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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. As the first social networking website used by the masses, MySpace carried the brunt of bad press. Teens talk about the organizations at their local church, and thus the church creates a MySpace profile. MySpace is not dangerous.

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Benetech and the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The TRC’s final report has been covered extensively in the press. Much of the press coverage of the TRC Final Report -- both national and international -- has focused on the TRC's recommendation regarding President Sirleaf. In that light, I would like to clarify one misunderstanding that has been repeated in the press.

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Museums and Relevance: What I Learned from Michael Jackson

Museum 2.0

On Thursday afternoon, our workshop fractured as curators, educators, media producers, and marketing staff scrambled to talk to press and put together spur-of-the-moment exhibits and tribute programs. Are museums only relevant when they can serve our most pressing needs? Do these teens need EMPSFM to survive? Probably not.

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Just as blogging is now becoming mainstream, but was ahead of the curve three or four years ago (and several Bloggers , are now seen as influencials (and members of the Press (sorta) - if they have a wide enough audience). The flickr stream - photos tagged with macfoundsl and snapzilla stream. A report about the event from Hastac.

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Chase Community Giving Contest: The Organizations on the Leaderboard Go Up and Down

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The second round of the contest opened on January 15th and the pre-contest promotion on January 14th on the contest fan page was met with a chorus of "Vote for Haiti." Chase had, in face, already donated to the relief efforts, although the link to the corporate press release was not posted on the Fan Page all until two days later.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

Whether a teen zine about punk music or a university journal, the Underground Library will collect it, catalog it, and share it in ways designed to help people learn more about their city and each other. Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences. What non-traditional arts venues inspire you?

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Quick Hits: Funding, Facts, and Futurecasting

Museum 2.0

There's a new Pew Research report on teens and gaming showing that 97% of American teens play some kind of video games (console, online, mobile, etc). The press release gives you the highlights, or you can download the whole report. Tags: Quick Hits. I can't wait for part four.

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