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

Amy Sample Ward

In 2007, I realized that a much more effective way to aggregate interesting actions would be to subscribe to RSS feeds from trusted sources. I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds. was difficult.

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6 Governments Who Set Their Data Free

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And they're doing it in ways that allow people to build web applications on top of the data. Users can, for example, subscribe to feeds of crime incidents or view a Google Map of construction projects completed in 2009. What are your favorite examples of government data applications and mashups? for the public.

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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. Our application also automatically generates RSS feeds for their supporters to stay engaged throughout the life of the project.

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Step-by-Step: How To Set Up A Nonprofit Listening Post (Twitter - Part 1)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Are you currently using RSS Reader? How many feeds? Nonprofit Pulse just created a mashup. Desktop applications built for Twitter allow you to read replies and direct messages and offer a more custom browsing experience. Not everyone has to do the deep dive or heavy lifting, how will you organize your team effort?

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

By using tagging and RSS extension programs are able to exchange information and share content freely. Later I'll show you how an efficient way to keep tabs on your watchlists using a RSS Reader). Step 5: RSS As Information Coping Tool. RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication. RSS makes it possible for you to ??????subscribe??????

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Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Why not contribute to the Social Actions Labs Idea Wiki?

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos. And, what if you could subscribe to an RSS feed so anytime a new picture was added about a topic you care about, were studying, or writing about - it would come automatically to you? It isn??????t

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