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What OpenSocial Means

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Marc Andreessen, who is, of late, connected to Ning, has a great blog entry with details. Google has a number of partners, including social network sites like LinkedIn, Friendster and Ning, as well as Salesforce, which does have very interesting implications given the increasing use of Salesforce in the nonprofit sector.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

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Automated systems can aggregate content coming from particular blogs, people, companies, keywords, or some combination of these. But these systems require the reader to filter out fluff, dreck, and irrelevant content. Consider Ning, Basecamp, and Zoho. That’s where curation comes in to lend a helping hand. Hard to use.

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Open Social Networks

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

They haven’t really started yet, but hopefully it will be an interesting place to watch OpenSocial Directory – a directory of the apps that already exist to use OpenSocial (talk about caffeine and pizza!) Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NpTech Tag: Stop Cyberbulling Day is Today!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You have to be an NTEN member to participate and you have to be the first one to email Gavin.) The post goes on to describe a Digital Asset Management System. where you vote for one of the finalists in the NTEN Video Content or watch a machinima about Nonprofits in Second Life. There's also dogooder.tv Do you find Web2.0

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Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Have Fun - Do Good

TOOLS AND RESOURCES Places to find reviews of tools and training TechSoup [link] Idealware [link] Aspiration [link] CompassPoint [link] NTEN [link] Web Site Hosting Electric Embers [link] Pair Networks [link] Thinkhost [link] Domain name registration MyDomain [link] Register.com [link] Network Solutions [link] CMS (Content Management System) Drupal (..)

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing this for ten years as part of the annual NTEN Day of Service for the NTC. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! NTEN has two fantastic events this month! The conference will showcase NTEN's new book about mission-driven technology. Follow his blog for expert Ning advice. Registration here.

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How To Get Started Thinking About Online Peer Learning Communities for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Overview: Online Community Systems, Cultivators and Resources – Guest Post by Mario Morino and Cheryl Collins. Ning – Popular with nonprofits, reasonably priced, may require some customization. That email exchange morphed into this guest post. Is your nonprofit facilitating online professional learning? What have you learned?