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Need a copy editor? Look in the mirror

M+R

Instead editing is, or should be, a collaboration — where multiple perspectives combine to shape content so that it can better connect with audiences. This doesn’t mean you need to turn your copy into a Wikipedia article. The greatest enemy of a direct response email is the spam filter. That’s not how we should approach editing.

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Philanthropist 2.0: Crowdsourced Advised Funds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Paul Buchheit is the created of Gmail and Adsense and has set up collaborative process to get advice on how he should donate "a bunch of money." He isn't relying on the traditional approach of asking an expert, but wants to crowdsource suggestions through social networks.

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. Talked about the problem of wiki spam and how easy it is to administrator. A good collaboration between the state hospital and ngo. . Wiki: Collective brain of humanity.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yikes, the first ever tag spam I've seen in the NpTech Tag Stream! Bridge To Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference Washington, DC 7/8/07-7/10/07 NP.IT: Midsummer Mixer at Google Headquarters in collaboration with NTEN Mountain View, CA 7/12/07 Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales, Wikipedia Founder San Francisco, CA 7/18/07.

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Who's Knocking at My Firewall Door? Simple Security for the Nonprofit IT Professional

NTEN

According to Wikipedia, clickjacking is " a malicious technique of tricking Web users into revealing confidential information or taking control of their computer while clicking on seemingly innocuous Web pages. For many of these issues, good spam/virus filtering is essential. Should I click that "OK" button?