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Facebook Group vs Facebook Page: Which One Should You Use?

CauseVox

This is also called your personal profile, and it’s where you share photos, status updates, videos, etc. Pros: You need a personal profile to join Facebook at all. Once you have your page set, you post updates similar to how you would post updates to your personal profile. What is a Facebook Page? It’s a necessity.

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. The purpose of this game is to remove all photos of human for a few days from Facebook.&#. Do we need slacktivism to justify fun behavior online?

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs!

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships. Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo.

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Accessibility on Social Media

M+R

Additionally, you may see special characters used to create artistic typefaces for profiles on Twitter and Instagram. While these may look interesting and make a person’s profile name stand out, they are not accessible. When in doubt, Arial, Helvetica, and Calibri are among the most universally accessible typefaces to use.

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The Flickr Hold A Sign Meme: Protesting Wendy's Frosty Attitude Towards Animals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This photo is from the Humane Society's recent "Wendy That's Not Right" campaign. This technique is the " hold a sign meme " where you ask your community to send photos to flickr of you (or your animal) holding a protest sign. The flickr pool of photos is here. And please only send photos.

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Participatory Campaigns: The Hold A Sign Meme

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

not that this necessarily applies to Oxfam) but its super low budget by using existing infrastructure and orgs of any size could really raise their profile and provide an intense interactive opportunity for supporters this way. She points out why she likes the campaign: 1 ??? it takes advantage of the established Flickr community???s

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