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What, Why, and How of Facebook Pages: An Expertise Roundup from Mari Smith, Jesse Stay, Collin Douma, and Others

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There has been some discussion in nonprofit forums, blogs, and listservs about the pros and cons of Facebook Pages versus Groups for nonprofits. Because the number of Fans you can have is unlimited (whereas the Friend limit is 5,000 on an individual profile). analysis of using Facebook groups). viral visibility ??? on Facebook.

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Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile. So a hat tip to Katrin Verclas and Progressive Exchange listserv. Facebook has been taking down organizational profiles for nonprofits, including Ranger Rick's profile. We need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff.

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Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

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On a listserv the other day, Laura Quinn at Idealware asked if "Visit" or "Click" data on Feedburner were useful metrics to track to assess reader interest in your blog content. Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. There are two different profiles: subscribers and visitors.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

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I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. Web Analytics, Statistics, and Social Networking Analysis The Net2ThinkTank: What is The Return On Investment Of The Social Web For Nonprofits? This is a really interesting analysis of Social Networking/Online Community behaviors or personalities based roughly on Myers-Briggs.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

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According to an email from Ben Rattray, Change.Org founder, "This is not at all meant as a replacement for the profiles organizations have on MySpace and Facebook, which I think are great for reaching younger supporters. But these sites have two important limitations that give nonprofits reason to look for additional tools.