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5 Social Media Stats That’ll Help Your Nonprofit Understand Audiences

TechImpact

And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true? The Internet is catering to the platform more so than any other hardware platform, so if your website is not responsive, and your content is not showing optimally on smart phone screens, you now know what your next project is.

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help. Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report? Please log in and give us the scoop.

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Everyday Innovation: Using Technology to Improve Your Services

Care2

In one example that’s elegant in its simplicity, a staff member at a small organization observed that, while all the teens in a mentoring program carried cell phones and used them frequently, few would answer phone calls or emails.

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Using Everyday Technology to Improve Your Services

NTEN

One small organization, for example, is using text messages to communicate with teens who participate in a mentoring program. A staff member observed that, though all the teens carried cell phones and used them frequently, few would answer phone calls or emails.

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Things We Like (February 2010)

NTEN

Pew Internet, in their report on " Social Media and Young Adults ", reveals that the number of teen bloggers has plummeted since 2006. Have they discovered Japan's mobile phone novels fad ? Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. (Maybe they had privacy concerns.). Mouse pointer track.

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The Shrinking Generational Digital Divide

NTEN

Personal computers, cell phones, digital assistants, and the Internet have fundamentally changed how we communicate. But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Sami Hassanyeh, AARP. But to make these connections, people need access.

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Igniting the 15NTC stage at lightning speed

NTEN

American teens still send more SMS than any other type of message, and send more SMS than any other age group. 15NTC community Community ignite nptech NTC nten presentation Program' Get the Message: Low tech tools are critical to reaching YOUR stakeholders Speaker: Laura Walker McDonald, CEO, Social Impact Lab (SIMLab).

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