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NTEN Webinar: Social Media Building Blocks

Amy Sample Ward

Wikipedia says: A webinar is a neologism to describe a specific type of web conference. Well, it can at least boost your internal staff knowledge and your positioning as a resource in the community! We’ll cover social bookmarking, tagging, RSS and more, plus the tools you can start using for free to do it all.

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The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. .&# He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. This is what I call “commons-based peer production.&#

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

By Laura Norvig, Special Librarian, the Resource Center. A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. Nptech resources can be found on delicious , flickr , slideshare , and Twitter.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 That said, to be alerted of new resources for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 e-Newsletter.

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Many Uses of FriendFeed

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For more details, see this wikipedia entry. These services are powered by the RSS feeds that each network offers to its users and makes following activity across sites easier and in one spot. It is also good for conversation around resources or crowdsourcing research. FriendFeed Resources. What do you think?

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Listening Curriculum: Draft - What you think?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Listening by using rss feeds helps refine their services and help stay sharp and connected to experts in the field. Once people understand the value of the listening, you need to figure out what you will listen to. Use Your RSS Reader Like A Rock Star. There are many other readers - here's a comparison of features from Wikipedia.

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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

In the end, the vast majority of non profits simply do not have the technology resources to use most open source solutions. at 3:23 am I think your definition of SaaS is aspirational rather than factual.