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SXSW: Future of Social Networks

Amy Sample Ward

Social networks will be like air.&#. 3 things need to make social networks like air: Identity - who are you? Contacts - who you know? pick your friends once - social networking fatigue. calendar, call, sms, facebook, twitter, address book = level of closeness of social data. open stack.

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The Buddy System: Going Social with Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

Still others allow back and forth dialogues between your site’s users and frequent visitors and those who follow you on various social networking sites. But before you run out and grab a social media plugin, first check out BuddyPress, a sister program to WordPress.

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Mapping Web2.0 Censorship: Access Denied Map

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Map does not aim to index all kinds of web filtering, but rather to provide an overview of online censorship efforts related to the social web and major web 2.0 The Access Denied Map will try to contextualize and situate that battle by focusing on two areas: 1. The Access Denied Map does not pretend to be exhaustive.

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How Networked Nonprofits Visualize Their Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo Tweeted by @starfocus during a network mapping session at NWF. Danielle connected me to Daniel Chu, Vice President, Affiliate and Regional Strategies and resident network weaving enthusiast. Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters.

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Great reads from around the web on July 18th

Amy Sample Ward

Mapping Trends in Philanthropy « NathanielJames.org – "Philanthropy is changing, and I want to contribute to creating the best of all possible worlds for the social sector. " International Digital Youth Work Events, 20th-23rd Sep – What can you share? What can you learn? «

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Five Must-Have Characteristics of Nonprofit Mobile Websites

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Location and contact information. That said, on your mobile “Contact Us&# page be sure to link to a Google Map. Social networking icons that link to your mobile profiles and pages. They are looking for timely news items and recent blog posts.

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Research Friday: ASU is an Important Central Hub for Nonprofit Organizations

ASU Lodestar Center

This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. Contrary to popular belief, social networks and social network analysis (SNA) both existed long before Facebook.