TechImpact

JANUARY 16, 2014

Their naturally short videos appeal to the shortening attention spans, are the hippest social media platforms out, and are potentially the key to cracking the difficult to access youth population in America according to Teddy Hunt and SocialBrite. Today’s youth potentially have the shortest attention spans in the history of the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. At SXSW, there…. I’ve been….

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Interaction Nptech Open Source Houston 215

Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Give to the Max Day Facebook page had a 99.4% Hosted by: New America Foundation. Location: New America Foundation. National Archives launched its Citizen Archivist Dashboard in December 2011. talking about rate (1,716 of the total 1,726) rolling into days after the event. Learn more here.

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Social Media Media Social DC 65

NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

We've all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics "going viral" online before our eyes - the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. At SXSW, there…. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW. I've been….

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Interaction Houston Open Source Austin 76

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process. Microsoft partnered with Facebook and Washington State to develop the MyVote Facebook app. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro.

Teen 65

Teen Netsquared Student Library 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Seattle Symphony created flashmob and promoted it with Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter effectively.

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Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media.

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96