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Conversation Starter: Digital Natives Moving Offline

Amy Sample Ward

—– The article from Spiegel Online International begins: They may have been dubbed the “Internet generation,&# but young people are more interested in their real-world friends than Facebook. It goes on to examine a few ideas and theories about the next generation and their relationship with the Internet.

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Mapping Your Online/Offline Activism: Surfrider Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They use Internet tools and regional trainings to support learning across the network. Surfrider's CEO , Jim Moriarty, commented that it was a function of their organization's culture - that everyone is focused on the mission and principles and they have a DIY culture. Their chapters grow faster than internal staff can support them.

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Cutting the Cord: Converting Your WordPress Site Into a Mobile App

Byte Technology

That means billions and billions of people surf the Internet, manage social media, do their banking and more without ever sitting down at a desktop computer or even lifting up a laptop. It even supports most plugins that you may have added to your site, allows you to send push notifications, customize colors, display a photo gallery and more.

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Great reads from around the web on May 3rd

Amy Sample Ward

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Keep doing the offline stuff for the offline people! ' There are two responses I usually give here. I might also ask at this point, however, ‘what are you doing to fix this?’

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What's Your Best Advice for Managing Information Overload? Join the Support Group in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The question "Is the only time you're offline when you're sleeping or going to the bathroom?" " Well, it seems that some people Twitter from the toilet with their cell phones and others, if the Internet connection is good, take their laptops with them too. So, that question was revised!

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Boosting Your Nonprofit: Why Your Digital Presence Matters

DNL OmniMedia

While allocating marketing resources to various offline promotional strategies is perfectly fine, abandoning your nonprofit’s digital outreach is almost always a mistake. This is especially important given that 15% of American adults only access the internet from their smartphones. Interacting with supporters.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 2200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. How do you balance online action with offline engagement? Please try to vote for as many nonprofit panels as possible. I will also be tweeting this post.).

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