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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Now I primarily only watch the PBS News Hour and listen to NPR and the BBC on the Internet more often, but not all day.

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Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al???now The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. How do increase internet literacy with communities? What type of language should i use?

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What OpenSocial Means

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And the language of these APIs are standard HTML and Javascript. One of the big issues about social network platforms was that once Facebook made its platform available, and MySpace and LinkedIn followed, it looked like developers would have to port their apps to each social network. This is getting really interesting! {

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An Interview with Silvia Tolisano of Langwitches Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I immediately saw the potential of being able to connect to my friends and family across distances and being able to read news and research in my other languages and from different perspectives than the media in the US provided. I wanted to combine my two passions in teaching: Foreign Languages and Technology.

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The Flickr Hold A Sign Meme: Protesting Wendy's Frosty Attitude Towards Animals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's some points: This is a great example of multi-channel marketing with integrating social media along with other more "traditional" internet tools like email. The messaging on MySpace is a very different style. I'm assuming the messaging on Facebook is slightly different from that on other networks or via email.

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Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin: Creating a Social Networking Strategy (Part 0)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lots of tools. many organizations are initially focusing on using social media as a communication and awareness tool. Is that MySpace friend an activist? Déjà Vu All Over Again Web 2.0 in 2009 reminds me of Web 1.0 Lots of talk. Lots of uncertainty. Lots of buzzword bingo. Lots of new vendors. Few experts. Few owners.

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How Will Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?

NTEN

Nonprofits are spicing up their social media communications strategy with language and informalities that may turn-off older supporters and major donors. Figure out what your need is, set a bounty on it as a deliverable, and then witness how the Internet responds. This is a flawed assumption. Four years ago, web 2.0

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