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Want to Get Your Content Out There? Put it on Wikipedia.

Museum 2.0

It might be Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an incredible place to reach hungry learners and join a community of dedicated researchers who care deeply about making knowledge accessible to everyone. This isn't rocket science, but it's surprising how few museums have gotten involved with Wikipedia. Anyone can contribute to it.

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Three Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Diversify Their Brand Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

On Wikipedia synergy is defined as two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable. Some nonprofits will be tempted to drop many tools such as WordPress, Twitter, and Flickr to consolidate their efforts under one platform, the Google platform. 2) To tap into the power of synergy.

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Three Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Diversify Their Brand Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

On Wikipedia synergy is defined as two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable. Some nonprofits will be tempted to drop many tools such as WordPress, Twitter, and Flickr to consolidate their efforts under one platform, the Google platform. 2) To tap into the power of synergy.

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. By relying on volunteers, Wikipedia can draw on anyone to share their knowledge on a topic, check facts, or accurately translate content. Building a Wiki.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us. You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. The new platform and the new tools are all about communities. What Is Web 2.0? Most of the content was (and is) user generated. Google Maps.

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Mapping Web2.0 Censorship: Access Denied Map

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

video and photo-sharing sites like Youtube, Flickr, Dailymotion; blogging platforms such as Blogspot, Livejournal, Typepad and Wordpress; social networking websites such as Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Wikipedia, VoIP services; etc.); the crackdown on web 2.0 websites (e.g.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

Nptech resources can be found on delicious , flickr , slideshare , and Twitter. Or, if you are clearly visible and helping to pull together threads of knowledge building across many platforms, your organization’s name is getting valuable exposure. Some are huge. Some are successful, but messy. That can make it difficult to navigate.