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Great reads from around the web on June 16th

Amy Sample Ward

Association Jam | Association Management News :: Submit. I'm checking out this new "Digg for associations" from Wild Apricot. " Tags: roundup bookmarks. Here's a story from the NYTimes addressing just that.

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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Tagging

Tech Soup

The use of tags has become common practice to manage the flow of information available on the Internet. Whether you or not you understand how to use tags, chances are you have come across them if you have ever used blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, or bookmarking sites such as Delicious.

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What's Your Social Media Baseline?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

number of Facebook fans, Twitter followers, Digg links, Delicious bookmarks, and referrals from social media sites, plus existing website traffic). Chris suggests: Before you start the clock it is a good idea to benchmark where you’re at. Make a note of the obvious numb ers.

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Patent Office goes Webby

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

This includes wiki-style collaborative posting, social bookmarking and "voting" on the importance of article or comments alla Digg. Most interesting, I thought are the comments on " reputation management " and the role it plays in opening up a process like this. Here's the story from this morning's Washington Post.

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Unpacking Engagement Metrics for the Nonprofit Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Reader Sharing (bookmarked items). engagement) to leave a comment or write your own blog post responding to someone else's, for example, than it does to just click on a post to read it, or click a button to bookmark it. And as readers start to respond -- commenting, tweeting, bookmarking, etc., Should also note, re.

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Digital Life Hacks: Savvy Social Media

Connection Cafe

Commit only to a certain number of social networks that you’re going to be able to manage well. Reddit, Quora, and Digg provide discussion channels. Pinterest and Flipboard are for bookmarking and content sharing. Focus on the social channels that work with your brand. When it comes to social, you can’t do it all.

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. I have found that first-timer find social media confusing because of two reasons.