Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

Last week I spoke at BlogHer '11, a gathering of over 3,000 women bloggers. I think that unplugging and limiting internet and tech use is an upcoming cultural trend, so I was thrilled to see that one of the sessions was Unplug, Unfriend, Unfollow, Unwind: Is That Sacrilege? I held one little dachshund, Paprika, till my arms hurt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Yesterday, in preparation for a session I'm doing at BlogHer Boston , I created a quiz for folks to self-assess how much information overload was a factor. The question "Is the only time you're offline when you're sleeping or going to the bathroom? I got some great feedback and was able to revise the quiz - thanks.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

During the BlogHer Conference session, How to Turn Your Blog into a GOtV (Get Out the Vote) Machine, the incredibly inspiring Zephyr Teachout (former Director of Internet Organizing and Outreach for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign) talked about the importance of three things when organizing: * Have an online petition tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2008

I got on the Internet in the early days when it was social media. I was networking weaving between the offline/online. Then I discovered the Internet and became the community builder for Arts Wire, an online network for artists that used a unix-based text conferencing system called Caucus. A totally manual blog!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

There are quite a few tools for creating, sending and managing your enewsletters and email campaigns. The trust that comes with using social networks (engaging people you know, who engage the people they know, and so on) is what creates the power of using social networking tools. Helpful resources on Twitter: Pew Internet report.

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