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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As I spent the Thanksgiving weekend pondering gratitude, MySpace made the top of my list of things to be grateful for. If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling. And for that, I will be eternally grateful to MySpace and the “Nonprofit Organizations&# MySpace community.

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Google+ and Nonprofits: No Worries If You Have Not Yet Been Invited!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MySpace allowed personal profiles to be converted into brand profiles which strongly appealed to the spammers and aggressive business marketers – and I believe that decision inevitably lead to its downfall (being sold to Rupert Murdoch didn’t help either). 2) Google is currently requesting early adopters for Google+ Entity Profiles.

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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

Mohammed Diop, of Mali , presumably one of the very people OLPC wants to convince: "It is a very clever marketing tool. And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? " Whites were more likely to leave or choose Facebook. The educated were more likely to leave or choose Facebook.

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Arts 2.0: Examples of Arts Organizations Social Media Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. So, thought I'd take an opportunity to query my network via Twitter and Facebook and see what's new. Finally the Library of Congress community tagging pilot project on flickr.

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Ask Britt: How Do I Promote My Do-Good Book Online?

Have Fun - Do Good

Facebook and MySpace are of course the biggies, but you might want to consider creating a presence on a do-good social network like Change.org , Care2 , Just Cause , Razoo , WiserEarth or World of Good too. Twitter is a social networking and microblogging tool where news travels fast. You may also want to start Twittering.

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The Shrinking Generational Digital Divide

NTEN

But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. The digital divide is the division between those who both want and can afford to make these purchases and those who cannot. How to' networking sites are increasingly popular among older adults.

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An Interview of Heather Cronk, PledgeBank: Advice On Raising Money on Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I really like the idea of using online organizing tools to bridge the gap that many in politics and media tell us are unable to be bridged, and to provide a way for folks to "meet" one another virtually in a way that reduces anxiety and amplifies commonality. At its most basic, PledgeBank is a positive peer pressure tool.

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