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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. The technology itself is advancing, opening up more possibilities for even smarter applications.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: Valentine's Day Edition

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Thanks for including the NTC !). While we're handing out congrats, nice work, EchoDitto , on the new open source Mother Jones website. Jenn Thompson lists the conferences she's looking forward to attending in 2009 and why she recommends them. Marc Osten interviews Gavin Clabaugh -- two NTEN superstars, I must say!

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! NTC will take place in New Orleans March 19-21.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, you want to build a MashUp? Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. NpTech Conversations.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&# Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. The measure of impact is to determine whether the comments and feedback strengthened or improved the final proposal.

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