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Examples of Abundance in the Arts: Ask A Conductor on Twitter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A month or two ago, museums and galleries around the world participated in a Twitter event called Ask a Curator. The hash tag #askacurator became a top trending topic on Twitter on the day of the event. The hash tag #askacurator became a top trending topic on Twitter on the day of the event. What was the objective?

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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. Twitter engagement rates for brands are actually higher on the weekend. According to this Mashable study , Pinterest actually drives more traffic to publishers than Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit combined. By Sacha Evans. Government.

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Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Claire Williams Diaz who works on social innovation at Twitter. She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. Looking to get more out of Twitter? Why Twitter Matters | Getting Started with Twitter | Twitter 101 for Nonprofits. Meet Claire. Meet Geoff.

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A First Look at Jumo

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charities outside the US can set up a profile. To generate a robust profile, your organization should be able to plug in existing social media presences (Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Blog RSS Feed, Etc) so it seems to favor organizations that have already established a social media content strategy. What you think of Jumo’s potential?

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Interview with Shonali Burke: Analytics Tell Stories

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Blue Key site was only launched in December 2010, and its social/digital aspects were relatively new, so there was not a lot of data to base KPIs on. Describe the Twitter Charts: What are you showing? How do you know that Twitter caused the increase in Web site traffic? Any advice about setting up systems to track Twitter.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands. When organizations use Twitter to promote themselves, it’s largely about playing a role.

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Deconstructing An Angry Crowd: What Can We Learn?

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Here's a summary and chronology of blog posts and Facebook and Twitter chatter. I blogged about it on November 16 as part of a trend of focusing online competitions on regional and local givings. Would you prefer these contests simply go away in 2010 – if so, what might replace them?". I'm sure I've missed something.

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