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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.

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Tidbits

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 Tidbits August 13, 2008 I love these tidbits blog posts. So the reality is still pretty far behind the hype. I sure hope the reality catches up. Way to go, NPR!

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Interview: Zen and the art of Nonprofit Technology

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Michelle Murrain, Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Blog. It is a very small liberal arts college in Vermont, where everyone knows everyone's name. Her blog is filled with insightful pieces that cut through the hype of new technologies and often ask the hard probing questions that haven't been asked.

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Catching up

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

though is more hype than useful. I think that a lot of Web 2.0, particularly RSS and folksonomies, are aspects of Web 2.0 that are incredibly helpful, and provide things that really do connect people, and help people decide in a much more granular way what they want to read, and have access to. Some of Web 2.0,

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

at 1:02 pm thanks for deflating a bit of the industry hype and prattle with this provocative and essential idea. Are the means that progressive organizations use to reach their ends truly in line with their mission? Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

at 1:02 pm thanks for deflating a bit of the industry hype and prattle with this provocative and essential idea. Are the means that progressive organizations use to reach their ends truly in line with their mission? Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07

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Platforms break open!

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 Platforms break open! emphasis mine) &# ooooooh… During the NTEN call on Connect, they had mentioned that they were only going to publish sample code in C# and Java. What’s to lose?

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