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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The hubris that is frequently on display, and the often overwrought hype claiming incredible results, are worth taking on. Something that any geek that aims to do social good must keep in mind! He broadens this to tackling what he labels “the packaged intervention,” the neatly wrapped solution that will solve a social problem.

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Upworthy Type Headlines: To Like or Dislike?

Care2

And if you look at their website right now, you will find that some of their headlines are simpler and not the hyped up "and you won''t believe what happened next.". Should your organization adopt a similar model and share popular memes and videos with your audience on Facebook to generate more engagement? What about Facebook?

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Social Media Adoption: The Line Between Individual/Personal and Organizational

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is the Social = Me First meme , I have spoken on widely. It is only the most narrow-mind and short-sighted of management that actively ignores the primary motivations of human aspiration. Technology providers also try to avoid getting seduced by the hype cycles. How short was the hype cycle of MySpace? Of YouTube?

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. That said, keep in mind that large nonprofits are spending tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars each year on Facebook Ads and they have it down to a science.

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

NTEN

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning. Be proactive.