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From 2005 to 2015: The Radical Effect of Social Media on Nonprofit Web Design

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Internet was primarily a desktop PC or laptop experience and reading news and sending and receiving email accounted for the majority of time spent online. New York Public Library 2015. New York Public Library 2005. Bold imagery. Large font. Simplified, tappable navigation and calls-to-action. Dramatic use of color.

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10 Essential Tools for the Nonprofit New Media Manager on the Go

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Foursquare is essential for nonprofits that are location-based (such as museums, food banks, and libraries ). Foursquare does have a mobile website ( m.foursquare.com ) for laptop users, but the best way to experience Foursquare is on a smartphone. It is a trend I would definitely be monitoring at www.mobilepaymentsworld.com.

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The Disposable Computer

Tech Soup

You may have recognized the trend: computing (crunching numbers and running programs) is moving away from your computer and is now being delivered as a service over the Internet. Plus, this trend is accelerating. That trend will continue. These laptops are priced between $200 and $500. Your computer will be disposable.

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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

Tech Soup

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. How robust is the used computer market and is it trending down or up?

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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

Tech Soup

As always, I'll also cover other mobile news and trends. 11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. Happy Earth Month! To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. Let's dig in!

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

Tech Soup

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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Making Mobile Devices and Computers Easier to Use for Seniors — Part 2 — Text and Icon Enhancements

Tech Soup

We hope that the following how-to directions will be useful for nonprofits and libraries to help their constituents and patrons see text and images on their screens more clearly. With the release of iPhone 6, Apple finally joined the trend of manufacturing smartphones with huge screens. Boost the Size of Icons and Text.

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