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Great reads from around the web on June 11th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of June 11th). Are you familiar with the tool?

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NTEN Webinar: Social Media Building Blocks

Amy Sample Ward

We’ll cover social bookmarking, tagging, RSS and more, plus the tools you can start using for free to do it all. I will be posting my slides on SlideShare and this blog after the event to continue the conversation started during the webinar. More Information and Register Now! How you can join.

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Tech Across Your Org: Social Media Collaboration Across the NYC Elder Abuse Center

NTEN

Risa sums up the value of a collaborative approach: "Our staff conversations about ways to utilize social media are creative and energizing. And: “what role should Slideshare play in relation to the podcast?” Ongoing conversations in the Cloud The team accesses a shared Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) folder.

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Google + for Social Change Activists: Dive in Early or Wait?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been noticing that I tend to get more engagement on technology posts than social engagement posts, although when I worked hard at stirring the pot, there have been a few productive conversations. The problem with Google + as it stands right now (and it will be changing) is that lack of community features and mainstream adoption.

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Is Quora Yet Another Social Network (YASN) or Something Different?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I knew some of the participants on the thread, well-known bloggers, authors, librarians, educators, and thinkers. This conversation thread was rich, witty, and thoughtful. The site is also becoming popular with technology insiders in Silicon Valley. Take for example this thread about launching a start up at SXSW.

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NpTech Tag Summary: 10 Web 2.0 Things You Can Do In Ten Minutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Set up Google Alerts to follow what's being said about your organization and cause online so that you can act on what's being said, join the conversation and build your community. Convince your team members to set up individual bookmarking accounts , agree on a unique tag and start building a bookmarking collection for your organization.

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Interview with Jonathon Colman: Social Media Secrets from a Green Geek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

s engaged enough to write a sentence or two or to participate in a conversation or to upload a photo with a caption is a person who???s I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology. You can always find my latest presentations on SlideShare. ???