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AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now.

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APRIL 19, 2010

As you might know, almost a year ago, I made a big change in my use of social media – I segregated my social graph – work related stuff moved to LinkedIn and Twitter, and personal friends only on Facebook. There are things I really like about Twitter, Identi.ca, Buzz, etc. I won’t be tweeting really anymore.

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JUNE 7, 2009

I did a kind of radical experiment a couple of weeks ago: I de-friended almost all of my nptech and client Facebook friends (cutting my friend count by more than 60%). Of course, everyone is still on Twitter, and Linked in, etc., Now of course it used to be that all of my Facebook “friends&# were other nptech early adopters.

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JUNE 7, 2009

I did a kind of radical experiment a couple of weeks ago: I de-friended almost all of my nptech and client Facebook friends (cutting my friend count by more than 60%). Of course, everyone is still on Twitter, and Linked in, etc., Now of course it used to be that all of my Facebook “friends&# were other nptech early adopters.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Getting involved in a social network, whether it be something like Facebook or Myspace, or a content-connected social network like flickr or delicious (I’m starting to get used to writing that without the dots,) is pretty easy. Very few people I care about are there (and they twitter too, anyway.). Not hardly.

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JULY 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants July 27, 2008 This week, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Check This List 07.28.08 Check This List 07.28.08

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants November 19, 2007 Today, it’s my turn to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. I wholeheartedly agree. I’m a real fan of Craigslist.

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JULY 2, 2010

I’ve been working with nonprofit organizations on technology issues (strategy, implementation) for about 15 years now. I remember the heady days, when most nonprofits didn’t even have networks, and some of them still didn’t have internet access. I still think I’m doing good.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

So, for Lent, from February 22, through April 8th, I won't be: Reading or posting on Facebook. Reading or posting on any other social network (Twitter, Google+, Diaspora, etc.). And I'll still be cooking, so maybe, if you're in the Bay Area, instead of "liking" a Facebook post, you'll come by for soup. :-). Spirituality.

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DECEMBER 10, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology LinkedIn suits up December 10, 2007 LinkedIn, the serious MBA wielding brother to the Facebook fratboy and the MySpace rockergrrl, is really putting on the suit now. Be Helpful.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. Also, of course, lots of people are beginning to say – go where the people are, which is increasingly Facebook. 8) Diaspora: Diaspora is a Facebook alternative. First, spam was going to kill email.

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JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up. And, of course, nonprofits should be especially keen on being able to keep control of their data.

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APRIL 21, 2012

If you are a facebook friend, follow me on twitter , or friend me on instagram, you'll get to see photos and hear about where I've been and where I'm going. I'll be mostly camping, with my new cool tent , and staying with friends and family. I'll also probably do a fair bit of blogging as well.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology It’s my social graph, darn it! There has been quite the dustup, started by Facebook kicking Richard Scoble off, because he’d violated the Facebook terms of service. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Of course, I talk about both of these things in the context both of nonprofit technology and the sector in general, as well as in my role in the sector as a provider of ways and strategies to use the latter to handle the former. Tags: Nonprofit Tech nptech. It really is these things I want to focus most on.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

So, for Lent, from February 22, through April 8th, I won't be: Reading or posting on Facebook. Reading or posting on any other social network (Twitter, Google+, Diaspora, etc.). And I'll still be cooking, so maybe, if you're in the Bay Area, instead of "liking" a Facebook post, you'll come by for soup. :-). Spirituality.

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APRIL 21, 2012

If you are a facebook friend, follow me on twitter , or friend me on instagram, you'll get to see photos and hear about where I've been and where I'm going. I'll be mostly camping, with my new cool tent , and staying with friends and family. I'll also probably do a fair bit of blogging as well.

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. One of the fundamental economic characteristics of Web 2.0

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What OpenSocial Means November 1, 2007 The buzz of the blogosphere is the announcement of Google’s OpenSocial. What does this mean for the nonprofit sector? This breaks the whole thing open.

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AUGUST 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do you keep up? I’m a fantastic book learner, which means I’m a great blog/twitter learner, too. In some ways, I have been blessed with the gift of osmosis. How do you keep up?

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 You know why I started to twitter. Turns out, unlike Facebook, or Myspace and such, the “Spock Bot&# makes pages for people without their knowing. 2 Beth Kanter 12.18.07

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

services like Twitter, Flickr and Facebook, text messaging, all of these made this possible. Of course, without his intelligence, and desire to be involving and inclusive, it wouldn’t have happened. But there is no question that there is a technical aspect to what made this possible. New technologies, the web, Web 2.0

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JUNE 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What is private? Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), What is public? 2 admin 06.11.08 Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 12, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My iPhone 3G August 12, 2008 I once joined the “iPhone non-buyers&# group on Facebook. I swore up and down I wouldn’t get one. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

And just like OpenSocial was a great answer to Facebook, this is a great answer to the iPhone. Why is this good news for nonprofits? But they seem to realize that the key to their success is being open, and they are doing their best to move that into as many places as possible. Be Helpful.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2008

These include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and many others. I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0 I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0 I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0 Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology An interesting call from danah boyd February 8, 2008 Those of you steeped deeply in Web 2.0 know danah boyd. She’s a brilliant academic who studies social networks. Be Helpful.

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OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! They’ve got this great Facebook application – basically a template that allows an organization to create their own Facebook app. apps out there. Be Helpful.

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JULY 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology More on Facebook July 17, 2007 Michelle Martin has a great post this week on Facebook. They have a roundup of what they are calling the 10 best Facebook apps for work.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Network Management Systems? Think a whitebox version of Ning, or Facebook. 4 trackbacks } What we’re reading, week of 9/15 « i On Nonprofits 09.18.08 3 Takeo 04.28.09

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Going out on a limb November 6, 2008 I’m going to go out on a really thin limb here, and feel free to saw it off in the comments. :-) If you haven’t been to change.gov yet, you need to go.

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