AFP Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2011

BlackBerry users face third day of woe - Yahoo! News : - Sent using Google Toolbar

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AFP Blog

APRIL 18, 2007

Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog Remains - washingtonpost.com: "Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog RemainsBy Sam DiazWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, April 18, 2007; 3:06 PMA service outage that left millions of Blackberry users across North America without e-mail service for much of last night and this morning has been fixed, but the backlog of e-mails on the network could keep the

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AFP Blog

MAY 15, 2007

Via EweekBalsillie: BlackBerry Shutdown Will Never Happen Again: "Balsillie: BlackBerry Shutdown Will Never Happen AgainBy Wayne RashMay 11, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla.—In In a rare one-on-one interview with eWEEK, Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that the event that shut down e-mail for BlackBerrys in the United States for hours last month was due to 'a process thing,' and that steps had been

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AFP Blog

APRIL 26, 2007

RIM moves to prevent another BlackBerry outage: "TORONTO — Research In Motion is making internal changes to ensure that a massive outage of its BlackBerry e-mail service like the one that hit thousands of North American users this week doesn't happen again, its co-chief executive said on Friday.'It's

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AFP Blog

APRIL 20, 2007

System update led to Blackberry outage: "BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said an insufficiently tested software update at the company's network data center was the cause of a service outage this week that left millions of users without wireless e-mail access.".

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AFP Blog

APRIL 18, 2007

CityNews: Massive System Failure Affects BlackBerry Devices: "Massive System Failure Affects BlackBerry DevicesWednesday April 18, 2007BlackBerry users could find their devices eerily silent Wednesday morning.A massive system failure at Waterloo, Ont.-based based Research in Motion - the company behind the hand-held tools - is affecting users across the Western Hemisphere. The outage, which occurred at

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AFP Blog

APRIL 18, 2007

News1130 - ALL NEWS RADIO: "Some users say e-mail starting to flow after RIM BlackBerry e-mail failureApril 18, 2007 - 6:11 amBy: DAVID FRIENDTORONTO (CP) - BlackBerry users could slowly start to receive a backlog of e-mails this morning as the company tries to return its servers to normal after an outage brought them to a screeching halt.A massive system failure blocked BlackBerry e-mail for. Tags: Blackberry Outage

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

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NetWits

JUNE 29, 2010

When I got a new Blackberry a year or so ago, I was excited to see an application on it called Password Keeper, which allowed me to keep all of my website registration information in one convenient place – protected by a password, natch. Whether it’s a banking website, a magazine subscription, or just a social networking site like Facebook, it seems as though every website these days allows users to register for a username and password

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gokubi.com

APRIL 11, 2006

Facebook Linked In Twitter Home About Home Salesforce.com goes mobile Salesforce.com goes mobile Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 April 2006 04:56 Written by Steve Tuesday, 11 April 2006 04:56 Salesforce.com just purchased Sendia , a company that made sf.com accessible on Blackberry devices.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Back when I had a Blackberry, I was happy to get emails from them about new features, downloads, etc. Now I have an iPhone so I don’t want to get emails about Blackberries anymore. Case in point is this email I received yesterday: To comply with CANSPAM, the bottom of the email contains a link to unsubscribe: That “here” link lands me: The main Blackberry Owner’s Lounge page…and I’m not even auto logged in.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry users can download one of many apps that will scan not only QR codes, but many types of bar codes. If you have BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of QR codes. We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2011

Nonprofits that have launched their own smartphone app, especially if you have an iPhone, Blackberry and Android version. The last four chapters of my book cover mobile social networking and mobile communications and fundraising for nonprofits, and I need some examples of success, or attempted success. If your nonprofit is experimenting with mobile technology, please share your experiences and links (if any) in a comment below. I am particularly interested in: 1.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2010

Sorry Droid and Blackberry users, we love you too, but you know how it is.) First off, I apologize for that hack of a blog post title. But I am really excited to announce that 501Technology has helped us put together an official (and FREE) 2010 NTC iPhone App. So if you're one of the iPhone brigade, you can get the conference schedule, twitter stream, social calendar and more at your fingertips. But I know you don't care about what it does - you just want it! .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

Twitter has a suite of exceptional apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Window 7 Phone, and iPad , as does HootSuite and TweetDeck , and although the tools listed below also allow uploading from your desktop computer, getting acquainted with sharing photos while on location and making that transition to using your smartphone for photo-uploading is a necessary one. Odds are a Web-based version of Instagram is coming, as well as apps for Android, BlackBerry, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Twitter Apps for Android and Blackberry are also available. Facebook has a mobile site ( m.facebook.com ), a touch site ( touch.facebook.com ), and Apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Sidekick and many more. Beyond adding your nonprofit on the desktop site, most of the ROI from using Foursquare comes from using it on an iPhone, Android phone, or Blackberry. The advent of the Mobile Web is slowly starting to permeate and transform nonprofit communications.

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Tech Soup Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

They list backup methods by each mobile platform, so there is a solution for all users no matter if they use an iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, or Windows Mobile device. The writers at Gizmodo, a technology blog focused on gadgets and new technology, did a comprehensive blog post on backing up your mobile devices. Smartphones are certainly becoming more ubiquitious, and data sprawl is becoming rampant.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

This is something I still miss about the BlackBerry. 10 reasons I still love my Blackberry even though it isn’t an iPhone So if rumors are to be believed, the Blackberry 9000. When I’m home, I sync my iPhone with my iMac, and life is good. But when I’m traveling, I only have my MacBook Pro with me. I use Spanning Sync to keep iCal and Address Book on the laptop in sync with iCal and Address Book on the Mac (and in sync with Google Calendar and Gmail).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Mobile apps need to be developed separately for each type of device (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm, etc.) Frank Barry recently blogged about the increasing use of mobile devices to access the web and how nonprofits should adapt their strategies to accommodate for this. With the rise of mobile applications, a lot of nonprofits getting into the mobile game are wondering whether they should start with a mobile website or a mobile application. Mobile Websites.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 9, 2009

All well & good, except one catch: A lot of the DC Metro system is underground, and when it’s underground there’s no AT&T cell service (only Verizon works in the tunnels, to the relief of many a Blackberry-addicted Hill staffer). Riding the DC metro to my office in Alexandria, VA this morning, I was struck by an ad on the yellow line train to King Street: It says “ A lot could be happening while you’re sitting there reading this.&#

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AFP Blog

MARCH 8, 2011

The conference mobile site can be viewed across all smartphone browsers (iPhones, Blackberries, Droids, etc.), Presenting afpmeet.org - AFP's New Conference Mobile Site for Chicago!: "AFP AFP is proud to announce afpmeet.org, the exclusive mobile site that will allow attendees to access everything they need to optimize their AFP 2011 Conference experience—right on their smartphone!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

4) Android has surpassed iPhone in sales, and Blackberry has a larger marketshare than iPhones, but as this fun and colorful iconographic demonstrates, 99.4% Using SwebApps.com , I quickly threw together and launched an iPhone App for Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in the fall of 2009. Once it was available in iTunes , I quickly moved on to other tasks and quite honesty, paid no attention to it for almost a year.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Blackberries. Blackberries = the volunteers. I’ve been thinking about words lately and finding that there are far too many that we use that either are too vague they don’t really mean anything or are so frequently used that they no longer mean anything. That doesn’t help us communicate very well! The word most in question: “organization&#. Let’s use this beautiful picture of fruit as an example. Now, we have 4 fruits pictured: Strawberries. Raspberries.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 14, 2011

Opera mobile is in the lead, with about 21%, followed by iPhone, Nokia, and Blackberry. The browser wars between proprietary and open source browsers have changed in some ways from the days that it was simply Internet Explorer vs. Netscape. There are more players on both sides of the field, with some interesting complexities. On the proprietary side, still, sits Internet Explorer, now about ready to pop with version 9.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 13, 2010

They mostly used Blackberries and Palms. I was jealous at all the Blackberries, iPhones, and Androids. I attended my first NTC conference four years ago. A few people had Smart Phones back then. I had a phone that made phone calls. For me, not much has changed (although my phone does text). But now that I saw the ubiquity of Smart Phones at NTC, I’m ready for a change. Poor little old me – I had to do all my note-taking and email-checking on my big, bulky laptop!

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Tech Soup Blog

APRIL 22, 2013

FEMA App (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) contains disaster safety tips, interactive lists for storing your emergency kit and emergency meeting location information, and a map with open local shelters and open FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. Although the National Institutes of Health's Wireless Information for Emergency Responders/WISER (Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone) is actually designed for hazmat teams and other first responders, its wealth of information makes it noteworthy.

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Tech Soup Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2013

PayAnywhere also offers: Compatibility with most Apple, Android, and BlackBerry devices. Accepting credit cards is a great way for nonprofits, charities and public libraries to increase their fundraising efforts. These days you can even get a mobile credit card processing solution that will allow you to accept credit and debit card payments anytime, anywhere.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 10, 2010

Are you going to also create Apps for Palm, Blackberry, Android, etc.? When I bought my first iPhone in June 2009 I was absolutely blown away. Love my iPhone. What a miraculous little tool of technology. I immediately downloaded the Apps for the social networking sites that I regularly use as well as the few Apps that were available from the nonprofit sector. In the months following my mind was ruminating and imagining nonprofits throughout the world launching iPhone Apps.

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Tech Soup Blog

MAY 31, 2011

400+ devices are supported, including iPhone3, iPhone4, iPad, Droid, and BlackBerry. New to TechSoup’s Sage Payment Processing program, Sage Mobile Payments converts your cell phone, smartphone, or tablet into a secure and convenient "use anywhere" credit card terminal. Here’s how it works: An optional card reader plugs into your mobile device’s audio jack.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more. Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2018

For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more. Alan Adamson , co-author of the new book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.”

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Allegiance Group

JULY 26, 2011

Specific device testing: There’s a good iPhone tester available, as well as Blackberry emulators to mimic individual phones. Be aware that the Blackberry emulators are very large downloads. You shouldn’t lose sight of Blackberry and Windows mobile, however, and perhaps even Nokia if you have a more international reach. We’ve been doing a lot of mobile sites for our clients recently, such as the new Bronx Zoo mobile site.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

For example, you’ll discover the lessons learned by Kodak, Xerox, BlackBerry, Delta, Barnes & Noble, Marriott International, FedEx, New York University, Greenwich Public Library and dozens more. Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.”

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Tech Soup Blog

JUNE 25, 2013

Zoho Mobile (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) keeps you in the loop on important constituent emails and calls. Insightly Mobile (Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone) is the mobile component of a social CRM service for small business. When was the last time you had to look up a donor's contact information while you were away from your desk?

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2011

iPad users gave 40% more per donation than any other mobile device user, Every iOS device gave more than Android or Blackberry. It can be challenging to keep up with the all the new and interesting social media data, research, and trends coming out every week. Not to worry, Frogloop has got you covered. Check out the some of our social media picks this week that we think your organization needs to know about. Mobile Devices Driving Major Traffic to Social Networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

The same design and the same code works on PCs, Macs and Linux desktop computers or Apple, Android, and Blackberry smart phones and tablets like iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab. Not to mention Blackberry users and all these new tablet computers.”. Note from Beth: I facilitated a panel about Mobile Integrated strategy at the Innogive Conference earlier this month and have shared the notes here.

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Tech Soup Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Todoist: Free ($29/year for Premium); Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Mac, Windows, Web, various browser and mail extensions. I used to have the terrible habit of writing out a to-do list in a notebook or scrap of paper and then completely neglecting or losing it. Task manager apps can help you stay on track with features such as timers that alert you when a task is due, collaboration features, and email inbox integration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Tami Simon offered a self-reflection on her technology use, she's a blackberry user, sharing her inner feelings on why she grabs her blackberry on a Friday evening. She reaching for her blackberry facilitated "hyperthinking" with others. Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2007

Funny Quote of the Day I was in a session on disaster preparedness, and the guy next to me showed me an email on his BlackBerry. Davos is more than eating, drinking, and paneling (speeches). Significant numbers of other activities are here, and they are often unusual. Cool cars Every year Audi offers advanced driving courses. This year, BMW has a significant presence with its hydrogen-powered 700 series sedan. There are a handful driving around, as well as display units.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2008

The phone interface is great, visual voicemail rocks, reading email is really good, and surfing the web is decent – way better than on a blackberry. My suggestion: if you like gadgets, are addicted to being connected at all times, and you feel like you need reading glasses to read email or the web on the Blackberry screen, the iPhone might be a good bet, but I’d wait until software version 2.1

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 2, 2010

It took me over a year to jump on the iPhone bandwagon from my beloved Blackberry. On Tuesday, Google is expected to publicly announce their Nexus One phone running Android. This is addition to a smattering of other Android OS phones out there, like the Droid , with many many more to come if you believe the techie sites.

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Tech Soup Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The FEMA app is available in the Android marketplace , with iPhone and Blackberry versions coming soon. The WISER mobile app is available for Apple, Windows, Blackberry and Palm devices. This edition of the App It Up project "Cool App Roundup" highlights different ways apps can be used in disaster, crisis, and emergency situations. Preparing for Disaster. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a free emergency preparedness app.

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