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Are You Going To Adopt Google+ for Professional Learning/Networking? Why or Why Not?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is a lot of energy, speculation , and love for the potential of the platform, although for some they are beginning to see some flaws as the social network arms face between Twitter, Facebook, and Google + will not doubt escalate over the next few weeks and months. Imagine impromptu small group discussions. #5

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Great reads from around the web on February 1st

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.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While this Peer Exchange starts off with best practices on Facebook, it is a means to a higher end: how to apply and integrate those principles into the organization’s broader children’s health communications strategies. Nonprofit organizations that have been early adopters of social media are exploring, like Momsrising, carefully.

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Social Media Adoption: The Line Between Individual/Personal and Organizational

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is really bizarre, but this afternoon I've been struggling with the notion about the connection between individual adoption and organizational adoption of social media tools like Facebook or others. Boyd goes into the specific issues related to adoption of Facebook at the organizational level. Of Facebook? Shut It Down!

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

During the process, you will be prompted to connect your Instagram account to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page account. It’s worth noting that you must be an admin of your Facebook Page to take this action. Again, like Facebook, if your nonprofit does not inspire engagement on Instagram (likes, comments, etc.),

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As bloggers and others give it closer scrutiny, we're hearing a debate about which Facebook App is better? See3 Blog writes about the advantages of the Convio Face App (integration with organization's Convio database) and the limitations (can only run one Facebook app at time). Dave Winer describes in detail why Why Facebook Sucks.

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Giving the Gift of Technology

Museum 2.0

In most cases, the hype that precedes a tool is so overwhelming that its functional value is lost in its charm appeal. When hype is the driver, the essential step of evaluating a given technology for its functional value is lost. The technology, like other gifts, is evaluated, not hyped or coerced. We don't think "gosh!

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