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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Drawing from my " Information Coping Skills for Humans " workshop circa 1999. I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other. New networks are emerging everywhere.

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When not to use email.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, in a blog post that I wrote called " RSS As Information Coping Tool " - experimented with switching some my listserv subscriptions to RSS reader. Makes sense to really think about whether an information source/listserv is giving you value or not. But, not all listserv RSS feeds are a like!

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Meet Amy Fox of MuseumTweets: Best Practices for Micro Blogging in Museums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. Broadly, I'm researching how museums are using micro-blogging. Trivia and information? Will it be another RSS feed? One example is simply turning a Twitter account into an RSS feed. Somehow that morphed into my thesis topic.

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Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For blogging, you have to use a couple of different tools to get the different metrics you need. On a listserv the other day, Laura Quinn at Idealware asked if "Visit" or "Click" data on Feedburner were useful metrics to track to assess reader interest in your blog content. Visitors are people who visit your blog.

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How to Launch Your Nonprofit Website

NonProfit Hub

Blog for content. Email listserv signup. Twitter and other social media feeds. Volunteer Information. You don’t need to have all the bells and whistles, but start with what works best for your mission and purpose of your site. Here are some possible features you could include on your site: Event registration.

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The Answer to Sean's Question: Tools for Effective Listening

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sean of the Tactical Philanthropy blog called me the batman of nonprofit technology. Okay, so let me answer the question by posed by The Tactical Philanthropy blog. Does anyone know of any other audio or video programming that has mentioned philanthropy blogs? Add the feed to your RSS Reader. Tracking Blog Conversations.

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