Some have even declared it to be the “ Twitter of 2010 “ I am not so sure about that, but it is fun. Cafes, bars, and live music venues are its primary focus, but nonprofits can and are already starting to add their physical location as “Venues&# to FourSquare in order to show up in “Check-in&# searches.

Recently I was planning for a conference presentation, which involved choosing a Twitter hashtag, sending it to conference organizers for use in the program book, adding it to the template of all my slides, and making sure I added an all-caps prompt in my notes to MENTION TWITTER HASHTAG! my presentation notes are full of all-caps prompts).

Facebook's Gift Shop has recently been expanded to offer music, e-cards, real gifts, as well as a charity gift section. So what does this mean to your organization? Think your friends spend too much time on Facebook? They're not alone. According to comScore , 5.5% That's a lot of time. Facebook's Gift Shop Expansion.

Skeptics doubted the iPod in 2001 , but it went on to help revolutionize how people consume music and audio content. This innovative platform presents new opportunities and challenges for organizations. Therefore, innovative and influential nonprofit organizations must monitor these trends carefully. pounds. Only time will tell.

Looking beyond traditional online strategy, they're fundamentally transforming how they and their organizations work – shifting their entire perspective towards what we call "Web Thinking" – to better reflect the reality of our time. Web Thinking Manifesto | EchoDitto – "Our field is maturing rapidly.

Not all nonprofits can (or should) follow the direct donor-to-recipient model that Kiva made so popular, but it’s clear that these very different organizations can learn a lot from each other. And they did it, raising hundreds of dollars to support music education in a Texas school.

The lounge will be the place to meet the best and brightest socially-conscious Geekeratti at SXSW and catch some unplugged local music. Let them show you how to create an organic net-roots movement that upends traditional power structures and galvanizes your community.". Author: Jordan Viator. The Beacon: Lounge with a Conscience!

This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. Basically, the idea is that most organizations learn in a single loop that connects programs to results. This post recaps those sessions and other personal highlights of the conference.

raquo; Grating Expectations Posted Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 1:55 pm by John Brian (91 posts) The other day I received Best Buy’s monthly coupon pack, which I once looked forward to as a way to justify to myself that I should go buy some DVDs or music (as it’s clearly intended to do). Long Live IE6! Comments are closed.

quot; We took folks through the steps required to raise the profile of an organization using Facebook Pages. Before you get started, you need to make sure your organization (and organizational leadership) understands that Facebook, like Twitter and all the rest, are just tools. Forum One's Facebook Page. click to enlarge). Why Play?