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Screencast: Call for Blog Actors!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm researching for a screencast that I will shoot over the next few weeks on the topic of widgets that can be used for your blog to enable conversation or support nonprofit programs. I'm looking for widgets that can easily add any of the following features: Integrating calendar or events info on your blog. mail on your blog.

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Quick Tips for Improving Screencasts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am so thrilled that Michele Martin has started screencasting because I'm sure I'll learn something. In the comments, Sue Waters ( who was nominated for a Best Blog at Edublog ) points to some tips she wrote on her excellent blog in response to Michele's query. I monitor topics as well as my ego (my name, my blog url).

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Filtering Your Feeds: Marshall's Yahoo Pipes Screencast

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Are you using RSS to listen, but want to know how to fine tune your listening skills? Go no further than this excellent screencast from Marshall Kirkpatrick. Let's say that you have mastered using an RSS reader like bloglines or google reader or event NetVibes to read feeds.

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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

in the UK, I made a Freudian slip and called RSI - RSS by mistake.). I'm finding that some people's initial reactions to RSS is "OMG, information overload!" I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually. I'd also cover stretching and RSI and how to avoid it.(in

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NpTechTag Summary: TechTalk TV, RSS in Plain English, and Inspiring Stories

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

RSS in Plain English and Uses For Nonprofits. Jason Zannon at DIA points to Commoncraft's brilliant " RSS in Plain English " Screencast. Michele Martin has an excellent post about how to make the most of Netvibes, an RSS reader, for nonprofit applications such as advocacy, marketing, and customer service.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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What is a Widget?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you've been following my widgets category , you know that I'm working on a screencast and have been researching and playing with widgets. For the script, before jumping into the how-to of widgets, the screencast will give some context, of course. You need to know from where your audience is coming to your blog.

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