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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Prior to the holidays I ignored them because I just couldn’t stomach “yet another social network.” So, what made me go check it out? Ironically, it was my post “ Reflection on Networked Professional Learning &# where I linked to a post on Social Networks from Stephen Downes.

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Great reads from around the web on January 15th

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). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nancy raises a few questions about whether a distributed presence for organizations - splitting the attention of members between an organization's web site and social networking profiles is a liability or an asset. KM4Dev has a section devoted to Social Network Analysis process and tools.

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Google+ – Yi-Tan Call Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I want to be able to bookmark or pick things out from the stream that I want to go back to so the items don’t get lost. Also, there’s search yet. Google started with the asymmetric model of sharing first because it is hard for people to grasp. Source: Quick Draw Comics - John Weeks.

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A Reflection on Networked Professional Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.&# I’ve been giving some mindful attention to my system for professional learning online, using social media – and blog reading habits are definitely a part of that system. Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about?

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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

Truly embrace social networking by encouraging your staff, your volunteers, your donors and your Board to join Facebook or Myspace and teach(!) Post that video on your website, any major sharing sites, and social networks -- then encourage people to share the videos far and wide!! them how to promote your cause.

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What's your social media elevator pitch for your nonprofit's executive director or board?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Negative comments are an opportunity to educate and improve what they are doing. "It Wendy balances her personal/organizational social media profiles. When she uses her personal social networking or twitter account, her rule is not to say anything that would embarrass her mother. It is about being polite and honest.".