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New on SSIR: First and Foremost Know Your Community

Amy Sample Ward

When evaluating your community, some of the most influential items to consider regarding social networks include: Age: Facebook users can skew older than MySpace; many organizations in the UK have had great success joining the ecosystem on Bebo to extend the opportunity for teens to reach out for social services in a private way.

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Betting on Braincake: Interview with Jen Stancil

Museum 2.0

Former museum start-up queen, Jen is taking a small organization whose goal is to promote girls’ involvement in math and science through research and programming to new, innovative, exciting places. Braincake isn’t some fakey attempt to pander to teens. The content starts with the teen team. I get forwards daily from teens.