Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

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). They provide fresh content related to your organisation or business – the type of fresh content that search engines love.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches. Adding tags to content, whether blog post; video; photo; and so on, helps content creators organize content and, more importantly, helps your intended audience find it on the Internet.

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Care2

JANUARY 14, 2013

I find them useful to bookmark, especially when you need to get your hands on an important article that has good data or strategic advice that you want to share with senior leadership to get their buy in. It's not bookmarking : You don't need an Internet connection to access the content at a later time.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 8, 2009

These are my links for January 6th through January 8th: The Power of Us: Re-Imagine Media | Changemakers - "Join We Media and Ashoka’s Changemakers in the search to find the best new ideas for inspiring a better world through media and technology. Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 19, 2009

BookmarkBridge — Keeps bookmarks in sync between multiple browsers: [link]. Google Desktop — Use Google to search your desktop files: [link]. Skype — Free VOIP calls, conference calls, and video calls: [link]. SpyBot Search & Destroy — Anti-spyware and malware tool for PCs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2011

In the post I referenced a video interview with Robert Scoble by Howard Rheingold that Mari Smith highlighted in a google + post. I’ve been experimenting with Scoop.It , a bookmarking and curation tool. It allows you enter your sources – specific blogs or keyword searches and easily add them to nicely formated stream.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The 32 nonprofits were bookmarked for a donation and selected because they were effective at grabbing my attention and sparking an inspiration to give through their tweets. Two of the 32 nonprofits (6%) included a “Thank You” video on their “Thank You” landing page. Alley Cat Allies. Africa Wildlife Foundation.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

She now uses Google Search, reads her news online, sends and receives email, and even uses Facebook to check-in with family and friends. These are the tools that I used to get my Grandmother started: Google Search - So simple! Just make sure you explain the difference between a URL and a search term. Claire Sale, NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

The lessons include instructional videos along with an activity so you can put your new skills to the test. Even if you're not planning on taking this test, these videos can help you sharpen your Analytics skills. Even if you're not planning on taking this test, these videos can help you sharpen your Analytics skills.

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See3

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Some of what they found was on the low end — such as 17% of people using shared bookmarks (sites such as Del.icio.us). 95% reporting they had watched an online video over the previous three months. 95% reporting they had watched an online video over the previous three months. Video is the most compelling content online.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

You can search within your reader and find content that came through that you might be looking for, even if you didn’t read it the first time. If you are using Delicious, for example, you don’t need to create a list of tags or a taxonomy you have to stick to before you actually start saving bookmarks.

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Care2

JULY 5, 2010

Type in a search term and it will generate the latest news, blog posts, videos and even images around the keyword. After it generates results (using a variety of search engines, news sites and social networks) you can personalize the dashboard. Bookmark it and check it daily.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Search on Google , Google Blog Search , Technorati , Twitter Search , and Social Mention for your cause, the name of your organization (if you have one), and the URL of your website (if you have one). Search on Facebook too to see if anyone has already created a Facebook Page for your cause or organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2007

s a free social bookmarking service. As you release your product, find some interesting articles or blog posts on the Web and bookmark them. Because your prospects and customers typically search the Web for reviews and recommendations, you can help them save time by rounding up some of the more interesting ones.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Just as you might tag a Web bookmark in a social bookmarking site such as the now defunct Xmarks.com and Del.icio.us By using a hashtag on your information, you are able to search for that information across multiple public data streams and see what people are talking about. traffic, #followfriday, #hashtag.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

One of the ideas I've been exploring is the whole notion of video blogging from Cambodia by Cambodians. I'm going to bring over video blogging kits - inexpensive cameras, rechargeable batteries, SD cards, and Ryanne's book. I put out a call for a session "Mobile Blogging and Video Blogging: I know nothing, educate me."

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Care2

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

This breakdown of data will let you determine just how successful and engaging portions of your website are, and determine how people got to each particular page--was it a google search? bookmarking on Delicious & Digg. watching videos. A link from a blog post? traffic source, campaign, browser). emailing to friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

It's important search for the basics or what we call "ego searches." You'll also need to search on keywords or phrases that might uncover a client need or perception. To figure out your keywords, do a little brainstorming offline and then maybe use some online keyword tools. Do search at site for the first time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Goto animoto.com and create a :30 video using photos of people, logos, and text related to your cause. Post that video on your website, any major sharing sites, and social networks -- then encourage people to share the videos far and wide!! Collective bookmarking is an extremely powerful learning tool! Tyler Willis ) 7.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Write titles with phrases that people are searching for (i.e. Provide a way for people to easily share and bookmark your posts by using something like AddThis or Add to Any. Bookmark your posts in del.icio.us, and other social bookmarking services. Have guest bloggers post on your blog Include videos in your posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

15th including a session on using Machinima to create political and social change videos. And here's another "vertical" video host -- Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network. CHBN provides a free service for broadcasting member-generated political video content. Events continue through Nov. Newly Discovered NpTech Blogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! Machine Is US/ing Us (video) ( transcript ). Use Technorati , a blog search engine. Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc. Here's how to search on Technorati. So, now is the fun part.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2005

I arrived early so I could get a good seat, which paid off because I was close enough to Schachter that I video taped his elevator speech and got a business card , too! The tags you use to describe something should be intuitive so you can recall the bookmark. If just one other person bookmark, it shows a link. t be bookmarked.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2007

Bookmarks: del.icio.us I tend to sit on the couch and also watch video on the web. If there is a book I really really really want, I search for freebie chapters on the Web or use the search inside feature in Amazon. Here's a few tools I'm using: Email: I'm using the comfort blanket that is outlook. and magnolia.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Blog Searches: Technorati.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Michelle Martin rounds up some recent videos from Michael Wesch , the creator of The Machine is US/ing Us , including his newest "Information R/evolution," it is about how digital information is qualitatively different from information on paper and how this changes the ways we think about how to store, use, access it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

In short, the Google Grant provides nonprofits with $10,000 each and every month to spend on ads in Google Search. These simple actions can be potentially life-changing, and they are all made possible by ads posted at the top of Google Search results. How many people are searching for the topics that your organization deals with? .

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

This video chat application is part of Google+ and allows up to 10 video participants to come together—great for #CommBuild participants because they get real face time with each other. makes it possible to pull together media of all kinds—blogs, news, videos, etc.—from button to your bookmarks bar). How it Works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

If you're on Facebook , search for the n2y2 group! I just love this video introduction from the good folks from Freedom for IP. Buzz in NpTech space -- from blog to blog to tagged bookmarks. Here's YouTube video about Ruby on Rails vs Java (in the style of an apple ad). You can find the complete conference agenda here.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

Search for your institution on Yelp and TripAdvisor. Go to Technorati or Google Blog Search and put the name of your museum (or exhibit, or program, or.) in quotation marks and hit search. Look for photos of you on Flickr and videos about you on Youtube. Check yourself out in the blogosphere. Then sheesh!

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) You can bookmark the calendar view at [link].

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Share breaking news within your field Chances are someone on your staff is already bookmarking and forwarding news stories about your issue each day. Example: Rainforest Action Network posted photos and videos from a banner drop at Niagra Falls on their blog, The Understory. Example: Urban Sprouts uses a Blogger blog as its website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2005

Bookmarklets are simple tools that extend the bookmarking and search capabilities of web browser software. The timing errors make it more of a comedy than an instructional video, but you have to start somewhere. Although sometimes you have to sift through a lot of crap). I hope you get a good laugh. Here's the script.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

" World Grows Wide blog talks about the Google Custom Search feature. Social bookmarking in plain English! And, if you want to add sub-titles in another language to a video, use dot.sub. Commentary from Michelle Murrain Allan Benamer. I so need a better system. From the IT Manager's Journal, " Like it or not, Web2.0

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) 60) Search « Care2.com

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) But was there ever any gold?

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