Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

And now the social networking giant is poised to delve even deeper into users’ messaging activity with a new mobile app with SMS-like functionality." Wikipedia Rolling Out Article Rating System – What Do You Think? – "Love it or hate it, you can't say Wikipedia is slow to innovate.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Online social networking was just being born. Here was the Philanthropy News Network announcement of the project: "TechSoup NetSquared, the project to increase nonprofit effectiveness through Web-based social tools, has added a case study section to its website. 'Net2 Social Networking Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Ars Technica reports that hackers are expanding their password cracking frontiers into Wikipedia, YouTube, song lyrics, and other works of literature or writing. Lovecraft story "The Call of Cthulu" and it is noted in a Wikipedia entry. Password hackers are using some new tactics to break into your online accounts.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2009

The first generation in human history who regard behaviors like tweeting and texting, along with websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google and Wikipedia as everyday parts of their social lives and their search for understanding. Tags: Marketing Research Online Marketing Online Organizing Social Networking Trends.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2010

According to Wikipedia , "crowdsourcing is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community (a crowd), through an open call." Has this been done before? What is the best route? How can this project be sustainable?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2011

.&# It isn’t new – a lot comes from the early discussions of social software and networks and some early adopters say the energy is similar to birth of blogosphere and early social networking back in 2003. Source: Quick Draw Comics - John Weeks.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

At the MWC keynote, Zuckerberg laid out his vision for a low-cost data plan that would include basic search and social networking and Wikipedia access – essentially all text-based services. Zuckerberg has partnered with Samsung, Nokia, Opera, and others to bring more affordable web access by way of smartphones.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Did you know that there are over 156 million public blogs, according to Wikipedia. That's a lot of competition for all you nonprofit campaigners and bloggers. How do you make your blog stand out? What are the best blogging practices your organization should implement that will also generate more blog traffic? Frogloop's got you covered.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

He isn't relying on the traditional approach of asking an expert, but wants to crowdsource suggestions through social networks. Wikipedia is probably the best example of this, but I think it's possible to do much more.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2009

According to Wikipedia , giving circles are a form of philanthropy consisting of groups of individuals who pool their funds and other resources to donate to their communities and seek to increase their awar eness and engagement in the process of giving. Connect with giving circles and encourage your members to start their own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2007

video and photo-sharing sites like Youtube, Flickr, Dailymotion; blogging platforms such as Blogspot, Livejournal, Typepad and Wordpress; social networking websites such as Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Wikipedia, VoIP services; etc.); the crackdown on web 2.0 websites (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2009

For more details, see this wikipedia entry. It is one of a number of "life streaming applications" where individuals and organizations who are active on the social web can port their activity across social networks into one, easy to follow, read, and comment activity stream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

It will be a gamechanger in the US, with 10,000 of the smartest, most motivated young hackers and other young technoids being exposed to the best of web development, artificial intelligence, robotics, social networking, gaming and social engagement. Welcome to the U.S., Campus Party — we need you. billion to date.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Time then to ping mainstream news sources, image search and his Wikipedia page to check for updates. uses AJAX and XMPP to let users perform the communication functions of social networking (messaging, person to person sharing) through an "apps in the browser OS" metaphor. Real-Time Publishing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2005

I must admit when I hear about Community Driven Spread Campaigns, I can't help but visualize a baby boomer celebrating their 50th birthday and sharing a huge dark chocolate chocolate cake with friends, family, and various people from their social networks. Some articles analyzing campaigns or reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

Building an online presence on Social Networking / Web2.0 Wikipedia - editing articles of films, events, and organizations that we are closely linked to in order to mention our affiliation with them. MySpace - to stay connected / reach out to potential supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Slide Share Show, " Putting the U in YouTube " although geared for higher education institutions provides some really good practical marketing tips for social networking sites that should be useful for nonprofits too. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning. NetSquared.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

There are many other readers - here's a comparison of features from Wikipedia. You can monitor social networks and YouTube for mentions of your organization and issue. Social networks. How to Listen on Social Networks by KD Paine. Here's a few: Bloglines. Google Reader. Other Places To Listen.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Social Networks: Facebook, Myspace, and many more. He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. Conversation is very important and the nature of Web 2.0. Niche content. Personality is important.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? Bharat Mehra claims, in New Media & Society , that "The internet has tremendous potential to achieve greater social equity and empowerment and improve everyday life for those on the margins of society.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

This resulted in us creating a “sneaker-net” approach to providing basic asynchronous ICT services to rural villages: a complete offline Wikipedia that fit on a CD-ROM, and severely restricted bandwidth throttling to allow community radios to access the Internet (via prepaid RBGAN) for $2-3 a day. . Voice remains the killer app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The AFP blog points to a press release from Firstgiving about the launch of a social networking site. Video, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networking Wikiscan let's you see who is editing wikipedia as mentioned in a recent Wired Magazine article. " I agree. How will these trends impact nptech?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Social networking sites are the next and prime targets for cyber do-no-gooders. According to Wikipedia, clickjacking is " a malicious technique of tricking Web users into revealing confidential information or taking control of their computer while clicking on seemingly innocuous Web pages. They may be infected.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 6, 2005

Writing up a nonprofit profile only takes 15-20 minutes. If you know of some fabu nonprofits that are using these tools and want them to be highlighted, just register (if you haven't already), login, go to the "Put Your Voice in the Mix" page: click on "submit your case study" and fill out the form.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The first time open-ended, playful like being on a social network. He pointed to the Japanese wikipedia page noting that in Japan, the cultural norm is for the group to discuss the page in the discussion area before developing the content together. Doing the exercise two times gave a sense of confidence the second we did it.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

was coined in 2005 and has a Wikipedia page and several bloggers, conferences, and active debates surrounding it. There are still many people out there who don't think it's a good thing to spend lots of time in front of a computer, who are perturbed by the idea of virtual social networks and online communities.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Ask about their throughput: how many transactions per second can they handle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Blogging (Wordpress), microblogging (Twitter), video-sharing (YouTube), photo-sharing (Flickr), podcasting (Blog Talk Radio), mapping (Google Maps), social networking (Facebook), social voting (Digg), social bookmarking (Delicious), lifestreaming (Friendfeed), wikis (Wikipedia), and virtual worlds (Second Life) are all quite different from each other (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

The use of social as an adjective to modify enterprise dates back to at least the 19th century in the writings of Karl Marx (although modern usage does not follow Marx’ usage). Social enterprise is wide use in classes covering computer software and services.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

As researcher Danah Boyd has pointed out, teens spend time on Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks because that's where their friends are. Users active in online social environments based on social objects like Flickr (photography), Ravelry (knitting), and Wikipedia (information) often trend older.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2008

Regardless of how museums and libraries portray themselves, it’s clear to users: Wikipedia belongs to them. Real artifacts are not suffering with the rise of digitization; they are gaining new lives in personal memory sites, blogs, and collection-based social networks.

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