Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

4) PayPal was an enabler. Several days later, Jonathan Colman set up a digg and announced it in the NpTech Friend Feed Room. It got 189 diggs. " As a marketing person, I would be annoyed if every promotion was successful and extremely hyped but did not somehow lead to a sale. I had some money in my account.

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MAY 3, 2011

While Paypal is able to handle international currencies, you have to know who you're sending the money to while you collect. I was most recently at Digg. At Digg there were a lot of PR issues, and as the community manager there I had to work very closely with PR. There are no PR nightmares like we faced monthly at Digg.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

We used bit.ly (to track viral spread), Google Analytics (for goal conversions), Paypal audit accounts (to see donation amounts) and Clicky (for real-time web analytics.) We used Paypal for donations; while it has its issues, it’s also a well-known and trusted brand, and we seem respectable by association.

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