Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The long awaited brand pages on Google + are here. I put a post out on Google + asking what nonprofits had set up pages and was able to identify 88 from all the responses and placed them in a open circle here. Wait for maturation? What’s your nonprofit’s approach to setting up a brand page of Google +? Jump now or wait?

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Google Gartner Hype Nonprofit 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

But having been in the nonprofit technology since 1993, I've seen a predictable pattern of cycles with new tools and technology. It closely follows Gartner's Technology Hype Cycle. Technology Trigger. The technology isn't cheap to set up. Photo by OxMour. Maybe I'm jaded. Inflated Expectations.

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Open Gartner Fundraising Hype 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2011

If the networks you’ve built up on Twitter or Facebook or other places have been working just fine for you, do you have a compelling reason to switch your work habits and incorporate Google+? Will time and effort to rethink and relearn be worth it?

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Adopt Google Professional Network 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2007

That's a diagram I created to illustrate Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles. Social Networks is the killer app of social media and Facebook is the most enjoyable place I have yet seen to meet people with whom I share common interests. My FLickr Stream.

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Facebook Gartner Hype 50