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What happens when you set your content free with creative commons licensing?

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Winner of the Creative Commons 2006 Photo Schwag Contest I believe in setting my content free. People can add and embellish your content and if you have access to the remix, it can give you new ideas. It creates a gift economy and that help you build your network. Remix This Powerpoint. The cover is from a remix mashup.

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This is a "Best of" for finding CC "BY" photos in Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week when I blogged that won the Creative Commons flickr photo contest, the prize I got was Lessig's on my answering machine. And, I just got an even better gift.

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Thank You Adam and Mark for the early Birthday present!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

birthday in true social media style with flickr 50th photo birthday card remix contest and I donated 50 bucks to the winner's favorite charity. And I've already gotten two early gifts and wanted to say thank you! As some readers of this blog may remember, last year at about this time, I celebrated the big 5.0

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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Flickr Photo Remix Party Well, a few weeks ago, I read a blog post by Amy Sample Ward about Birthday Causes, This new feature lets individuals on Facebook create a birthday fundraising campaign as part of a Cause. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while for some giving regularly is a matter of time and attention and for others it may be a limited budget and giving in micro-donations, cash gifts of very small amounts made with one or two mouse clicks like the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign or the Wellwishes Campaign. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts.

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Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works

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It's a place for Scratch users to upload, share, and remix their Scratch projects. You can also remix other projects. The ScratchR team intentionally wanted to avoid a massive popularity contest, so they promote activity on the site, not aggregate growth of views, loves, or downloads. but still, a programming environment.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. How to remix content with having a law degree is a simple guide to how to use material from the internet without getting in trouble. The question is "When is video a good. choice and when it is not.

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