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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. blame the internet! :-).

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Tip #2: Pay attention. Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ].

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What's Your Best Live Blogging Advice?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Pitel. I'm honored to be on the team of live blogging (that is, blogging about an event during an event) for the NetSquared Conference. According to Seth Godin's I'm liveblogging this: "The act of writing things down triggers different areas of our brain, it focuses attention, it makes it easier to remember things."

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Webinar Presentation Tips for Nonprofits and Other Folks

Have Fun - Do Good

Get everyone's attention in the beginning: tell a story, provide a statistic, read a quote, or show a shocking image. on Online Webinars Seven and Seven: Tips for Running Effective Webinars on Chief Marketer Running Effective Online Trainings on TechSoup Flickr photo credit: They just asked about twitter.

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Be a Net2Builder!

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned in my November 3rd post , I am working as a Community Builder with NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup. Ed Batista, Executive Director of Attention Trust and Seth Sternberg from Meebo will be presenting. Finally, anyone who is registered on NetSquared can blog on the NetSquared blog about Net2 related things.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. Follow the links from here.

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Yahoo! for Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Example: Al Gore asked, "What do you think it wil take to reverse the effects of climate change?" • Flickr , "Show how rewarding it is to volunteer, to highlight issues that need extra attention, or to show pride in your cause." This post was originally written for NetSquared. Answers, "Raise awareness for your cause."

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