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Digital Natives and Twitter (and RSS)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now, admittedly the sample size is small, so this doesn't necessarily project to all digital natives, but I was surprised about a few things. But, none used RSS readers or knew what they were. These comments suggest that Twitter may not replace group SMS by digital natives. No surprise there. These criticisms confounded me.

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Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. in the UK, I made a Freudian slip and called RSI - RSS by mistake.). I'd also cover stretching and RSI and how to avoid it.(in

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Social Media Crisis Communications for Bloggers | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS

AFP Blog

Social Media Crisis Communications for Bloggers | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : t happened. People are taking to your digital properties with pitchforks and lit torches. Someone took offense to something on your blog. A thought wasn’t as well developed as you imagined. Or you wrote something you wish you hadn’t.

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Managing eLearning Podcast: Episode 5 Summary & Highlights

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Jon Aleckson and Matt Harpold to discuss how working with associations executives takes time and collaboration to build a digital strategy. Deb shares how she worked to understand the essentials of what to implement and how to prioritize her organization’s digitalization.

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NpTechTag Summary: TechTalk TV, RSS in Plain English, and Inspiring Stories

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

RSS in Plain English and Uses For Nonprofits. Jason Zannon at DIA points to Commoncraft's brilliant " RSS in Plain English " Screencast. Michele Martin has an excellent post about how to make the most of Netvibes, an RSS reader, for nonprofit applications such as advocacy, marketing, and customer service.

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Are you a digital curator, packrat, editor, or snacker?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think I'm a digital curator. The concept of digital curators has been around since the beginning of the Web - at first they were called "Cybrians." They're identifiable subject matter experts who dive through mountains of digital information and distill it down to its most relevant, essential parts. The other terms.

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