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Open Social != Open Data

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Social != Open Data November 8, 2007 As the hype (which, I agree I have contributed to ) around OpenSocial dies down, the reality behind OpenSocial becomes clear. Be Helpful.

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More good news from Google: Open Handset Alliance

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But they seem to realize that the key to their success is being open, and they are doing their best to move that into as many places as possible. We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. Be Helpful.

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Web 2.0 Part Va:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

These are Application Programming Interfaces, and they are a relatively new part of the way that Web 2.0 One of the best examples of the use of APIs are Google Map mashups. These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application. for geeks is APIs. Be Helpful.

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Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. It would have been nice to have heard from a circuit-rider or "for-little-profit" integrator/consultant type person, and maybe another nonprofit type (a moderately tech savvy ED?)

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Cloud Computing 101: What You Need to Know

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Rem Hoffmann, Exponent Partners , and Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting. Let's break it down into three major components: Applications: The tools that you use to run your nonprofit (e.g., Platform: The tools vendors use to build applications for nonprofits (e.g., What relevance does it have to a nonprofit organization like yours?

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, you want to build a MashUp? Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! something like a consulting company or creative manager." Twitter's CEO has learned that short is sweet, flexibility is essential, and applications shoudl work so that people don't have to be at their computer all day long. NpTech Conversations.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

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This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 100 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Idealist Consulting in booth 6.

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