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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org " Check out this terrific interview with Joe – I'd love to hear your ideas, reflections and stories about how you are inspired to make change! Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S.

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For this screencast, I conducted several interviews lasting approximately 50 minutes. about his editing process for a screencast that uses this interview technique. He also notes that he doesn't log with markers, but edits as he is listening to the interview. I recently read a blog entry by Jon Udell.

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Nonprofits Using Ning: An Interview with Community Media Workshop and Best Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Recently, Thom Clark, Gordon Mayer, and Demetrio Maguigad did an email interview with me.

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TechSoup Global: A Tale of Two Dramatically Different Networks and Their Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Local connections built through engagement. Organizers in local community own the agenda. Some of the lessons learned include: -Could have provided the Netsquared community with more tools to do their work like listserves, web sites, etc. They had vastly different ways in which they approached partnering. Hands-off approach.

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A Networked Approach to Social Media Strategy: Strategy and Learning Are Key

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was curious how a large national network with local affiliates approaches a social media strategy in a networked way. So, I interviewed Iavor Ivanov, United Way's director of Web Experience to learn more about their approach. He tracks content to share about local United Ways. Here's an example.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Five Hot Conversations!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. New (to me) Blogs Blau Exchange is posting interviews with interesting ict-minded folks and occasional research and presentations. Check out the interview with Alexandra Samuels.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You can learn a lot about that more through this informative interview by The Buzz Bin with Steve Bridger on the Buzz Director. Or purchase gift items from a socially responsible retail store like Ten Thousand Islands that helps support local artisans and Fair Trade in developing countries. Oh, I so want a NTEN baseball cap !)