Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

It's a busy time in Second Life , particularly for libraries, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. I got a little distracted with some IM networking because I ran into an avatar who I "know" from the SL Educator listserv - but hadn't met in-world yet. Got that?)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life. In-world speakers from nonprofits who spoke about their work included Evonne Heyning from Camp Darfur, Barry Joseph from Global Kids , Lori Bell from the Library Alliance , and Marc Sirkin from LLS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Meanwhile, library geeks are talking about tagging. Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Over fifty avatars attended. If you look at the photo closely, you'll notice that Alex replicated her Mac sticker cover for her laptop. Social Signal has also published a white paper on why Second Life and Virtual Worlds are important.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

If you want your nonprofit to be highly shared, retweeted, +1’d, repinned, and liked, then you absolutely must have photo-editing skills and a digital image library to work with. If your avatar, banners, and backgrounds are professionally designed, then users are much more likely to become followers. Engage authentically.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Twitter Mosaic :: sxoop.com/twitter. USTREAM :: ustream.tv.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. If you are interested in having your nonprofit listed on the Giving Library, you can apply here. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Twibbon :: twibbon.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. If you are interested in having your nonprofit listed on the Giving Library, you can apply here. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. USTREAM :: ustream.tv.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. USTREAM :: ustream.tv.

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