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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S. In the era of Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, both types of crisis require a rapid, social media response. What does it mean for community change?"

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The Zoetica Salon: A Peer Learning Community for Nonprofits and Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be co-hosting The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where almost 7,000 nonprofit leaders have been engaging in informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. Photo by Teddy Llovet.

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All You Need To Know About Virtual Conferences

AccelEvents

This can include social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin) and industry publications and websites. An association usually hosts the event and will market it on their website, through academic and social forums, through listservs, word-of-mouth, and more. This will also be your ticketing site. .

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Nonprofits Using Ning: An Interview with Community Media Workshop and Best Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Ning also allows open API to work with other popular social networks like Flickr and Facebook.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? The Wild Apricot Blog has published a nice list of ten examples of how nonprofits can use Facebook.

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Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging Recap

Tech Soup

Ideas for content can be sourced from staff, supporters, other blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and listservs. Blog posts that reference other sources should include proper attribution via links back to the original source. How a Small Organization Blogs.