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Thoughts from EMSA 2010

NetWits

The week before last, I was lucky enough to attend the Email Marketing Summit Australia 2010 (EMSA). The majority of information was focused on organisations working for profit, but there were a lot of takeaways that are just as relevant in the Nonprofit world as well. What information is available?

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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

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5 Tips and Tricks for Microsoft OneNote 2010

Tech Soup

I have tried to use basic tools, like Notepad, to store notes, but that turned into an exercise of organizing multiple files with no way to easily find information or share it with others. For more information about how to use OneNote , check out: Microsoft OneNote 2010 – Planner and Note Taking Software.

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Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Outlook 2010

Tech Soup

Continuing a series of posts on tips and tricks for Microsoft Office, this month we're tackling Outlook 2010. If you've just upgraded to Office 2010, check out this post for a roundup of new features to the suite as a whole. Looking for tips and tricks on other Office 2010 products? Creating Folders.

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Was 2010 the Year of Online Privacy?

Tech Soup

There's always some controversy or other stirring up the hornet's nest of online opinion, and last month, Time's choice for Person of the Year 2010 was the outrage du jour. Many online commenters thought the award should have gone to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks and winner of Time's 2010 Reader's Choice poll. read more.

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New Microsoft Office 2010 Courses from easyLearning

Tech Soup

easyLearning's Course Library includes 1,500 online courses in professional development, information technology and "desktop skills" such as Microsoft Office and Windows. And they've recently expanded their catalog with new Microsoft Office 2010 courses. Self-paced online courses from easyLearning.

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Best of Association Jam: Association Links for January 2010

Wild Apricot

What will you do in 2010 that you've never done before to help your associations thrive? That's the kind of provocative question we like to start out a new year pondering! read more ). read more ).