bulletin board can be one of several things including: a place to post announcements online a place to create and participate in discussions (via threads, which are like discussion topics) And of course there are blogs and other comment-driven forums. participants (open to the public, or for a specific target audience, i.e.

From grassroots advocacy staffers to Hill staffers and PR folks, the same questions arose during each panel session – what are the top social media tools we should be using to spread our message and how do we effectively use social media. It’s where people go to gather news, resources and discuss issues. Agreed!

For my last followup to my RSS article, Using RSS Tools to Feed your Information Needs , I want to discuss OPML, the standard for RSS Reader feed information, and talk a bit about why RSS, which is already quite useful, is about to become an even bigger deal. Tags: content management Google websites rss Communication

I'm continuing with follow-up topics from my RSS article, Using RSS Tools to Feed your Information Needs. Last week, I discussed integrating content with websites , and this week I'm going to dive into one of the more advanced ways to work with RSS content. websites rss Communication Pipes. Pipes is an RSS mashup editor.

Let's discuss what it means, how it works, where it can go. There are huge positives to tapping into these networks (which we've discussed here before), including connecting with visitors "where they are" and co-opting easy-to-customize applications for museum purposes. In this case, it's debatable. Maybe not. Some reasons include.

The upcoming Twitter discussion I blogged about on June 1 (see below) took place last Wednesday, here's my top impressions: First, you can see the full transcript here , posted by the event sponsor Ashoka. The Twitter discussion was substantive, and generated interest in our work amongst participants. Am learning a lot in the process.

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware. gt; 3.5 Twitter.

Laura Quinn, Director of Idealware, adds: In addition to the tools Alan talked about, you mentioned a website. dont have much to add on top of the options offered in our A Few Good Tools to Manage Content on Simple Sites article , but its important to think through how everything fits together. 14400). However, we are neophytes.

Over the summer,  Holly Minch , who is an expert at helping nonprofits and philanthropies unlock the potential of strategic communications for social change, suggested that I facilitate a workshop on social media strategy with a group of nonprofit and philanthropy communications folks.  . Tool mastery may belong to younger people, but. 

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