Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

And more than 20,000 of our users now use Read2Go , our reading app for iOS introduced in 2011. In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content. DIAGRAM This increase in accessible images would not have been possible without great tools. Have an Android device?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Online revenue grew by 21 percent since 2011.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This new free online data visualization and mapping tool demonstrates the value of applying technology to philanthropy, in this case, creating a place to find out how and where foundations are supporting U.S. New data will be added to the platform on a weekly basis, and the totals for 2013 and 2014 are likely to increase.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

According to the 2013 Foundation Center report , U.S. The activities funded range from media platforms (55%) to journalism, news, and information (28%), to media applications and tools (6%), and more. The Knight Foundation pushes experimentation [by funding] the tools and techniques.” million in 2009 to $687.6 Sherry questioned.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

Also consider the mobile upswing in global audiences worldwide and in developing countries (more than one billion mobile-broadband subscriptions worldwide in 2011 according to the International Telecommunication Union). Multimedia, Maps, Social : Upload and share multimedia content like video, audio, text, and images on your mobile website.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. MarketingSherpa’s gigantic 2011 Email Marketing Benchmark Survey found that, in the corporate world, the most effective email elements to test are: Target audience. Landing page. Subject line. Call-to-action link. .**.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Image courtesy Tsahi Levent-Levi via Flickr. Jeff Bauman , who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, has the second most successful fundraiser on the site with over $800,000 raised. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2013. T-shirt giant CustomInk backed and launched Booster in 2013. Co-Disruptor: YouCaring.

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