Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

I’ll agree with Gavin, that folksonomies sure are less efficient, and a lot more messy than taxonomies. And, there is one really big thing that using taxonomies miss, that folksonomies get: who is doing the categorizing? But is efficiency the most important thing? Good point, except – who are those experts?

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

For complex you will almost certainly need some outside help, whether that’s a one-time build or an ongoing consulting relationship. Do you have a team with some expertise in information architecture, taxonomy, and usability, a team with capacity to outline website specifications clearly? What is the significance of simple vs. complex?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

It was almost five years ago to the day, that I did a webinar for NTEN on the topic and have been integrating social media into teaching and learning experiences ever since. When formulating learning objectives, this is typically done in consultation with your workshop host.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Photo from my flickr stream View the Tagging Screencast Presented by NTEN. I'm pleased to announce that my screencast about tagging has been released and showcased by NTEN ! s experience (good and bad) with social bookmarking, the NTEN Affinity Group , NpTagvocates, is a great place for discussion with your peers on these topics.

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NTEN

MARCH 7, 2011

This makes the system more straightforward to understand, but can be cumbersome to update and limits very advanced structures (like structuring a site around a multifaceted taxonomy). Most people will want to hire a consultant familiar with Drupal to help them set up a site rather than trying to go it alone. Drupal's latest release, 7.0,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

The Thanksgiving Season ushers in the holiday giving season and the NTEN blog offers a sound off about the state of online fundraising. The article offers some clear explanations of taxonomies and folksonomies, but goes on to give many reasons why you should dislike folksonomies.

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