Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2007

I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. Over the years I've done a lot of Internet-based research projects and I think it is time for me to do a little rethinking of how to incorporate the social web into this process. The work in progress is here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

To challenge my set ways of doing internet research Web 1.0 style and tolerance for change, I decided to do a seperate action learning experiment on my own dime and reflect in real time along with doing the work: What are some useful techniques social search techniques that might yield richer leads and connections?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

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. Take the time to build your friends list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

So, I starting worrying about the Internet connection in Cambodia. Some possible uses: I put this out on the SalesForce Nonprofit Practitioners listserv. I'm working on a screencast and it might be excellent way to do research or share implicit geek shoudlder-to-shoulder knowledge across the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

I'll explain why in a minute) Someone posted the url to a listserv. Many times, I'm asked by newcomers to RSS readers what is the best way to get started is finding blogs to read. I can't do that anymore which is a normal part of aging or a by-product of consuming too much information called Internet Alzheimers. Absolutely true!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

Public conversation has been happening on the Internet since it started - via listservs, newsgroups, and online forums. about how the social media conversation has shifted again - this time it has moved from Twitter to Friendfeed. What is your technique for responding to comments? How do you nurture conversations?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. Five Hot Conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Who has time for Video? Phil Agre's How To Help Someone Use A Computer, circa 1996, is still relevant to anyone who is teaching someone how to master a new piece of software or Internet service. How to remix content with having a law degree is a simple guide to how to use material from the internet without getting in trouble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

The NTC Conference is a little more than two months away and I'm really looking forward to conversations with colleagues and meeting others face-to-face for the first time. There is just no replacement for face-to-face connections. I'm the moderater for the NTEN online affinity group that focuses on Flickr for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

Ever since, our paths have crossed several times in nonprofit technology circles online, most recently via the Digital Divide Network listserv and the online forums at TechSoup. The research was conducted entirely online, using a multi-media platform and over Internet. To celebrate this accomplishment, I interviewed her!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. It still requires a lot of attention, staff time, management and promotion." This is a must-read. There are 18 articles. No worries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

When you take the time to comment on a post, you become part of the blogger's community and if you are writing a blog, they will most definitely read your post and perhaps become a reader of your blog. world, reading and commenting on blogs, it's time to start blogging. It takes time to visit those sites and find what you want to read!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

She also asked some really good questions about blogging for ngos on the listserv. On returning to the UK in 2003 she spent some time working in internet security before deciding to go back to school. (She We access all orphanages via the internet. " AVIF uses the Internet to recruit volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

" The question awoke my inner research geek (a long time ago I worked as a research analyst and focus group moderator). the listserv question was focused on blog metrics and primarily as traffic and driving traffic! want to waste some time. It goes into the topic of social networking analysis.huh? don't click here.

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