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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

There are two types of media we will look at here: direct and indirect content. Direct Content. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Indirect Content.

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Learning Resources for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

Plus, we've got some techniques we recommend that are useful for targeted searches. Search engines like Google and Bing will often be your first stop when you have a question. Get more out of Google by using its advanced search techniques. Check out this handy search primer for Bing.

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HOW TO: Merge Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Community Page with Your Official Page

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Launched in 2010, the purpose of community pages are still mostly unknown although a sound hypothesis would be that their existence is now connected to the recently launched Facebook Graph Search. If none is present, then the second way to find your nonprofit’s community page is by searching Facebook.

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3 Reasons Your Nonprofit Website Needs Responsive Design

Connection Cafe

Let’s consider how much has changed in tech over the last 4 years: Since 2013, we’ve seen the adoption of the smart phone, the start of smart watches, selfies, and touch ID. This means that a site’s content and images respond to the dimensions of the devices its site visitors are using. Search Engine Optimization.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

They originally wanted to organize a conference to convene social innovators and social entrepreneurs on the nonprofit tech cutting edge to see what everyone was doing. Most of the content was (and is) user generated. Technorati (the first blog search engine at that time). and knew something new and interesting was going on.

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The Future of Cloud Computing: 5 Startups to Watch from BoxWorks

Tech Soup

via search to end-users. Docurated.com — is a cloud-based document search firm that allows users to find a specific chart, slide, collateral, or piece of content without opening any documents. You just search like you would on Google. I envision a magical time when we'll all be our own little Wikipedias.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. Such a place can also be a source of “user generated content”, relieving your internal staff from the burden of coming up with fresh content, and truly leveraging the ideas of your larger community.