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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). Freecycle is a nonprofit that facilitates people giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns. Deron Beal: My name is Deron Beal.

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The Answer to Sean's Question: Tools for Effective Listening

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" She gives examples of the listening deficits, but also the ways that social media tools can facilitate listening. Yahoo News Google News. Marshall Kirkpatrick's Article on Netsquared : How To Track Mentions of Your Organization. She acknowledges that it takes time to listen and that there is no way around it.

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Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" She gives examples of the listening deficits, but also the ways that social media tools can facilitate listening. Yahoo News Google News. Marshall Kirkpatrick's Article on Netsquared : How To Track Mentions of Your Organization. She acknowledges that it takes time to listen and that there is no way around it.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While google and yahoo have blog search features, Technorati is the considered the recognized authority on tracking blogs, It finds out who is saying what right now and is currently tracking over 75.2 You can create an RSS feed that would work 24/7 and bring any news to your desktop from Google News or Yahoo News. The power of Web2.0

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