Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2010

I interviewed David Beall from SFHomeless.net and Beth Duttlinger from Alliance Library System who shared information about their experience creating and using a wiki. With nearly 250 participants on the web conference and in Second Life, we had many people excited to get started: read more.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. million total (500,000 active monthly) residents of Second Life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

TikTok has 1 billion monthly active users and is used by 21% of the world’s internet users. There will be multiple realities in the metaverse, such as Second Life (founded in 2003), and there is currently a global race to build the metaverse. 8) Join TikTok. TikTok is the fastest-growing social media network ever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2008

TechSoup's Susan Tenby , Senor Manager--Online Community Development , gave a prepared testimony before the the House Committee on Energy and Commerce' s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet on April 1st about the potential of Second Life. for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Here are TechSoup members from HollabackDC talking about Flip Video cameras that they received from a donation through TechSoup (a new Flip bundle will be coming soon). It also features stories of the real world impact of our Second Life members who participate in the Nonprofit Commons.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2011

We all make up systems as we go along, we all look for inspiration at non-parallel models, we all incorporate game-theory into our work, and we enjoy thinking about how to bring incentives into the act of participating in our communities. We are thinking in the correct framework of nurturing and cultivating innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

more about it here. A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience. Deborah Finn isn't crazy about Facebook, although she likes giving virtual gifts and especially using the applications of her clients, like Changing the Present.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 11, 2008

things like this happen: I had lunch the other day with a friend who is very knowledgeable about the hacker world within in the so-called "intelligence community". Our conversation focused on Facebook, Second Life, and Skype. The same with Second Life. Living as I do right in the heart of D.C.,

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Elliot will be talking with participants about technology planning for nonprofits, and Evonne and Susan will be talking about interactive online events and social media tools. Skype — Offering an easy way to talk to anyone with an Internet connection for free, Skype.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

All of this will be done on your mobile Internet appliance from Starbuck's or Panera Bread. Through their use of "Second Life," TechSoup has been at the forefront of virtual meeting and collaboration environments for several years. avatar), interact with others, and even conduct business transactions.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Video-Based Training: Video streaming has been around for quite some time, however, the new millennium has seen a sudden upsurge in the online streaming space, with YouTube becoming the second popular search engine after Google. Companies are exploring online virtual platforms such as second life, Minecraft, Unity, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

Hat tip to Jay Moonah for the pointer to this Gartner article about virtual worlds. By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500. second life, ??? but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. Ah, but what about ROI? enterprises) will have a ???

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2009

EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Kevin thinks about McKinsey's latest report on cloud computing. Kevin thinks about McKinsey's latest report on cloud computing. Tags: Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Article: Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing. Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. They hope to reach out to residents and spark conversations about philanthropic work and to give advice and assistance to residents who want to advance charitable causes. What's your advice?"

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2009

You may have heard about TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Online Event that's been going on all month. If you're not in the Bay Area, you still join us by viewing the event in Second Life. Tags: Marketing Multimedia & Graphics Social Networking Software Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Hope to see you tonight!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

O’Rielly has a new online series about Women in Technology , with some really great articles. OK, no, I’m still not convinced, but here’s an interesting take on Second Life from Frogloop. I’m developing a class about WEB 2.0 He even asks “What would Jesus do?&# Worth a read!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Deborah Finn's thoughts about limiting the membership to nonprofit tech workers whose e-mail addresses are originating from a.org and whose organization is a 501c3. Robb Cottingham tells us about a brew-haha brewing in the nonprofit social change space in Canada. Today I Cried blog announces that he will quit his job !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Now the online channel has breathed new life into this surging wave and brought with it Facebook events, Myspace groups, Razoo causes, BBC News feeds updated real-time, Twitter posts about Wear A Red Shirt This Friday For Burma and countless IMs??? Someone sneezed and it spread across the whole internet; you???ll ll receive it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. I really don???t the next big thing???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. Nick Booth from the UK is asking for help in promoting an internet UK-based fundraiser. Participants who enter here can win a Playstation 3 from Dixons and have their ??1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

There's an interesting idea for "emergency NGO in a box" in the notes about Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Tools and an interview with Gregg Swanson of HumiNet by Britt Bravo from the Summit. " Michele Martin talks about the barriers to adoption of google tools in government agencies and nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The use of tags has become common practice to manage the flow of information available on the Internet. Adding tags to content, whether blog post; video; photo; and so on, helps content creators organize content and, more importantly, helps your intended audience find it on the Internet. A Taxonomic Tree of Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0 Fundraising 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Asking questions about who people knew and for contact information. So the social networking twenty years later and using the Internet, allows you to figure out who people in your network know, but also who is in their networks. There more and more being written about Personal Fundraising and why it works. Is that Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Much commentary and critiques about the semi-public ballotting process. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. on the interplay of newspapers and internet content. NpTech Community. " Findhabeas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

He has set up campaigns on seven different personal fundraising platforms: ChipIn - FirstGiving - GiveMeaning - SixDegrees - Fundable - Change.org - JustGive.org Britt Bravo points us to " Socially Responsible Idol " a write up about the NetSquared Innovation Award nomination and voting process by Jessica Guynn on SFGate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

" Doug Jacquier, CEO, CISA, Inc welcomed everyone and gave some context about CISA's growth and services over the past few years. He mentioned that I would be talking about Twitter and quipped."If " I did manage to get Internet access on my nokia N95 and couldn't resist Twittering his quip. Mike Seyfang responded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Seb Chan, of the Fresh + New Blog, raises an interesting question about web site stickness in a web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

About five years ago, Brazil violated American intellectual property agreements by producing an AIDS drug for a fraction of the cost of the American company who developed it. There are also provisions against libel and slander, which allow you to recover damages from anyone who misrepresents you or makes false claims about your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Election Day Debriefs What we can learn about online politics from the 2006 Campaigns from e-politics offers some lessons and takeaways about social networking and other traditional technology tools deployed for political campaigns. " If you have thoughts about Second Wave adoption of Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. MacArthur Foundation announces a Virtual Philanthropy event in Second Life next week. Lucy Bernholz who has been thinking deeply about the topic, shares her thoughts. What do you think?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

A place that blogs, that engages in social networking sites, that tries experiments, and reports about all of it honestly. Tell me about the background for the Brooklyn Museum’s community web component. Everything here is mission-driven, and we have a mission that’s very much about the visitor experience and community.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Frogloop: How has nonprofit communications/marketing evolved into using Internet video for outreach and branding? It has featured celebrities like Carol Burnett to deliver messages about smoking cessation and the need for clean air. If theyre hard to reach now, just wait till your event is about to launch. c) Trust your gut.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

How about Digg ? The downside is that it will be another cost to worry about, another consultant/vendor to evaluate. And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million? he wanted to get paid for linking to us).

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

In February 2001, AAM commissioned a study about the trustworthiness of museums and found that "Almost 9 out of 10 Americans (87%) find museums to be one of the most trustworthy or a trustworthy source of information among a wide range of choices. Be honest about mistakes. But here's the problem. But here's the problem. In the Web 2.0

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. To date, the Transfair USA Change.org widget reports bringing in the most money ($942), which works out to be about 22 cents per friend.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. To date, the Transfair USA Change.org widget reports bringing in the most money ($942), which works out to be about 22 cents per friend.

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