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The Answer to Sean's Question: Tools for Effective Listening

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Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free. Technorati. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). And, of course, a little fun! Some tools and techniques follow below.

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Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free. Technorati. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). And, of course, a little fun! Some tools and techniques follow below.

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Vlogging to Cambodia: Eath Chhnon

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Of course, not everyone in Cambodia has Internet access. s why I started a listserv to help people from Cambodia to learn how to do it. Technorati Tags: cambodia nptech t connect with their family in a visual way. Phone calls are expensive and if they're lucky they can exchange email. For example, my family can???t they don???t

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Use Technorati , a blog search engine. While google and yahoo have blog search features, Technorati is the considered the recognized authority on tracking blogs, It finds out who is saying what right now and is currently tracking over 75.2 Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Problem, of course, is that I'm not sure exactly how it might support a group call on Skype. Of course, the meetings I'm attending in Second Life are related to planning and implementing projects in Second Life. I posted a question on the educator listserv and there doesn't seem to be one. Technorati Tags: VECoP

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Marnie Webb On Nonprofit Blogging

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They should belong to listservs, comment on community bulletin boards. Paying attention and contributing to listservs is a part of my job. Technorati Tags: nptech, bloggerview, nonprofit, It's not so much that I think they should have a blog as it is I think that they should practice blogging. The benefits?