article thumbnail

People of the Year: US

Have Fun - Do Good

The you that writes blogs, creates podcasts, shares open source applications, creates entries on Wikipedia, posts videos on YouTube, meets friends on MySpace and chats with avatars on Second Life. We are the ones we have been waiting for, we have the tools to work together, let's do it. Photo credit: Globe uploaded by Karol M.

People 40
article thumbnail

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. LazyFeed consumes both PubSubHubbub and RSSCloud feeds in real-time as part of its topical blog search and YourVersion won't disclose what technology it uses but says the company has been working on real time since before it was cool.

Web 73
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She shares some of the internal conversation her colleagues on staff and their differing views: It took a little more work to convince my co-workers [about web 2.0 This is where I can see great merit in Jim Spadaccini and others work with smaller museums and non-profits, choosing to harness already existing, and already ???sticky???

article thumbnail

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This section of the book details what a full-time social media manager could accomplish in a 40-hour work week. My greatest hope for 2013 is that nonprofits evolve beyond the “free” mentality to a strategy that gives the time and financial investment necessary to make the Social Web work for your nonprofit.

article thumbnail

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Powered by OpenSecrets.org , nonprofits that work on issues related to corporate accountability and democracy could use this app as part of their mobile strategy to build awareness about campaign finance reform. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. GivingTuesday :: givingtuesday.org. IconsPedia :: iconspedia.com/pack/social-me-1467.

Web 268
article thumbnail

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.” Sparked.com :: sparked.com.

Fun 265
article thumbnail

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Powered by OpenSecrets.org , nonprofits that work on issues related to corporate accountability and democracy could use this app as part of their mobile strategy to build awareness about campaign finance reform. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Sparked.com :: sparked.com.

Web 278