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Environmental Case for Refurbished IT Equipment

Tech Soup

The scientific basis for the environmental case for refurbished IT equipment is primarily from Dr. Eric Williams of Rochester Institute of Technology in his book, co-authored with Ruediger Kuehr, Computers and the Environment, Understanding and Managing Their Impacts. Photo courtesy of Flickr user lungstruck. The Bottom Line.

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A Twitter follower is worth $0.24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. Kicking off the effort was paired with an e-mail to a list of about 30 classical music bloggers. Dutch native Marc van Bree is a public relations practitioner with more than 5 years of experience communicating—on and offline—in the nonprofit and cultural environment. One donor was a friend of a friend.

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Compression Confessions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, I decided to mark the Anniversary in flickr , blog post, and this vlog post. My question: Is this the best option for compressing an AVI file in Windows environment to get the right balance of file size and sound/video quality? I want to move into more editing - like adding music, titles, transitions, ec.

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How Can You Make An Impact?

Have Fun - Do Good

On a blank piece of paper write (without editing) a long list, or create a mind map, of all of the issues that are important to you ( i.e. health care, education, foreign policy, the arts, crime, poverty, animal rights, environment, local politics, organic food). You can be as general or specific as you like. obama change America

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Community Exhibit Development: Lessons Learned from The Tech Virtual

Museum 2.0

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. Trust is essential, especially in a changing environment. or to start their own.

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Don't Talk to Strangers? Safety 2.0

Museum 2.0

I want in-person museum experiences to be more like experiences on social sites like Flickr, where strangers connect and form relationships around content. Imagine a music store where each CD lists the names of the last 20 people to pick it up, and what those people ultimately bought. But are these potential interactions safe?

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Time to find a fundraising solution that can’t be bought

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Like Google buying YouTube , or Yahoo buying flickr. They now control the vertical fundraising environment for nonprofits from the base of the nonprofit market (eTapestry) to its apex (Target Software). In those situations, generally, the product remains largely the same (with some branding changes over time.)