Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Tweetdeck – add columns to listen and track conversations or watch mentions. Ning/Yahoo/Google. Find conversations quickly: check out Radian6, Biz360 and so on – a fairly expensive way to listen but comes with functionality to sort, track, etc. Learn what people want to hear. Communities. What to listen for: brand.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 22, 2009

Social Actions , the platform that makes it easy for individuals and organizations to share actions across the web, has just launched it’s Ning-powered social network: My.SocialActions. It’s built on Ning, so it has some features you’re probably familiar with, too.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

Don’t use Ning, use Elgg. I use it to create sitemaps, mostly, but it’s also great for brainstorming. Elgg is the open source social network management system. Install it on your own server, control your own data. Stay tuned. Wanna set up a easy development environment on your Macintosh without struggling with Fink or MacPorts?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

A social network like Facebook, LinkedIn, or Ning might be a tool to leverage your talents. Facebook , Ning ) Social bookmarking (i.e. Are you, or the staff person who will be in charge of social media, using social media already, or will training be needed? Are you a natural writer? A blog may be a place to start.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

A number of vendor applications and technologies also were presented, including act.ly , Legistalker , DataMasher , Drupal , WordPress , Democracy in Action , Joomla , Ning , GovLuv , You2Gov , GovLoop , Qik , TwitVid , Bit.ly , and GovPulse. Congressional staffers are looking for better metrics to track social media performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

SocialGiving , a Ning app that allows for peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives for Ning Network Creators was launched this week by PincGiving. Ning has been a popular platform for nonprofits to create communities of interest around their causes. Follow his blog for expert Ning advice. Good Reads: Online. BackUpMyTweets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

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. internetarizans tracks the Internet, Human Rights and Social Change. What do you think? Meanwhile, a few scholarly articles on the topic.

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