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NetSquared: In the Beginning

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In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 " The year was 2005.

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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

There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action. NpTech Community.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NetSquared. Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! " (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. NpTech Talk. Looking for a primer?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Google Earth launches Virtual Telescope: Sky as noted by the Viralroots blog where you can see both GoogleEarth and the sky. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. Video, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networking Wikiscan let's you see who is editing wikipedia as mentioned in a recent Wired Magazine article.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. What do you think?

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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. Marshall Kirkpatrick, longtime Netsquared blogger, is now working with Splashcast also at DEMO 07 this week. Check out this splashcast channel with a nonprofit theme created by Netsquared Blogger, Britt Bravo. Cross-posted at Netsquared It's called Moulin.

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NpTech Tag: People Behind Tags, NpTech Timeline, Twitter, and More Widgets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One wonders where virtual words like Second Life fit on the interaction and communications axis. Charity Badges, Widgets, Virtual World Fundraising and More. Britt Bravo asks us to encourage people we know working on a social impact technology project to nominate their project for Netsquared Innovation Fund Award. The graphic.

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