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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

When you turn to another person for relationship advice, whether that’s a trusted friend or therapist, you often start by discussing what’s bothering you. 7: Your Taxonomy Isn’t Organized In a Useful Way Challenge : Digital closets are a lot like physical closets. Focus on what matters to operational outcomes (ex. credits offered).

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NpTech Tag Discussion: Analysis of Tags Used With NpTech - Thank you Chris!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The NpTech Tag discussion continues. " Laura Quinn points to Getty Images and says the have an incredibly successful taxonomy,"working against a collection of at least several hundred thousand photos. " Marnie Webb also points out another way that a folksonomy can help improve a taxonomy - with maintenance.

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Which Social Networking Analysis Term Best Describes Virgin America?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments. BTW, there's an interesting discussion about this on David Armano's blog). How would you describe Virgin America in social networking analysis and mapping terminology? .

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Cross Blog Discussion: NpTech Tag

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I scan the tagged items every week and do a pattern analysis and summary of these undifferentiated items. Obviously, it ain't no taxonomy and it shouldn't substitute for one. Post 2 : Facilitating Blog Discussions. I think that the scanning the NpTech Tag can provide a zeitgeist. Post 3: Cross Blog Conversation

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NpTech Tag Cross Blog Discussion: What do those guidelines look like?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Cross Blog Discussion of the NpTechTag has generated some comments and blog posts that I've summarized below. How are they different from taxonomies? Gavin's post does a great job explaining the definitions and the advantages of a taxonomy over a folksonomy. Sort of an emergent taxonomy.

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NpTech Conference Call Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is that a formalized taxonomy or not? There is a usefulness for a formal taxonomy or making it easy to find specific items, particularly for second wave adopters who may not be good at pattern analysis skills or people who can deal with messier data. There is an interest in a community filtering concept.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

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I’ve been playing with the conversational panel or conversational keynote models for short sessions (60, 75 or 90 minutes.) I had mic runners stationed at different quadrants of the room who would go to the person who wanted to speak. It was hard to get people as engaged as a full group after the table discussions.