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Using Social Search Techniques for a Research Project. some reflections and a shout for help

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I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. I am also eager to test out some of the tools and ideas I learned about social search during the Yi-Tan call. I was most curious about ChaCha - a search engine that lets you search with human help.

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I hope Gavin puts his witty comments on Social Search into a blog post at his digital dinner.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

, I decided to do an action learning experiment on these questions: What are some useful techniques social search techniques that might yield richer leads than traditional techniques? What thinking shifts are needed to make your social search more successful? Is it worth it to integrate social search into practice?

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How I Used LinkedIn For the Final Leg of My Social Search Action Research Experiment

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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? Is it worth it to integrate social search into your practice?

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The Answer to Sean's Question: Tools for Effective Listening

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In article about ego searching, Robin Good adds If you can track what the rest of the world is saying about you or your products and services, you have a great deal of valuable information at your disposal. Ego searches. Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free.

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Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In article about ego searching, Robin Good adds If you can track what the rest of the world is saying about you or your products and services, you have a great deal of valuable information at your disposal. Ego searches. Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free.

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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

leading to an impassioned request for best practices for minimizing damage when this security breaches occur on several listservs. Video The AFP Nonprofit Technology blog points to a story by Jennifer Gilomen from BAVC about digital storytelling techniques and tools for nonprofits in the NPTimes. " You read an excerpt here.

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Using Social Networking Sites for Campaigns: An Interview with Carie Lewis, HSUS

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. she manages all social networking profiles, online advertising, search engine optimization, and online marketing techniques for campaigns.