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RSS In Plain English

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lee LeFever and Sachi created this three minute video to explain RSS in plain English and why if you're not tracking web information using RSS you need to do so! RSS is Step 5. I've been in the searching for best primers in text, photos, and video and this one is definitely a keeper. His post is here.

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Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Need a Mobile Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Linking to a desktop site in text alerts is definitely not a best practice. Also, text alerts are limited to 160 characters, so if you want to do a call to action or inform your subscribers beyond a 160 characters, then you are going to need a mobile website/page to do it. To make your smartphone Apps more functional.

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Managing eLearning Podcast: Episode 5 Summary & Highlights

Forj

Matt kicks off the episode with a definition of digital transformation: the process of using digital technologies to create new or modified existing business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet the changing businesses and market requirements. And I don’t think that will ever go away, especially educationally,” said Deb.

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Community Engagement and Social Media for Public Media

Amy Sample Ward

Using the definition above, the point of the webinar and discussion was to talk about ways that organizations (of any kind) can create opportunities for the community to decide, organize, orchestrate or otherwise fuel engagement. is our community directly informing the services we provide? Engaging Community.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

I will|I’ll} {right away|immediately} {take hold of|grab|clutch|grasp|seize|snatch} your {rss|rss feed} as I {can not|can’t} {in finding|find|to find} your {email|e-mail} subscription {link|hyperlink} or {newsletter|e-newsletter} service. I’m definitely {enjoying|loving} the information. Do {you have|you’ve} any?

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Content Curation Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

Technology has made it easier than ever to access a wide range of information, but what’s the best way to sort through it all? The best advice is to take a tip from libraries and museums and curate all that information. Audience matters, and being mindful of what your community is interested in should inform the curation process.

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My New Year’s Resolution: Balancing Solitude and Connectedness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve discovered some wonderful discussion threads about one of my favorite topics: Information Overload and Strategies for Coping. As George Siemens points out the issue of information overload is not new. I’ll be writing about that topic in the weeks and months to come. Pick something to focus on and go deep.