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Book Giveaway: Twitterville by Shel Israel (140 Characters of Twitterville Fame)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From the Flickr Twitterville Group Shel Israel has written a book called Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods. Better yet, add it as a photo to the Twitterville Flickr Group. It's a great read! Fabulous storytelling. Better yet, I've got a couple of advanced copies to give away.

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Wiser Giving: What’s Your Giving Style?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Time Anchor. Shel Israel describes social or goodwill fundraising (individual raising money and giving to causes) as the “ cult of generosity ” – I would like to call “ Individual Social Responsibility ” – like there is “Corporate Social Responsibility,” it is also important for individuals to be generous.

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And the Twitterville Book Winners Are.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's some of the schwag and a copy of Shel Israels's Twitterville that I purchased at last night's #tbash , the launch party for the book. Shel Israel donated three books. And Congrats to Shel Israel on the launch of his book! I also had 17 copies to give away and delighted to meet United Linens and Walter Akana in person!

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NetSquared Goes to 14NTC. And to Your Hometown too

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Guatemala: Guatemala EgarageTec - Visita de Experto de Israel - Harold. Photo Credit: Joyce Bettencourt, creative commons on Flickr. Wednesday, March 26. New York: 14NTCTakeaways: What We Learned at the 2014 Nonprofit Tech Conference. Thursday, March 27. Peterborough, Canada: Social Media Strategy Session. Friday, March 28.

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Has Facebook Entered the Trough of Disillusionment?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My FLickr Stream. I thought about that diagram when I read Shel Israel's post " Is Facebook starting to fade? That's a diagram I created to illustrate Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles. " He points to some early warning signs, but admits he doesn't have a crystal ball.

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Social Notworking and Other Social Networking Challenges

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My FLickr Stream. About two months, again I used to illustrate this post when I read Shel Israel's post " Is Facebook starting to fade? " This came in the comments of a post I wrote about Flickr as part of some prep for a NTC panel and article I'm working on or (social not writing).

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Organization(s) : Meir Panim (Network of Soup Kitchens in Israel). Flickr photo credit: Milica Sekulic by CC Attribution 2.0 I see this site growing as the use of mobile increases, but it’s a great first step and a good role model for other government agencies. Cool Factor : Shows Impact on the Spot. Extend a current campaign.

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