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What is rapid attention shifting?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo in Flickr - CC "by/nc" license - Mr.GluSniffer. If you read down the comments on the flickr post, Darcy Norman says. That's how much we pay attention when we're subjected to a long one-way lecture. That's how much we pay attention when we're subjected to a long one-way lecture. despite the hype that ???everybody

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How To Avoid Being Seduced by Web2.0 Hype: The UK NpTech Perspective

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I asked Miles this question: There's a lot of media attention being paid to "Web 2.0" " or what we call "hype" - how does a small nonprofit avoid getting seduced by the hype? apps (skype, myspace, flickr, etc) without knowing it's web 2.0. and volcom sector adoption. is right for you and your org?

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The Next Wave of Technology for Nonprofits

John Kenyon

flickr: blogtrepreneur. As the scale of nonprofit losses from hacking becomes clear, #cybersecurity finally gets the attention & funding it needs. Now that the hype and the newness of social media is wearing off, the reality is setting in. Nonprofits Act on #Cybersecurity . Reach and Usefulness of Social Media Plateaus.

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LinkedIn: The MySpace for Adults

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I joined LinkedIn in 2004, but I only recently actually completed my profile and given some attention to adding people to my network which now has what one friend say "a crap load of contacts." Just like you would in flickr or other social networking tools. Do you really want to be friends with everyone?

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Reflection and Analysis: Gnomedex Real-Time Social Fundraising Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr photo by Beth. " As a marketing person, I would be annoyed if every promotion was successful and extremely hyped but did not somehow lead to a sale. As someone with limited time and attention, I don't want to think about how much money to donate. And the network weaving. Plus the Whuffie factor. What do you think?

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

NTEN

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning.

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Has Facebook Entered the Trough of Disillusionment?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My FLickr Stream. That's a diagram I created to illustrate Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles. But change is in an accelerated mode these days, and if Facebook does not pay attention, it could very easily find it's position more vulnerable than it appears to be today.