article thumbnail

Nonprofit Tech 2.0 iPhone App :: Version 2.0!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Then when searching for “nonprofit&# Apps in iTunes last month, I was surprised to see that the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 App had been downloaded almost 1,000 times and came up rather high in iTunes “nonprofit&# search results. The App is nothing fancy. 2) The Dashboard is new and improved and much easier to use.

Tech 169
article thumbnail

Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition

Tech Soup

Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. The FEMA app is available in the Android marketplace , with iPhone and Blackberry versions coming soon. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Are Nonprofits Wasting Time Developing Mobile Apps?

Care2

According to a June 2010 Nielsen survey of 4,200 people who had downloaded an application in the past 30 days, games were the most downloaded and followed by music, social networking, news and weather, maps, search, video and movies. And I know I’m going to get a lot of grief over it, so let the debate begin. Here are five reasons why.

Mobile 73
article thumbnail

The Mobile Web: Consider the User

NTEN

Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). This percentage increases dramatically among the under-served 30% of the population without reliable non-mobile Internet access (Pew). Mobile browsers, even on smart phones, are not conducive to searching, browsing, or exploration.

Mobile 56
article thumbnail

Mobile websites vs. apps - what's right for you?

Connection Cafe

The user doesn't have to go to an app store, search for your app, and download it. They are also generally faster at lookup functions - depending on the speed of the internet connection, looking something up via 3G or wireless could take longer. There's also Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, and Symbian. Komen for the Cure.

Mobile 42
article thumbnail

Social Media Well Conference

Connection Cafe

TI, for example, has a large presence in China but the Internet restrictions there make social media very different than in the US, though still important and effective. From Blackberry , social media can be a very effective tool. Learn more from yesterday's Blogwell Conference by searching the #blogwell hashtag on Twitter.

article thumbnail

Veterans Organic Garden: An Off-the-Grid Jobs Program

Tech Soup

We plan to grow organic tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, onions, garlic, shallots, peas, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, figs, and grapes." Veterans will also get some training on how to check their military benefits and search for housing information. We have 46 beds. She uses software called AgSquared.