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Costs in the Cloud - Renting Software vs. Buying

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With cloud services we will pay for our software by making monthly payments, more like renting it, rather than buying it as most of us do now. Here are some pros and cons on "renting" cloud services as opposed to buying your software. These updates are no cost and are usually delivered over the Internet.

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Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Question Facebook’s Integrity, Longevity, and ROI (Return on Investment)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But for the second largest Internet company in the world with 2010 profit estimates to be between $1-2 billion, is that enough? Time to start thinking of us as partners in your quest for global domination of the Internet, not just puppets. This very long post has been a long-time coming for so many reasons. on Facebook.

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

On the other hand, perhaps it means that these new, larger entities can provide services and resources that the smaller ones could not. Consolidation among vendors means that some customers will be dealing with different (and larger, potentially less friendly) entities. It also means fewer options.

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

On the other hand, perhaps it means that these new, larger entities can provide services and resources that the smaller ones could not. Consolidation among vendors means that some customers will be dealing with different (and larger, potentially less friendly) entities. It also means fewer options.

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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. And, at the level of most nonprofits choosing software, this is, in fact, correct.

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The Participatory Museum Process Part 4: Adventures in Self-Publishing

Museum 2.0

I figured I could give readers a more reasonable price ($25) if there wasn't a publisher to take a cut. VALUE: There are just a few small publishers who serve museum professionals. Because of the blog and the speaking I do, I felt I had the ability on my own to get the word out within the museum community about the book. How Did I Do It?

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence. However if you, as a well-meaning representative of an organization, try to inject your side into the debate, your edits might be summarily deleted and you may be accused of violating Wikipedia rules in quite harsh terms. How about Digg ?