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Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Twitter Voice

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They have personality and its obvious that there is a human being behind the avatar. They are engaging and listening and not just broadcasting content, and have discovered the right amount of tweets to interest, rather than annoy their followers. They vary their content – it’s not all just about them.

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Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web. Create and complete your personal profile. Create a Foursquare personal profile and check in. Create a Gowalla personal profile and check in. Write social media and mobile technology policies. Purchase a smartphone and/or tablet.

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Nonprofits in Second Life: Avatar Marketing, Fundraising, and TechSoup's Plans

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended a meeting at the SLTechSoup Office, a discussion forum on Avatar Marketing hosted by Harvard Berkman Center , and visited a donation site for the Make A Wish Foundation. Also, at the end when I thought I was having a private IM with a colleague to set up a play date with my kids, it was broadcast to the entire group.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will.

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To me, SL has the potential to replace all of those social networks with personal 3D spaces, all linked via a pseudo-metaverse. broadcaster VRML world projects in 96 called the Mirror (BT, BBC and others). Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. web geeks and cardboard cutout avatars.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Broadcast Web.” The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. The Mobile Web.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Broadcast Web.” The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. The Mobile Web.