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People of the Year: US

Have Fun - Do Good

"--Lev Grossman, from, "Person of the Year: YOU", TIME. By now you've probably seen the announcement that TIME has named "you" the person of the year. But rather than the person of the year being the you in user, isn't it the us in users? But rather than the person of the year being the you in user, isn't it the us in users?

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Ten Useful Examples of the Real-Time Web in Action

NTEN

Time then to ping mainstream news sources, image search and his Wikipedia page to check for updates. They are like broad, topical, personalized blogsearch with good spam control. It includes presence information (your avatar glows green if you're online) and chat while doing things like watching YouTube or Netflix videos.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Facebook Community Pages that were created by automating content from Wikipedia have been mostly removed from Facebook Search. It increases your generosity score and the exposure of your avatar in the Twitterverse and in the “Interactions” module and thus results in more new followers. Gowalla is out of business.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A search engine that “knows millions of things” about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.” Re.vu :: re.vu. For example, you can see my Re.vu

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A search engine that “knows millions of things” about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.” Re.vu :: re.vu. For example, you can see my Re.vu

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A search engine that “knows millions of things” about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.” Re.vu :: re.vu. For example, you can see my Re.vu

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70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A search engine that “knows millions of things” about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.” Re.vu :: re.vu. For example, you can see my Re.vu

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