Reuter’s article: Top Ten Trends in Sustainable Business, focuses on the best trends in “green business,&# I’m struck by how many of the points are applicable to sustainable social media. Here are my top trends in sustainable social media (hat tip to Reuters)."

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Great reads from around the web on January 24th

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craigconnects – "I took a look at a few articles and studies, and according to ComScore's 2010 Digital Year in Review, email use dropped 59% among Internet users ages 12 to 17 in 2010. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009.

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Great reads from around the web on April 12th

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Nonprofits Take Note: Donors are what they tweet | Social Citizens Blog – "As with many new technologies and developments, social media is being used in surprising and unintended ways to analyze and reveal unexpected data and trends. " Be sure to watch close for cameos of myself and many others.

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Invention, Technology and Social Change: What’s driving you?

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I was interviewed recently by Petra Kroon , a blogger focused on social media and entrepreneurship in The Netherlands, in which she asked some really great questions, including what I thought the trend would be for social entrepreneurship in 2010 as well as where we may be in 25 years.

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Women Who Tech: Tools and Apps to Energize your Base

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WWT 2010: Apps and Tools to Energize Your Base. Whether you have a blog, website, or even multiple, you can use Google Analytics to really drill down into the data and understand how people are visiting and using your site. Watch for long-term trends, not just what is popular that week or month. Google Analytics – [link].

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