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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.). Technorati (the first blog search engine at that time). 'Net2 in Action' highlights more than 30 real-life examples of nonprofits using this new breed of Web-based technologies to tackle issues such as reaching and mobilizing constituencies.

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The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. He spends a fair bit of time talking about the Wikipedia model, and how, basically, amazing it is.

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Listening Curriculum: Draft - What you think?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a draft for a listening curriculum that I will be doing for the first time as part of WeAreMedia Workshop later this week. Listening by using rss feeds helps refine their services and help stay sharp and connected to experts in the field. Beth Kanter, Examples of How Listening Returns Value for Nonprofit Organizations.

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Crowd Control

Connection Cafe

I already was following RSS and Twitter feeds associated with grammar and writing, but I’m always on the hunt for more. Examples of these include phrases like among the greatest, the most influential, and the most important. The point of adding information to Wikipedia is to give information seekers more information.

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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There are a few examples of SaaS that are based on open source projects, although most SaaS are proprietary – the code is never meant to be released. Other times it is more important to have an open API or an app that is properly designed for plug-ins or extensions. But the real story is much more complicated.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? Peter Campbell leveraged RSS to pull the tagged items into nptech.

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Crowd Control

Connection Cafe

I already was following RSS and Twitter feeds associated with grammar and writing, but I’m always on the hunt for more. Examples of these include phrases like among the greatest, the most influential, and the most important. The point of adding information to Wikipedia is to give information seekers more information.