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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He broadens this to tackling what he labels “the packaged intervention,” the neatly wrapped solution that will solve a social problem. When the personal computers were first dropped into American schools, they didn’t have the desired impact because the supporting environment wasn’t there.

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Social Media Adoption: The Line Between Individual/Personal and Organizational

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is really bizarre, but this afternoon I've been struggling with the notion about the connection between individual adoption and organizational adoption of social media tools like Facebook or others. This is the Social = Me First meme , I have spoken on widely. How short was the hype cycle of MySpace? Of YouTube?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. " What do you think about measuring social media? This week was Blog Action Day for the Environment. NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th.

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