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

Amy Sample Ward

I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. The updates introduce Semantic Analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities to the Social Actions API and begin to connect Social Actions to the wider Linked Open Data community.

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Benetech Truths

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Writing them down has been powerful for us: these truths articulate who we are and how we do things at Benetech. 4 We prefer open to proprietary (internal and external). Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. We rely on open source tools for information exchange and development tools, as appropriate.

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My Theory of Practice

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 My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Be Helpful.

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

Software for creating wikis is easy to use and is available in both open-source and proprietary forms. By relying on volunteers, Wikipedia can draw on anyone to share their knowledge on a topic, check facts, or accurately translate content. Building a Wiki.

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Open Source Strategic Planning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Paul Connolly, who has been a guest blogger on this blog before , covered the session on Open Source Strategic Planning. The Wikimedia Foundation ambitiously envisions a “world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.” Guest post by Paul Connolly.

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President’s Update - Spring 2012

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. Open Over Proprietary We’re an open source organization. Not only do we write open source software, but the content we create is almost always available under Creative Commons licenses. We respect our partners’ knowledge.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I summarized Allison Fine's articulate rant about the Gates Foundation. The " OpenItUp " blog shares a list of commonly used excuses for not using open source as heard during the recent LASA UK Circuit Rider Conference. socially and technically accessible in emerging knowledge societies?

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