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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. Anyone can publish through blogs, wikis, and websites. She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries.

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Listening Curriculum: Draft - What you think?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Listening Literacy View more presentations from kanter. He encourages staff to listen on many different channels and to blog what they learn in order to share with members. Beth Kanter, Examples of How Listening Returns Value for Nonprofit Organizations. The most important listening literacy skills are.

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Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Survives Griefing Attack

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to Wikipedia, a griefer is "a slang term used to describe a player in an multiplayer video game who plays the game simply to cause grief to other players through harassment. blog reaction to the Kathy Sierra incident last winter, "As somebody who has also been stalked by griefers. Photo by Peacemaker.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

For example, if your organization provides rent and utilities assistance and you have had a steep rise in requests for help, you could pitch a story about the crisis of middle class people falling into poverty. Give some examples from your organization’s work, protecting the privacy of everyone involved. Instead, focus on the cause.

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Mark Pesce at CUA09 - Think Like a Cloud, Make a Storm, Kill the Tower!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The same sort of engine which powers Wikipedia can be put to work across a number of different “platforms”. I came across a study of "hyperconnectedness" about six months, blogged it here. If you want to dive into more details into this condition, see the hyper connectivity blog.

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