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Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

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If you want a chance of winning a copy, leave a comment saying how you might apply some of the science of participation to your social media strategy. Despite its long history, few researchers studied the use and impact of citizen science until the 1980s. Blog commenters are contributors, as are people who engage in contests.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

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A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. Bloggers frequently link to and comment on other blogs, creating the type of immediate connection one would have in a conversation. Leave a comment on a post. milllion blogs.

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Guest Post from Museums and the Web: Bryan Kennedy

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I was particularly interested in the ECHO project and Bryan's comments about the lack of in-house technical staff in museums and how that affects ability to innovate. Institutions like the Library of Congress and the Powerhouse Museum are getting thousands of quality tags and comments on previously hidden away images.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media.

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