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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When the personal computers were first dropped into American schools, they didn’t have the desired impact because the supporting environment wasn’t there. The hubris that is frequently on display, and the often overwrought hype claiming incredible results, are worth taking on. I found this to be an eminently sensible approach.

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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. 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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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. The NTC is the nonprofit technology's field largest gathering. Here's your chance to vote on sessions and suggest speakers. A short case study about the Nature Conservancy uses e-metrics. I wholeheartedly agree

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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Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. 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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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.