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Are You Going To Adopt Google+ for Professional Learning/Networking? Why or Why Not?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But remember, the platform is in its infancy and the culture, features, and use cases are unfolding before our eyes. I’ve been an early adopter of online platforms since 1992. Before I can provide guidance to a nonprofit on a new platform, I need to get in play with it.

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Google + for Social Change Activists: Dive in Early or Wait?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If there are too many unanswered questions about the impact of the technology platform, better to wait until others have been able to deliver tangible value. Momsrising is an early adopter of online tools currently exploring the Google + platform and discussing it in team meetings. Wait for maturation?

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Social Notworking and Other Social Networking Challenges

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My FLickr Stream. Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles : I created that diagram based on the Gartner's theory and have seen it come into play over and over again. Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles : I created that diagram based on the Gartner's theory and have seen it come into play over and over again.