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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science. Here are five tips from some of the best in the non-profit business." And, how do you do it?

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Around the Mug: What Happens After the Ice Melts?

Connection Cafe

When you look at the stats, there is so much to this campaign that took it well beyond fundraising. Here are some of the stats: Youtube: IBC Videos Watched 1 BILLION+ times = one of the biggest video phenomenon in the history of the Internet. Wikipedia Searches for ALS : 2.89 Money raised will fuel underfunded research.

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Is your site optimized for mobile?

Connection Cafe

First - some stats. First, go to one of my favorite sites - Wikipedia. Wikipedia will sense that you are using a mobile device and will automatically display the version of the site that is optimized for mobile. Then, click on the link that says "View this page on regular Wikipedia." You'll see the difference.

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Screencast Treatment: Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. The research has been going slowly -- partly because web analytics is a very complex and geeky topic. Young Einstein. So, let's select a tool first. And, is it enough?

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. In January, NMC released The Horizon Report , a research-oriented effort to identify emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within higher education.

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Meet Marshall the Nonprofit Blogging Coach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am 28 years old and am just beginning to work in consulting and training in the use of new web tools for research and communication. I have long been a dedicated web researcher, so when I started hearing about blogs and about RSS, I investigated. They have great stats and services. I'm very excited about it.

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