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Interestingly enough, almost everyone in this workshop had already put themselves on a “news diet.” She also taken off all breaking news alerts and only consumes news from a handful of vetted sources. MORE
The post Your Weekly SMS/MMS News appeared first on Mobile Commons. Customer News Industry News News & Updates UncategorizedCrisis Text Line gets $23.8 million from tech A-listers – Started by Nancy Lublin, former CEO of DoSomething, CTL just raised some cash! MORE
Mobile Industry News Study reveals success of text messaging in helping smokers quit – The evidence shows that text messaging reduces smoking. The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & Updates MORE
Industry News The TCPA As Great Uniter? The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & Updates MORE
The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & UpdatesThis brilliant app will send you a positive text message every morning – A wonderful article about ShineText, a service sending positive affirmations daily via text. MORE
massnonprofit news :: : "he popularity of smartphones—and expected continued growth across all demographic groups—means nonprofits need to implement a mobile strategy that begins with building a comprehensive database of mobile phone numbers. MORE
Every week, our Lead Mobile Strategist Ti Chesley will post a roundup of the biggest news in mobile messaging. The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. Mobile Research News & UpdatesWe’re starting a new feature on the Mobile Commons blog! MORE
Crowdfunding draws crowds - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety: "Anders, who has been making films for some 25 years, offered prizes for contributions that were a step up from public radio totebags: Her longtime connections came through with vinyl record-store gift certificates and Quentin Tarantino-curated swag.In MORE
massnonprofit news :: : "Knowledge management—also called KM—is the process of choosing and using tools and systems to effectively gather, organize, share, and use information, of any topic and type, within and between individuals, organizations, and groups." ''via Blog this MORE
ClickAJob News: "A poll by Personnel Today and legal firm Charles Russell has revealed that sites such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace are not used by 73 per cent of human resources professionals.However, finance, media and professional services bosses were found to be the most likely to engage in such activity.Retailers and charitable organisations are least likely to look for a job MORE
Gaming for learning | Inquirer News : Games for learning is an interesting topic because gaming is associated with fun, it’s associated with engagement and the concept that when a student plays a game, the student learns,” said Jason Trump, Microsoft’s education partner director for Asia Pacific and moderator of “Gaming4Good: Education through Gaming” forum. “If MORE
News - Local News: Portsmouth News and Information (Portsmouth) : "Joshua Shaw, from Portsmouth, Ed Adams, from Pebworth in Warwickshire, both 20, and Qui Mai, 28, from Vietnam will spend six weeks working for the charity Balloon Kenya this summer." ''via Blog this MORE
Facebook has updated its News Feed algorithm again. Almost one third of people use Facebook to get their news. Personally, I don’t like the News Feed default and prefer the All Friends feed. What does this mean for you? It means that they want more people to know what is going on around them…and by pushing more stories with the most comments, the most shares, and the most likes to the top of your feed, they believe you will want to see that story. MORE
James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news — and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy. MORE
All the best, Jim Founder, Benetech P.S. If you are not already receiving Benetech’s news and updates, I encourage you to stay informed of the exciting progress by selecting Subscribe. I am incredibly excited to let you know that earlier this month we announced that Betsy Beaumon , Benetech’s current president, will be taking over as CEO of Benetech. Betsy is a recognized social entrepreneur who has dedicated much of her career to changing the world with software. MORE
Nonprofits Say Facebook News-Feed Changes Hurting Outreach - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "Nonprofits Say Facebook News-Feed Changes Hurting Outreach Charities that rely primarily on social media to raise awareness and share information about their causes are growing restive over alterations in how Facebook delivers a group''s posts to those who have liked its page, according to International Business Times." ''via Blog this MORE
We had a Bookshare all-hands meeting this week, where our entire team gets together and talks about the latest activities and news about the Bookshare project. One piece of news struck me as being particularly poignant. It turned out to be H1N1, and its impact was devastating, as recounted in the Whittier Daily News article: Whittier College student dies from H1N1 complications. MORE
Nonprofits find their way with social media - Shelby News: Local News : "Just how effectively are nonprofits using social media? Bloomerang, an Indianapolis company that works with nonprofits to help them improve donor retention, surveyed over 9,000 small to medium-sized nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada earlier this year and found that the vast majority use Facebook as their primary focus." ''via Blog this MORE
Nonprofit News #nptech charitable giving Cloud Giving in an Election Year Millennial Running Study Nonprofit Leadership Report npEXPERTS Outcomes P2P StudyApril Fools. We know that nonprofit professionals are the hardest working folks out there and we want to help you succeed. MORE
Every week, our Lead Mobile Strategist Ti Chesley posts a roundup of the biggest news in mobile messaging. Trump campaign sued over text messages – Yuge SMS news! The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. MORE
University fundraising service to enter digital realm - The Pitt News: News : TeleFund, Pitt’s telephone fundraising service, suspended its calling operation for a few weeks to take time to consider new ways to communicate with Pitt alumni. The way the world communicates is changing,” said Albert Novak, a vice chancellor in the Office of Institutional Advancement, which oversees TeleFund’s operations MORE
Of course it's much easier to share good news with your employees, but it's perhaps even more important to share the bad news. And it's only when they have the full picture -- the good news and the bad news -- that they can rally together with you to brainstorm possible solutions. MORE
They cited time efficiency and convenience as the major reasons The post Your Weekly Mobile News appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & Updates MORE
Every week, our Lead Mobile Strategist Ti Chesley will post a roundup of the biggest news in mobile messaging. The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons MORE
Industry News Vonage (VG) Tops Q1 EPS by 5c; Enters Agreement to Acquire Nexmo in ~$300M Deal – Vonage acquires Nexmo, one of the big messaging gateways and a general provider of messaging API’s. The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. MORE
flickr.com/photos/mikebaird. Although the findings of the recently released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report haven’t changed much since the last edition three years ago, its release has (re)fueled the conversation fire in the #nptech community. MORE
I wanted to quickly write and share with you the local and national media coverage that VisionLink has been recently receiving in response to winter storm Juno. MORE
While I am much more comfortable on the other side of the camera lens, pleased to include this link to Fox News. The interview focuses on the role of technology, social media, and Apps relating to disaster response and community services. MORE
I was interviewed for two articles that were published recently. The NonProfit Times ran the story The Evolution of Donor Management And Its Fundraising Future , which deals with how technology is transforming the way nonprofits interact with donors, particularly online. And the Chronicle of Philanthropy ran 'But It's Free!' and 9 Other Lines About Technology You Don't Want to Hear. If you're a Chronicle subscriber you can read that one by clicking here. MORE
Huge news…? The post Your Weekly Mobile News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & UpdatesHotels Embrace Text Messaging – An article in USA Today notes that hotels texting guests is becoming more commonplace. MORE
Thank You for Supporting Good News Shared - Good News Shared | Good News Shared : "Thank You for Supporting Good News Shared By Nisha Kotecha Good News Shared is 1 today! I’m so happy that this special day has fallen on Thank You Thursday!" ''via Blog this MORE
In a Facebook post dated January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg shared a completely new direction for the News Feed to make sure the “time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent.”. So his new goal for the News Feed is to create more meaningful conversations between “friends, family and groups”. How will the News Feed rank public content? To spark more meaningful conversations between people , the News Feed will now prioritize: 1. MORE
SMS News MessageBird, a profitable rival to Twilio from Europe, introduces support for chat apps – While Twilio is pretty focused on enabling app developers, his company looks more to enterprise companies. The post Your Weekly Mobile News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. MORE
The post Your Weekly SMS News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & UpdatesBook Your Next Hotel Stay at Mandalay Bay via Text Message – Hipcricket customer Mandalay Bay lets guests book their stays over SMS. MORE
Nonprofit news roundup, 12.05.14 « Philanthropy North Carolina : "Launched in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation, with additional partners, #GivingTuesday is driven mainly by social media and online giving campaigns, the report says. MORE
So how do you make the fact that you’re doing a 5K or walk into news that’s going to get reported? The fact that you’re doing a 5K for a worthwhile cause by itself is not news. The world of journalism and news publishing is changing rapidly. Write your posts like a news story. MORE
SMS News OpenMarket Releases New Infographic Demonstrating Massive Opportunity for Financial Institutions to Engage with Target Consumers via SMS – 35-55 percent of people prefer to receive SMS alerts for bank activity compared to 27 percent of the general US population. MORE
———— I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to keep up with all the news. Many of us have our own curation practice, but one of the most efficient I have is to keep an eye on those in our community who are curating the news for us. MORE
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All the best, Jim Founder, Benetech P.S. If you are not already receiving Benetech’s news and updates, I encourage you to stay informed of the exciting progress by selecting Subscribe. I am incredibly excited to let you know that earlier this month we announced that Betsy Beaumon , Benetech’s current president, will be taking over as CEO of Benetech. Betsy is a recognized social entrepreneur who has dedicated much of her career to changing the world with software.
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Interestingly enough, almost everyone in this workshop had already put themselves on a “news diet.” She also taken off all breaking news alerts and only consumes news from a handful of vetted sources.
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They cited time efficiency and convenience as the major reasons The post Your Weekly Mobile News appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & Updates
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Of course it's much easier to share good news with your employees, but it's perhaps even more important to share the bad news. And it's only when they have the full picture -- the good news and the bad news -- that they can rally together with you to brainstorm possible solutions.
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Huge news…? The post Your Weekly Mobile News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons. Industry News News & UpdatesHotels Embrace Text Messaging – An article in USA Today notes that hotels texting guests is becoming more commonplace.
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———— I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to keep up with all the news. Many of us have our own curation practice, but one of the most efficient I have is to keep an eye on those in our community who are curating the news for us.
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Facebook has updated its News Feed algorithm again. Almost one third of people use Facebook to get their news. Personally, I don’t like the News Feed default and prefer the All Friends feed. What does this mean for you? It means that they want more people to know what is going on around them…and by pushing more stories with the most comments, the most shares, and the most likes to the top of your feed, they believe you will want to see that story.
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We had a Bookshare all-hands meeting this week, where our entire team gets together and talks about the latest activities and news about the Bookshare project. One piece of news struck me as being particularly poignant. It turned out to be H1N1, and its impact was devastating, as recounted in the Whittier Daily News article: Whittier College student dies from H1N1 complications.
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I wanted to quickly write and share with you the local and national media coverage that VisionLink has been recently receiving in response to winter storm Juno.
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Every week, our Lead Mobile Strategist Ti Chesley will post a roundup of the biggest news in mobile messaging. The post Mobile Messaging News Roundup appeared first on Mobile Commons
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So how do you make the fact that you’re doing a 5K or walk into news that’s going to get reported? The fact that you’re doing a 5K for a worthwhile cause by itself is not news. The world of journalism and news publishing is changing rapidly. Write your posts like a news story.
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University fundraising service to enter digital realm - The Pitt News: News : TeleFund, Pitt’s telephone fundraising service, suspended its calling operation for a few weeks to take time to consider new ways to communicate with Pitt alumni. The way the world communicates is changing,” said Albert Novak, a vice chancellor in the Office of Institutional Advancement, which oversees TeleFund’s operations
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