Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

A short-hand for this might be that technology is most useful in the hands of people who are ready to use it. He notes: “the right people can work around a bad technology, but the wrong people will mess up even a good one.” Wishful thinking makes many people dream of quick fixes.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

But is this a signal that people are growing weary of the “and you won’t believe what happened next” headlines? 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.". What about Facebook?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 10, 2021

This example shows how a nonprofit can be a fun partner to meme NFT and benefit from the sale. Historical organizations may also have a pathway to enter the NFT world as iconic moments and people make their way into the market. A lot of the success of a NFT drop is based on the hype and perceived value generated by the promotion work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

This is the Social = Me First meme , I have spoken on widely. The gist of the idea is that people adopt social tools, initially, for some highly personal reasons, but stick with them for the social connectedness that they gain from them. Technology providers also try to avoid getting seduced by the hype cycles. tool after Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. In discussions with small and medium-sized nonprofits, there’s a lot of hype about stories (which disappear 24 hours after posting), but very little ROI and stories can be time-consuming to create.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. Help with world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free. The NTC is the nonprofit technology's field largest gathering. Here's your chance to vote on sessions and suggest speakers.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

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. People are talking about you.

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