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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

"We're moving from a 'top down' model where high quality resources were once published through peer review and traditional authority-based publishing modes to a different model," she explained. YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. The Rise of Virtual Libraries.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). SQLite – a small footprint C library that implements an ACID compliant DB engine. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). SQLite – a small footprint C library that implements an ACID compliant DB engine. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A user-generated charity review site that’s ideal for nonprofits that are too small to get officially reviewed by Charity Navigator or the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, your supporters can write reviews for your nonprofit that you can then link to on your “Donate Now” landing page. It is a must download!

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2.0 Culture Wars: Luddites and 2.0topians

Museum 2.0

on the library side of the fence. It's fascinating: the term "Library 2.0" was coined in 2005 and has a Wikipedia page and several bloggers, conferences, and active debates surrounding it. These products are entirely virtual and are distributed virtually, so the time from launch to editorial review is instantaneous.

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Opposing Salesforce.com attempt to TM "Social Enterprise"

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In addition, we hope to supply the Examiner additional information that may be relevant in reviewing this and similar applications in the future. On behalf of our nonprofit organization, Benetech, and the thousands of similarly situated social enterprises in the United States, we are writing to support this rejection.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. If you are interested in having your nonprofit listed on the Giving Library, you can apply here. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. It is a must download!

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