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Things We Like (March 2009)

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The New York Times continues to produce great examples of interactive maps. We have a thing for maps, it's true. IdealistNews.org aims to be the Digg , er, Reddit of social news sites, while Academic Earth wants to be the Hulu of education. Read more posts on our blog. Here's one visualizing the recession.

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The Conversation Graph: The Social Life of A Blog Post

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Many of us are familiar with the term " Social Graph " defined as the global mapping of everybody and how they're related. But, what I can't easily do for a specific blog post is see who is referring to the article in other places on the social web, like Twitter, Friendfeed, Digg, and the like. It is very easy to use.

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Use Niche Social Networks to Spread Your Message

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Examples of niche social networks include: . Kirtsy (demographic-based – think Digg for women, 200,000+ members). A niche social network is an online community drawn together by a shared location, demographic, or interest -- or combination of the three. Kabissa (location-based – African NGOs, 3,200+ members).

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Building Community with Open Source

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We want friends lists, favorites, ranking with stars, and perhaps ranking like Digg does. We want all of the above on a map. Several maps! Custom maps, plus Google Maps, and Yahoo too! First, let's take a look at what can happen if we dive directly into the technology and overlook the actual needs of our community.

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

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Wikis are a perfect example of co-creation. Open group blogs, photo pools, video collages and similar projects are also good examples of co-creation. Examples of social media initiatives that leverage the Community or Collective Intelligence layers are few and far between.

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

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Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Geoff Livingston mentions it here and points to examples and blog posts about the problem in the corporate PR sector. Kiva launches a new feature that maps the flow of loans from lenders to borrowers.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

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It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. He also shares some process maps for donor management. (If The question is "When is video a good.

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