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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us.

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NpTech Tag: Socially Responsible Idol, Nptech Meebo Chat at PDF Conference, and Personal Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog.

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What is rapid attention shifting?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo in Flickr - CC "by/nc" license - Mr.GluSniffer. If you read down the comments on the flickr post, Darcy Norman says. This makes me think of something Gavin Clabaugh said recently in a brilliant post about RSS. over at NetSquared failed to turn up more than a handful of nominations. blame the internet! :-).

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. TechSoup has RSS feeds too!

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Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Listen Carefully Photo in Flickr CC "BY" license by Sookie. Click on the RSS button in the results page. Add the feed to your RSS Reader. You can also use RSS to "listen" for mentions of your organization in the news. s Quick Guide for RSS Feeds for Educators - has advice on setting up search terms.

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Be a Net2Builder!

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned in my November 3rd post , I am working as a Community Builder with NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup. You can hear last month's speakers, Chris Messina from Flock , CompuMentor's Marnie Webb and yours truly, on the NetSquared Channel on Odeo. I'm double blogging right now, here and on the NetSquared blog.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

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Provide bloggers, and your supporters, with an RSS feed of news related to your organization so that they can spread the word for you. Don't be afraid of RSS feeds. Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries. First of all, what are they? From Yahoo!

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