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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time.

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Can Twitter Save the Fail Whales? Err Save the World.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Or rather, how do we measure the value and effectiveness of Twitter? What do we measure? Paul Young's analysis of what worked, what didn't in his fundraising campaign can give you some hints of what to measure. San Diego Fires ??? So maybe the question should be, how many whales did you save with that Tweet ?

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