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NTEN We Are Media Project: Week 1 - How Can Your Nonprofit Organization Avoid Drinking the Web 2.0 Kool-Aid.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The expression "drinking the Kool-Aid" has come to mean that " one has embraced a particular philosophy or perspective ," although the expression " Don't Drink The Kool-Aid" is a reference to the 1978 cult mass-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.

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Adventures in Participatory Journalism: An Interview with Sarah Rich about 48 Hour Magazine

Museum 2.0

For example, we received a photo essay that featured images taken months ago in French Guyana. The Internet is obviously a key tool for organizing. We were intentionally vague about the idea that the contributions had to be entirely conceived and created during the 24-hour submission period. The photos were old but the text was new.