Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! copyright exception. We help more than 250,000 people with print disabilities thanks to our U.S. I’m excited to report: they did just that.

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

The issue with the amazing range of images that AI can create is that your content begins to lose the visual consistency of your brand. Do you want a portrait, a landscape, an object, an abstract design? Objects and Content : Next, consider what specific objects, contents or subjects you want to include in the image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2007

strengthens the hold of copyright in our everyday life.??? The concept and mechanisms of licensing are introduced to people who would not previously consider copyrighting their works, and thus possibly commodify their creations. iron cage of copyright??? No wonder that it is an arcane matter for the average content creator ???

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property field when implementing the new Marrakesh Copyright Treaty. Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Note: This is the ninth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. It’s best to get buy-in on wireframes first so we can truly focus on creative look and feel during the visual design phase of the project. Defining the visual hierarchy for pages to show which content should stand out the most.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The third movement is the effort to make copyright exceptions a global norm , thus enabling easy import and export of accessible materials. These three movements all bode well for improved access to books and other content, but there remain challenges before we can fully realize the vision of equality of access to information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2013

Your photos should not only resonate with your audience, it should tell a story, not be copyrighted, and be a decent photo (not blurry or poorly composed). You can take your own photos or use stock photography. Don’t forget to add your URL or logo. Have you incorporated text image overlays into your content strategy?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

The digital measures designed to defeat piracy usually end up equating accessibility with piracy. Accessibility of digital media has been repeatedly and systematically denied because of digital measures to “protect” content. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is being negotiated in secret. Why have a legislature?

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

Confidence in Design (1<5). This is your feeling on what their design aesthetic is and your confidence in their ability to deliver that for your needs. If their main designer has a style you don’t like, this should drop the score. . If not, are you confident in their capacities to expand their design?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The latest session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) just concluded last week. Content contained in square brackets in the draft is still being negotiated, and the remaining content is assumed to be agreed (at least, we certainly hope so!).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

After all, that's the whole point of universal design ! I questioned her about how technology could help the health field, and she quickly came up with where she thought maximum leverage could be applied: helping those who are students in the health field get access to the content/textbooks they need.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. The name is a misnomer: it’s designed for all people with print disabilities. The draft can be downloaded from WIPO.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

It’s about the content and how it’s written—and sadly it’s usually the piece of a website that gets the least amount of attention. Remember, content is still king. Here’s a list of 10 best practices you can follow when working on your site content. What are your best web content tips?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2021

Further, it gives everyone in it an opportunity to write good ads and produce high-quality content for your website. While every member of your team has a role to play in using the Grant successfully, it’s a good idea to designate one person as the Google Grant manager. Often, these keywords are easy to avoid.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

What changes will you be able to make to the site without their aid, or that of another designer? Have they talked to you about the mobile audience, and how their design will accommodate users on smaller screens? How many design revisions are included in the process? Will the agency have a role in developing the website content?

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See3

MAY 28, 2007

One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. In the nonprofit world we also have contests and at See3 we have become “the contest people&# helping organizations conceive of and execute user generated content contests. The article is a nice look into the challenges of user generated content contests.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Built on our Martus technology, Mobile Martus is designed to bring secure data collection, storage, and backup closer to activists working in the field. The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom.

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See3

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

President Continuing the move to user generated content and political involvement, a new site launched where people can upload videos saying farewell to President Bush. Farewell Mr. President is a basic video sharing site designed for a little catharsis in the count down to having a new president.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

You're happy with the new blog design, you understand the platform you've chosen, you've gotten sign-off from above to move forward, and you've signed a surprising number of your staff up to serve as regular bloggers. Are you serving as a proofreader, or will you also be making content suggestions? Will you be moderating comments?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I'm very interested in the whole notion of open content and creative commons licensing in the nonprofit space. How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights? Why should nonprofit organizations pay attention to copyright or your organization's goals? Sarah Davies, FreedomforIP. Get tech saavy.

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See3

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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See3

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

phenomena of portable content and user generated content is just the transition to something deeper. phenomena of portable content and user generated content is just the transition to something deeper. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The Bookshare library is made possible by a copyright exception: Section 121 of the United States Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

The online interaction design was patterned after the Well - it was described as a WELL for artists. I Own Creative Content, Therefore I Am, Not??? For the content industries, the tools of enclosure (copyright term extension, digital rights management, etc.) From Lewis Hyde: Those of us who resist the ???second

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See3

MAY 9, 2007

and losing control of content. and losing control of content. How do we take advantage of user-generated content and user-controlled forums such as MySpace and YouTube without totally losing control of our brand? It’s the magic question. The answer is, very very carefully.

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See3

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Video is the most compelling content online. Video is the most popular content online. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. That’s HUGE.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Tomorrow, October 18th, Eric Leland of Leland Design , and I will be presenting about, "Internet Strategy on the Cheap" at the San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Boot Camp. Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network. This is by no means a comprehensive list, so please add your suggestions in the comments!

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See3

AUGUST 6, 2007

I have been writing a long time about how advertising is changing, how you the fundraiser or the marketer must adopt the new paradigm that entertains, shows instead of tells, and meets people in their communities with content that interests them — and allows them to contribute to the conversation.

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See3

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

On the IdeaDrivenMarketing.com blog there is a post about a social networking/content sites for Baby Boomers called Eons.com. The last point is the most salient: Remember, the Toyota Scion and Honda Element were both similarly designed for and marketed to twenty somethings…young people. They might not see themselves that way.

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Marketing FAQ Newsletter Copyright 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

" Basically, looking at lots of web pages and analyzing/evaluating their design, navigation, and other criteria. They are using copyrighted music, but give a big disclaimer and plea to support those musicians by buying their music. There is a link to the download and the written instructions. This is a really fun product demo.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Minimum of five to ten years of communication, media or marketing experience with an agency, corporation, or a nonprofit organization, including internet, web design, and online media development. Five to ten years of project management experience.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2007

It has the petition right on the home page, a URL that’s easy to remember and fits the content, the video as the center of attention right next to the form, only a few links on the page, clear and concise content, a push to get bloggers like me to host the video to get more views, and a coordinated strategy with multiple organizations.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

In contrast, the Wikimedians were focused on making cultural content digitally available online using as open a licensing structure as possible. Some images were disqualified for copyright reasons, others because they could not be identified. Projects design. What do you think? Museums Engaging in 2.0

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See3

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

So while we don’t yet have all the metrics we need to show that video will actually improve/increase fundraising online, we know that this is the content people are gravitating towards. The average viewer consumed 68 videos, or more than two per day.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2009

60) Search « 3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards | Main | 10 Best Web Content Practices » Friday Feb 27 2009 Tweet Locally, Reach Broadly Friday, February 27, 2009 at 06:43PM | by Daniel Bennett Daniel Bennett To Tweet or not to Tweet is not the question. But, nonetheless, first Tweet locally and then syndicate broadly.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

Few publishers was open to Creative Commons licensing and to giving away the content for free online. From the very beginning, I knew I wanted to license The Participatory Museum using Creative Commons and give away the content for free online. I want everyone to be able to use the content and make derivative works.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

After reviewing the user-generated content (UGC), two winners would emerge: one picked by HSUS and the other by members. Make sure you have clear processes and designate one person to communicate with the contest entrants and winners. March 4, 2008 | Carol Rados Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Great campaigning!

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