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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Tagging

Tech Soup

Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches. Whether you or not you understand how to use tags, chances are you have come across them if you have ever used blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, or bookmarking sites such as Delicious.

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10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project

Have Fun - Do Good

Search on Google , Google Blog Search , Technorati , Twitter Search , and Social Mention for your cause, the name of your organization (if you have one), and the URL of your website (if you have one). Search on Facebook too to see if anyone has already created a Facebook Page for your cause or organization.

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8 Benefits of Having a Nonprofit Blog

Have Fun - Do Good

When they find it saved by someone on a social bookmarking site like del.icio.us , StumbleUpon or Digg When another blogger links to it on their blog. Blogs can increase the search ranking of your website. When someone shares it with them using an AddThis like button on the bottom of the post.

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Guest Post: 8 Benefits of Having a Nonprofit Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When they find it saved by someone on a social bookmarking site like del.icio.us , StumbleUpon or Digg. Blogs can increase the search ranking of your website. Search engines like sites that update their content regularly and have lots of incoming links; consequently, they like blogs! Blogs can give you the press you seek.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" This post from a few months back from Search England Land titled " How To Win Friends and Influence People in Social News Networks " offers some tips for leveraging sites like Digg, and Stumbleupon. Social Bookmarking. A terrific step-by-step guide guide called Social Bookmarking with del.icio.us

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6 Takeaways From ShareThis’ Study on Social Sharing

NetWits

This study reveals that 31% of website referrals are from the “sharing&# of your content; including social networks, blogs, and email–and bookmarks. 2) Search is Still King. Takeaway: Ensure your nonprofit website is optimized for Search Engines. 3) Facebook Is Not The Only Social Network. clicks and 1.7

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Interview with Jonathon Colman: Social Media Secrets from a Green Geek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

s taken us a long time to build up credible, authoritative profiles and groups on sites like Care2 , Digg , Facebook , Flickr , and StumbleUpon. ??? StumbleUpon. I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology. t exactly home runs ???