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Current Affair: The Importance of Keeping Your WordPress Site Updated

Byte Technology

For anyone who owns—or has ever owned—a smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop computer, the mantra that is constantly hammered into us is “update, update, update.” And if you took your site offline for a major update, do a test of your pages before going live again.

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Virgin America As Connector

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last night, there was a couple setting next to me who once airborne, opened their laptops and started talking. Behind me was Nicholas Reville, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Miro , a HD open source video player. What other airline (and route) offers a great flying experience and offline networking opportunities!

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

NTEN

Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. Third Place: $10,000. Marginalized populations lack access to digital technology yet aspire to participate meaningfully in the digital public sphere.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. A quick review of the results of Isovera Survey of Open Source Content Management Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. She notes, "It doesn't specifically talk about open content, but discusses online and offline content income models in depth, with numbers." on the interplay of newspapers and internet content.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Ideal for organizing regional chapters, activists, or special events, Meetup makes it easy for nonprofits to organize supporters online to then meet up face-to-face offline. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Meetup :: meetup.com.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Blog Buzz, NGOS at Demo 07, and Moulin

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. Personal Fundraising and Open Source Deductions Article in the Seattle Times about personal fundraising, Hoping To Help Darfur $1 at a Time that focuses on Darfurwall.org that has successfully raiased $30,000 in very small donations - $1 per person. It's called Moulin.

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