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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. Why Social Media?

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Analytics Dashboards: Which tool is Right For Your Nonprofit? 

Whole Whale

Microsoft Power BI – Wikipedia. Amplitude (company) – Wikipedia. bn valuation from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. Mixpanel – Wikipedia. Reach : Reach is the number of people who see your content. Engagement : Engagement is the level of interaction that people have with your content.

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Learning Resources for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

Wikipedia is another frequent starting point. Its specialty is tech advice without the jargon. Nearly everything we have listed above is free, plus all of the content on TechSoup is Creative Commons – licensed. Get more out of Google by using its advanced search techniques. Check out this handy search primer for Bing.

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Great reads from around the web on August 15th

Amy Sample Ward

" Facebook gets into texting game with Facebook Messenger — Tech News and Analysis – "Facebook has already started to supplant traditional email providers as a dominant way that people communicate online. Wikipedia Rolling Out Article Rating System – What Do You Think? Have you made a video like this?

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. By relying on volunteers, Wikipedia can draw on anyone to share their knowledge on a topic, check facts, or accurately translate content.

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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. Marnie, Daniel, and Billy had been following developments at O’Reilly Web 2.0 What Is Web 2.0? Google Maps.