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Is Instagram Useful for Nonprofit Marketing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From critics saying it is killing photography to hype and hoopla from marketing pundits saying it is a must-have as part of your “visual marketing tool box.” Others are using Instagram by sharing visual stories about their programs using a branded profile, like Children’s LA and Unicef USA.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

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The hype is problematic, but the revolution is real. If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? of ChatGPT last December.

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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He criticizes the founder of Toms Shoes, Blake Mycoskie, as a prototypical social entrepreneur exploiting disadvantaged children on the way to making a few hundred million selling out to Bain Capital. The hubris that is frequently on display, and the often overwrought hype claiming incredible results, are worth taking on.

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How To Avoid Being Seduced by Web2.0 Hype: The UK NpTech Perspective

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" or what we call "hype" - how does a small nonprofit avoid getting seduced by the hype? including videos from children and parents [link] Christian Aid???audio and volcom sector adoption. I asked Miles this question: There's a lot of media attention being paid to "Web 2.0" is right for you and your org?

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Blog Roundup: Lessons from Kony 2012 Video Campaign

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It’s been close to two weeks since Invisible Children released it’s "Kony 2012" video, which quickly spread across social networks, blogs, and made headlines across major news networks and newspapers like the NYT and the Washington Post. Has Invisible Children been transparent? The issue is complex.

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Non-Fungible Fundraising: NFTs for Good

Whole Whale

Another fundraiser NFT is looking to sell Non-fungible Doge art with 10% of profits going to Save the Children, with TheGivingBlock.com supporting the transaction (source: [link] ). A lot of the success of a NFT drop is based on the hype and perceived value generated by the promotion work. Creating NFT Artwork.

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Pokemon Go and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Safety concerns for younger children , especially unsupervised have reported in the media. After reading the articles while waiting to board my plane in SFO and noticing groups of young people walking around in groups using the Go Pokemon app in the airport, I decided to download the app and see what all the hype was about.

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