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Is Wikipedia Loves Art Getting "Better"?

Museum 2.0

But next month, Britain Loves Wikipedia will commence--the third instance of a strange and fascinating collaborative project between museums and the Wikipedia community (Wikimedians). Wikipedia Loves Art, Take One The first version of Wikipedia Loves Art first took place in February 2009.

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What is a Widget?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on photo entitled " Gear " from Flattop341's Flickr Industrial Set. According to wikipedia , The earliest known occurrence of the word "widget" is in Beggar on Horseback (1924), a comedy play written by George S. The definition: "A small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, esp.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

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Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. From Flickr User EJK. Flickr Farm. That's what I use and why I use it).

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7 Fantastic Free or Low Cost Sources To Get Images for Your Content Strategy

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Flickr Image by Sam Howzit. It is important to respect copyright laws. Flickr Creative Commons – Flickr is a photo site but it offers creative commons licensing and you can use it combined with keyword searches to find an image. Here’s a round up of resources and advice.

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SOPA Strike: 12 Hour Internet Blackout on Jan. 18th To Call Attention to US Bill That Threatens Open Internet

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sites includes Wikipedia , Reddit , BoingBoing , and Global Voices are “going dark” and will black out the Global Voices Advocacy site for 12 hours on January 18 beginning at 8 am. Current copyright laws are occasionally misused in the U.S, In response, many web sites are going on strike.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. It’s good for branding your nonprofit and protecting the copyright of your photos. PicMarked photos would make a good Flickr slideshow as well.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Social Networks – The last post from Yearly Kos

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wikipedia b. I’ve posted it on Flickr, and am also working on a more substantial blog post about our session on “Politics 2.0&# at yKos. Communication grid so people can talk to each other eg. drinkingliberally.com which is online and offline one-to-many. You have to have the ability to communicate. Shared Resources a.