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Predictions for 2009

Amy Sample Ward

Developers, consultants, experts and users all like to weigh in with their predictions for 2009’s big developments, innovations and attempts for the coming year. I hadn’t blogged about it. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web. Mashups are great. Mashups are great. And I realized.

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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). The team also hopes to incentivize organizations to share knowledge and give beneficiaries a direct voice. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. On July 5 the real fun began.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. I knew I wanted to be in the session even without really knowing why.

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How KaBOOM! Is Using a Networked Approach To Scale Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM! In 2009, a dollar spent by the organization on online tools helped to improve 10 times as many neighborhoods as a dollar spent on playground equipment.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. submitted by Rachel Weidinger, Common Knowledge. Learn how shortcodes, custom social networks, and mashups are delicious. Lessons in Local Tech: Sustainable Food 2.0 Are you eating well?

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The Magic Tweet: Crowdsourcing Opera Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hat Tip Blog Herald ). The opera will be performed throughout the weekend of Deloitte Ignite (4, 5, 6 September 2009). The story is line is being summarized regularly on the blog. A few months back, the San Francisco Symphony used YouTube to crowdsource auditions for a mashup peformance. Photo by 1066. Here's Act 2.

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Joe Solomon, Guest Post: What's the Right Offline Event for Your Organization's Online Community?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

org Actions " We're coordinating a distributed day of events for 24 October 2009 , uniting the world around a common call to action--and we're asking you to help. While it remains untested - it has the potential to create a space for collaboration, foster alliances, and allow for sharing knowledge and resources. Then check out.

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