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Great reads from around the web on April 14th

Amy Sample Ward

.)" The DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism | DigiActive.org - "Following the recent protests in Moldova, the value of Twitter as a tool for digital activism is more prominent than ever. Tags: roundup bookmarks. " Penguin Day Agenda - pd.aspirationtech.org - Are you heading to the NTC this month? ."

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Great reads from around the web on February 1st

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Google + for Social Change Activists: Dive in Early or Wait?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are eager for the platform to gain critical mass so the promise of Google + for social activism can be realized. A few activists for privacy rights have had active conversations. Have you been exploring the potential of Google+ for your nonprofit or social activism? What do you think?

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Social Media Adoption: The Line Between Individual/Personal and Organizational

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is only the most narrow-mind and short-sighted of management that actively ignores the primary motivations of human aspiration. Anything like enlightened management will actively support personal development to the degree that it does nothing destructive, and it should, within limits, be willing to bear the apparent costs incurred.

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J. Leroy says "OMG Blogging is so not Web 2.0"

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I bookmarked in delicious a post by David Weinberger saying blogging is Web 1.0 I'm still trying to better understand what it all means for nonprofits and maybe we just say to hell with the technology hype & buzzwords and focus on the value of collaborative outcomes that the Web 2.0 (for

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In " The Social Web Ain't Rocket Science " Worldchanging blogger Jon Lebkowsky reminds us that blogs, wikis, and social networking sites may not be appropriate for all nonprofits and that hype and pressure shouldn't drive adoption decisions or they may not be successful. Tools and Strategy Google Earth for Green Activism.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

With one billion active monthly users, Instagram is a very powerful social network used by nonprofits worldwide. Despite Nonprofit Tech for Good being active on Instagram for nearly 10 years and having over 70,000 followers, our application for verification is repeatedly denied.

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