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What happens when you set your content free with creative commons licensing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

People can add and embellish your content and if you have access to the remix, it can give you new ideas. I use the " BY Attribution " creative commons license. I've used this license. I still sometimes see rather blank expressions when I ask about turning to CC licensed resources to find photos. Remix This Powerpoint.

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Remix This Power Point!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" I'm trying to walk the walk and talk the talk of Remixing Content for nonprofits. One thing you'll notice is that the presentation itself is a remix of a remix. I remixed it from an earlier prsentation called Associations 2.0 The CC licensed work on Flickr and CCmixter are wonderful resources.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. Last year, I facilitated a version of the Social Media Game for Packard Grantees as part of a convening on Network Effectiveness in Washington, DC. The “game show” conceit made it all more fun.

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WeAreMedia: Help Us Crowdsource A Hollywood Ending

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was also delighted to contribute a WeAreMedia version of the social media game. One important design concept for this project is creative commons licensing - which allowed the community to remix, reuse, or repurpose the content. We even gave away WeAreMedia t-shirts to contributors. But we didn't stop there.

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Growth of Creative Commons Photos on Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I need to finish my Open Content/Creative Commons card game before I leave tommorrow. so, while working on it I found the above data and just had to remix and blog it. What's cool is that you can remix the chart graphics (see below) and Swivel has CC licensing. The chart was generated by a program called Swivel.

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The Social Life of PowerPoint Presentations (or why I really love SlideShare)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On Tuesday, I facilitated an introductory workshop on how nonprofits can use social media in Boston at the nonprofit technology conference and yet another remix of the curriculum wiki , presentation , and game designed by David Wilcox. She is the third person to mention a remix. it has definitely improved my slide shows.

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Some Thinking Outloud About Open Content for Nonprofits and Penguin Day Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This session will define core concepts including the Creative Commons license, and then offer examples of how open content is already benefitting the nonprofit sector. Lucy Chilli's Copyright and Commons Publishing Game. Pick tools, publishing license 3. Brainstorm a context - ngo, goals, strategy, type of project 2. or Why Not?

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