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NpTech Summary: Slow Wifi and Flickr Massage Edition

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm working remotely on an unreliable and slow wifi connection and Flickr has been getting a massage (down for maintenance) for most of the afternoon. TechSoup has just published a thoughtful article from Idealware that raises the question, " Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites ?" in the NpTech Tag stream.

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity group will meet in Washington, DC on April 4 at 1:00 PM ( check agenda ) to share experiences, tips, and ideas about how Flickr can be used to support nonprofits and their programs. Given my interest in flickr that's why I set one up last fall. Overview article from December NTEN newsletter.

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Content Curation: The Art and Science of Spotting Awesome

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Soyignatius. Part of the verification process of reviewing similar sites or articles , reviewing expert curated lists , and using your critical thinking skills. Filter: Most of the time you spend “spotting the awesome” will be vetting and filtering out most of the incoming content stream.

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ArtsReach Cover Story: Social Media for Arts Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My Flickr Stream. A few months ago, Rebecca Krause-Hardie and I co-wrote an article for ArtsReach Magazine about how arts organizations are mixing in social media strategies. You can find a copy of the article here.

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Five Tech Tips for Every Executive Director

NTEN

Flickr photo: lovebugstudios As an Executive Director, I especially love talking to other leaders about technology. If I find a great article on IRS cell phone reimbursement policies, I can clip it straight from the browser into my Operations notebook. But streaming KClark's new album always makes me work a little faster.

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The Perils of Popularity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Object-Based Social Networks: 2004 Think Flickr, delicious, digg, Slideshare. A tag stream of web resources, videos, powerpoint slides, news items, etc. The ability to watch someone's tag stream and re-tag for personal meaning. A community tag stream. Also, how to focus the stream a bit more. Viral sharing.

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Things We Like (January 2009)

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Sad that the Shiba Inu puppies have grown up and abandoned their live stream ? Tag Galaxy maps Flickr photos onto a virtual solar system. There's even a bacon bra on Flickr, but you'll have to search for that yourself. Idealware's timely article, " Selecting Software on a Shoestring ". Economy still got you down?

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