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All You Need To Know About Virtual Conferences

AccelEvents

All that is required is an internet connection and a connected device. . An association usually hosts the event and will market it on their website, through academic and social forums, through listservs, word-of-mouth, and more. A virtual conference can be attended from anywhere. Virtual conferences are cost-effective.

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Tech Planning Tips for Every Nonprofit or Library

Tech Soup

Julie described the library's community as "economically depressed" and a place where the digital divide is real: most people only access the Internet from their phones. "This is not the place for your wildest dreams when you're running a small library. You might need to tweak your goals as you go.

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Five Ways Social Media is Helping to Build Social Justice Movements

Care2

Pre-internet, people were limited to these passionate conversations with friends in person or by phone. Then in the 90’s people had some of these conversations via online forums and listservs. Creates more open and transparent conversations about thought-provoking issues.

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I hope Gavin puts his witty comments on Social Search into a blog post at his digital dinner.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To challenge my set ways of doing traditional Internet research (are ya laughing now Gavin?), I wrote about the results I got from more traditional ways of doing Internet research and my experience with ChaCha - search engine with human guide. Is it worth it to integrate social search into practice?

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

(Commentary here ) Maybe that's why we've heard rumblings in the blogosphere and on listservs that the YouTube Nonprofit Channel was backlogged on accepting applications. What are the 5 things should get into place while you are waiting for your YouTube Nonprofit Channel to be approved? There is a category for Changing the World.

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Using Social Networking Sites for Campaigns: An Interview with Carie Lewis, HSUS

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Carie Lewis, Internet Marketing Manager Humane Society of the United States. I've been following Carie Lewis's posts on the NTEN Affinity groups as well as other nonprofit tech listservs (yes, I still do read listservs) and caught up with her for an interview. We have a strategy and team of people in place for each campaign.

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How I Used LinkedIn For the Final Leg of My Social Search Action Research Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To challenge my set ways of doing internet research Web 1.0 I knew this already , but it has been so long since I taught Internet Searching skills that I've forgotten it. Out of habit, I started off doing the research in my usual ways - posts to listservs, search engine, private emails, and posts to forums.