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Go Green with Video, Audio, and Web Conferencing

Tech Soup

Many of us still travel a lot to attend meetings, but we can be certain that rising fuel prices are also a fact of life. Some interesting ones are: Skype — the overwhelming favorite free audio and video calling service internationally. So far, the Skype premium mobile phone app allows only group audio calls.

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Bookshare Members Enthusiastic Comments

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The recent upgrades in our Bookshare site and service such as the new audio formats, images, and image descriptions motivated several Members to share their thoughts, and we sought their permission to share those thoughts with you! Another Member, Diane Fazackarley also commented on our new downloadable audio formats. I love them.

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Digital Donor Acquisition Strategy Best Practices

Allegiance Group

Paid search has become a channel that reliably generates new-to-file donors, even when brands bid on their name alone (branded search). Reach top-funnel users with podcast & audio ads. Advertisers bid on user queries to serve ads to individuals who may exhibit interest in a similar organization or related topics.

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life. Based on the TechSoup Second Life Group stats).

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As New technology will allow breakthroughs that will continue moving people who have vision impairments toward a better tomorrow.

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Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Storytelling Recap

Tech Soup

A production grid is easy to produce in a collaborative tool like Google Docs and is easily shared via email or file sharing. The site allows users to upload content — video, audio, and images — and invite others to put the pieces together. The Global Lives Project captured a day in the life of people from 10 countries.

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5 Ways to Use Data Storytelling for Advocacy

Tech Soup

Setting up such a project can require a team of designers, developers, and coders to bring it to life. Bringing data to life, giving it context and meaning, is crucial. Users can add text, videos, images, audio files, Twitter feeds, PDFs, and more. We're helping to bridge that gap.