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Technology Hype Cycle from Gartner

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

and other technologies such as Second Life follows a well established pattern identified by Gartner analysts called " hype cycles " The description is below and this visual showing the hype cycle for consumer technologies. Should all nonprofits wait until Phase 5?

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many social media practitioners who are from a marketing or public relations background are focused on creating conversations. If you are designing a new social media initiative, I would urge you to use the 4Cs Framework in the design and strategy phase itself. Conversations create buzz, which is how ideas tip, become viral.