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The Secret to Going Viral: Harnessing the Kevin Bacon Effect

NetWits

In fundraising, we say that the most powerful form of ask is a peer ask, and what is social media if not a perfect medium to facilitate that? The waterfall age of the Encyclopedia Brittanica has given way to Wikipedia, and the bottom-up world is here to stay. There are no experts, yet.

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C + C + C = C? The Secret to Viral Marketing

NTEN

In fundraising, we say that the most powerful form of ask is a peer ask, and what is social media if not a perfect medium to facilitate that? The waterfall age of the Encyclopedia Brittanica has given way to Wikipedia, and the bottom-up world is here to stay. Embrace it and thrive, or resist and go the way of the technosaur.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. " Geeks for Good and Green Geekery Ruby Sinreich facilitated a session at BarCampRDU on how geeks can use their powers for the forces of good and has a wiki with resources. Is your nonprofit planning to participate on Blog Day?

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I just finished a presentation and later this afternoon will facilitate a workshop on strategy which will include the Romanian version of the Social Media Game. He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's just three people/content connections on this topic that I found from Technorati search: A search on "tags" lead me directly to a YouTube channel from the Youth Health Alliance and a series of youth-created videos on nutrition, including the one above that explains why it is better to drink green tea versus software drinks.

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