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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, while, I'm not a lawyer, the discussion was so relevant to technology adoption/change issues and it Rebecca was a damn good virtual facilitator. Ethan Zuckerman, a persuasive critic of Second Life, has withdrawn his "Second Life is not Open Source" complaint in light of Linden Labs announcement. I learned a lot.

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Favorite Free Software

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Joe Medina of Colby College asked members of the FUNDSVCS listserve about their favorite free software programs. Faxes arrive as email attachments: [link] (Be aware that they do things like periodically changing your fax number to induce you to pay. Ad-Aware — Anti-spyware and malware tool for PCs: [link].

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

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Laura White wonders whether " Twitter and Facebook, will they change the way we connect and communicate ? Arts NpTech The Goat at Large shouts about Open Source CMS for arts organizations from the Center for Arts Management and Technology. All part of the Twitter cycle of adoption ! to track personal fundraising campaigns.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. If you are interested in community plumbing, here's rough diagram , although it might have changed since a few days ago.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

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Deborah Finn isn't crazy about Facebook, although she likes giving virtual gifts and especially using the applications of her clients, like Changing the Present. Social Source blog (whose new blog template sports Facebook colors and font style) takes issue with Deborah's post. Is Facebook becoming the default front end for nonprofits?

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase! This is a must-read.

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I look for patterns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I shared this on a listserv with some nonprofit technology geeks (aka circuit riders) and one of them told me that his father worked at the same school as Doug in Minnesota. And, how does the picture morph and change that pattern/idea? That's where that the open source thinking or the connected conversations start to happen.

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