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What Nonprofits and Libraries Can Learn from Zappos Culture

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It might sound like I’m describing a typical college student's house, but I’m actually talking about one of the many workspaces in Zappos’ enormous headquarters in Las Vegas. It’s the former City Hall of Las Vegas, which makes the outside of Zappos deceptively rigid, official, and, well, civic.

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Upcoming Conference Roundup (February - March 2012)

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Social Media Strategies Summit Las Vegas, NV. Engaging Networks Community Conference (North America) Toronto, ON. Ryann Miller--back from maternity leave and now quickly back in the speaking circuit--will talk about The Basics of Growing Your List in Toronto on February 21st. What are we missing? Eric Rardin.

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What Nonprofits and Libraries Can Learn from Zappos Culture

Tech Soup

It might sound like I’m describing a typical college student's house, but I’m actually describing one of the many workspaces in Zappos’ enormous headquarters in Las Vegas. It’s the former City Hall of Las Vegas, which makes the outside of Zappos deceptively rigid, official, and, well, civic.

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Three Upcoming Nonprofit Events and Conferences to Check Out

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Social Media Strategy Summit, Las Vegas. The Social Media Strategy Summit is packed with some great sessions where attendees will learn how to: Optimize your organization’s Facebook presence. Take advantage of the many social media platforms. When: January 19 th from 4PM to 5:30PM. Click Here to Register.

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Why I Use Twitter

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Like the world needs ANOTHER ego-massaging, social-networking time drain? Yesterday, I spoke at a conference in Las Vegas. Big-name tech pundits amass tens of thousands of followers. Normal people may have five or six. I’ll admit that, for the longest time, I was exasperated by the Twitter hype. The topic was Web 2.0,

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Protect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Understanding Security Threats

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On its TechNet blog , Microsoft published a presentation from the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on attacks being carried out by computer accessories. The phishers scan social networking sites and find your page, your email address, and recent posts from you. Realize Before You Accessorize.

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Mobile for Good: A Low-Key CES 2014

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It feels odd to use "CES" and "low-key" in the same sentence because the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is anything but. This concern was reflected in a few mobile apps showing in Las Vegas. The app won't broadcast your location on other social networks (like Facebook).