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Social Networks to Replace Email? NOT!!!

Care2

She said only 11% of teens email daily and that they are using SMS (or Twitter) and social networks for communications. Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. In India it grew by 1250%.

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Trends: Internet Demographics and Embracing Failure

Care2

According to Pew’s latest study, “they still clearly surpass their elders online when it comes to many communications and entertainment-related activities, such as using social network sites and playing games online.&# Social network site usage for this demographic has quadrupled since 2008, from 4% to 16%.

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Internet Strategy, Genocide Prevention

Forum One

In particular, he reflected on five strategic uses of the internet which, when combined intelligently, have influenced the actions of the entire US Congress. Transparent scorecard reporting: After aggregating a "grade" for each policy maker, publish it on the Internet, with all relevant substantiating information.

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Is the Future of Social Media Much Different for Non-profits?

NetWits

How do you organize your social media efforts? What department is your social media program in? What’s your 2011 social media budget? Looking for more info on social media in the non-profit sector?

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PdF10: Can the Internet Fix Politics? How Data Visualization Can Help Us Listen and Respond

Tech Soup

At this morning's session of short-talk presentations, Can the Internet Fix Politics? Tracking and Visualizing Trends in Social Media. This info can be used to help hone what keywords may help people best FIND your organization online or to help position your staff as central to a hot topic related to your mission.

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Four Tips to Protect your Online Privacy

Care2

Many nonprofit campaigners were not surprised to learn that the government monitors average citizens'' private emails and their presence on social networks. While it won’t prevent the NSA from reading your emails or private social networking updates, these tips will help you better protect your privacy from the general public.

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Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was part of the first-day that featured mobile expert Amy Gahran and Lee Raine , Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. 1: Broadband Internet (Expansion of broadband). #2: 3: Social Networking. He said that photo sharing is really social grooming. Trying to get a head.