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Things We Like (March 2009)

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The New York Times continues to produce great examples of interactive maps. We have a thing for maps, it's true. IdealistNews.org aims to be the Digg , er, Reddit of social news sites, while Academic Earth wants to be the Hulu of education. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Read more posts on our blog.

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New Social News Site for Nonprofits

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You're probably familiar with the concept of social news through sites like StumbleUpon and Digg : users post links to stories, other users rate the posts by voting them up or down. "Oh, a link to a map of legal drinking ages around the world , eh? " (And then it took me 5 minutes to find a map of risky drinking patterns.

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Use Niche Social Networks to Spread Your Message

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Kirtsy (demographic-based – think Digg for women, 200,000+ members). Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. A niche social network is an online community drawn together by a shared location, demographic, or interest -- or combination of the three. Examples of niche social networks include: .

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Building Community with Open Source

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We want friends lists, favorites, ranking with stars, and perhaps ranking like Digg does. We want all of the above on a map. Several maps! Custom maps, plus Google Maps, and Yahoo too! Tags: drupal foss jonathan hedstrom Newsletter NPTech NTEN Open Source. What do we want? Forums and blogs too! And videos!

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Jonathan Coleman is the featured Changemaker at Change.org ( hat tip NTEN roundup). Kiva launches a new feature that maps the flow of loans from lenders to borrowers. Which one worked best?

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Steve Anderson continues his series on donation process maps. Social Explorer Maps - interactive Census maps! Check this out - NTEN's Wikipedia entry ! The Pulling My Hair Out Blog , an anonymous nonprofit blogger, is preparing a proposal for the organization's ED about Web2.0 and asking for ideas. The 5 Site Guide Web 2.0