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Friday Fun Links: Skype Tea, Daily DoGooder, and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Have Fun - Do Good

Having Skype Tea with Amy Sample Ward. This spring I've been "having tea" via Skype with faraway friends and colleagues who I'd love to hang out with if they lived closer. Reading about "Happiness Hacks" in Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal. It's been super fun.

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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Sometimes it has worked swimmingly like this one with Amy Sample Ward in 2008, other times not. Last year I audio-skyped into a conference in the UK to present with Steve Bridger. It is also helpful to have a back channel for communications with the moderator.

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Great reads from around the web on October 14th

Amy Sample Ward

" Facebook And Skype Officially Announce New Integration – "Today Facebook and Skype officially announced a new partnership which includes the complete integration of the Facebook newsfeed into Skype as well as the phonebook which lists all of a Skype user’s Facebook friends.

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Senior-Friendly Tools To Get Grandma Wired

NTEN

Skype - Skype's video conferencing abilities are a great way to have free long distance or international phone calls to family or friends. Thanks for sharing this resource, Amy Sample Ward ! As my Grandmother became more familiar with the way that Facebook works, she's become more comfortable posting her own content.

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Relaunching: A place for conversations, content, and more!

Amy Sample Ward

After Matt and I emailed to get on the same page about timeline, costs, and expectations, we set up a skype call. We did much of this simultaneously, both plugging away at the WordPress admin panel while on skype together. That’s how I found Matt! Phase 2: Identifying Goals, Needs, Direction.

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NCVO and TAG Conference Presentations and Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On November 24th, I got up at 5:00 AM to skype into the NCVO Information Conference , focused on how organizations can make best use of recent developments in social media to meet the changing needs and expectations of their audiences. I had the honor of presenting with Laura Whitehead and Amy Sample Ward who were on site.

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Funneling Frustration: Building the future for technology and social change

Amy Sample Ward

At the end of 2010, I started having a weekly, 30-minute skype call with my friend Vanessa Rhinesmith. There is no agenda. We do not work together. We call these weekly calls, “brain dates.&#

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