Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Back when I had a Blackberry, I was happy to get emails from them about new features, downloads, etc. Now I have an iPhone so I don’t want to get emails about Blackberries anymore. I hit “Next” and get an error because "Is this your first BlackBerry smartphone?” Research in Motion , I’m calling you out for not playing fair.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Blackberries. Blackberries = the volunteers. Now, we have 4 fruits pictured: Strawberries. Raspberries. Blueberries. When applying the idea of the traditional understandings of the word “organization&# to this bunch, we could say: Strawberries = the organization (staff). Raspberries = the contractors or consultants.

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NetWits

JUNE 29, 2010

When I got a new Blackberry a year or so ago, I was excited to see an application on it called Password Keeper, which allowed me to keep all of my website registration information in one convenient place – protected by a password, natch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

To do this, you need to make sure that your key communications staff are empowered with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, BlackBerry, or PalmPre. So, nonprofits need to be thinking about reporting live from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Foursquare is available for the iPhone, Blackberry, Android and Palm Pre. When the steps above are completed, here’s an example of a correctly added nonprofit venue: www.foursquare.com/venue/556716. 3) If you have a smartphone, download the FourSquare App and then Check-in to your nonprofit venue.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

This is something I still miss about the BlackBerry. 10 reasons I still love my Blackberry even though it isn’t an iPhone So if rumors are to be believed, the Blackberry 9000. There’s nothing I want to exclusively sync to the MBP as Jason Snell describes, because I’m not on the MBP every day.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Mobile apps need to be developed separately for each type of device (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm, etc.) The disadvantages of mobile apps can be fairly limiting for non-profit organizations, though. Mobile apps can also be expensive to develop, advertise, publish, and support.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2010

Sorry Droid and Blackberry users, we love you too, but you know how it is.) First off, I apologize for that hack of a blog post title. But I am really excited to announce that 501Technology has helped us put together an official (and FREE) 2010 NTC iPhone App.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2008

The phone interface is great, visual voicemail rocks, reading email is really good, and surfing the web is decent – way better than on a blackberry. In general, the phone actually works quite well. But driving down the highway, listening to my favorite Pandora stations is the best thing since sliced bread.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 9, 2009

All well & good, except one catch: A lot of the DC Metro system is underground, and when it’s underground there’s no AT&T cell service (only Verizon works in the tunnels, to the relief of many a Blackberry-addicted Hill staffer). Let’s cry for all those clueless iPhones.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 14, 2011

Opera mobile is in the lead, with about 21%, followed by iPhone, Nokia, and Blackberry. And still, the primary reason for the difference is that IE still ships with Windows (and Safari with Mac OS X), and if people don’t take the step to download and install another browser if they are a windows user, they will still just be using IE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Tami Simon offered a self-reflection on her technology use, she's a blackberry user, sharing her inner feelings on why she grabs her blackberry on a Friday evening. She reaching for her blackberry facilitated "hyperthinking" with others. She talked about how it made her feel and her motivations underneath.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

The same design and the same code works on PCs, Macs and Linux desktop computers or Apple, Android, and Blackberry smart phones and tablets like iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab. Not to mention Blackberry users and all these new tablet computers.”. With Treesaver you can create content once and publish it everywhere.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2007

Funny Quote of the Day I was in a session on disaster preparedness, and the guy next to me showed me an email on his BlackBerry. Very enlightening, and maybe will help reduce my chances of heart disease! However, I burst out with a snort when I read the final line: We deeply regret this incontinence.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 2, 2010

It took me over a year to jump on the iPhone bandwagon from my beloved Blackberry. Calls aren't dropping nearly as much as they used to. And if I forget to plug my phone in at night it's still quite usable the next morning. Let's see if Android ever draws me in, but for now I'm staying put. Leave a comment »

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

FEMA App (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) contains disaster safety tips, interactive lists for storing your emergency kit and emergency meeting location information, and a map with open local shelters and open FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

50% of Android users under 35, Apple use most under 44, RIM (Blackberry etc.) Smartphones are not just for highly educated groups. 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. most over 45. Start engaging Millennials now to make gains later. How do you do that? How do you use mobile to start engaging and communicating?

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2011

BlackBerry users face third day of woe - Yahoo! News : - Sent using Google Toolbar

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 20, 2007

System update led to Blackberry outage: "BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said an insufficiently tested software update at the company's network data center was the cause of a service outage this week that left millions of users without wireless e-mail access.".

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AFP Blog

APRIL 18, 2007

Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog Remains - washingtonpost.com: "Blackberry Outage Fixed, but Backlog RemainsBy Sam DiazWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, April 18, 2007; 3:06 PMA service outage that left millions of Blackberry users across North America without e-mail service for much of last night and this morning has been fixed, but the backlog (..)

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AFP Blog

MAY 15, 2007

Via EweekBalsillie: BlackBerry Shutdown Will Never Happen Again: "Balsillie: BlackBerry Shutdown Will Never Happen AgainBy Wayne RashMay 11, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla.—In

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AFP Blog

APRIL 18, 2007

CityNews: Massive System Failure Affects BlackBerry Devices: "Massive System Failure Affects BlackBerry DevicesWednesday April 18, 2007BlackBerry users could find their devices eerily silent Wednesday morning.A massive system failure at Waterloo, Ont.-based

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AFP Blog

APRIL 26, 2007

RIM moves to prevent another BlackBerry outage: "TORONTO — Research In Motion is making internal changes to ensure that a massive outage of its BlackBerry e-mail service like the one that hit thousands of North American users this week doesn't happen again, its co-chief executive said on Friday.'It's

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

BlackBerry has plummeted. It’s hard to believe how fast the smartphone market has changed since this book was written and published. Android now dominates. iPhone sales are still powerfully strong.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

While action alerts or appeals may look great on the IPhone it could look messed up on a Blackberry. Don't bury your ask and don't be wishy-washy. Be direct. Test mobile emails on different smartphones. Will HTML5 save the day? Maybe, but until then, test, test, test. Does your email provider offer mobile friendly formats and options?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

BlackBerry has plummeted. It’s hard to believe how fast the smartphone market has changed since this book was written and published. Android now dominates. iPhone sales are still powerfully strong.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2011

iPad users gave 40% more per donation than any other mobile device user, Every iOS device gave more than Android or Blackberry. Their research showed that Mac users are more generous than PC users. Average donation value by mobile device: iPad $168.67. iPhone $102.80. Android $91.42.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Todoist: Free ($29/year for Premium); Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Mac, Windows, Web, various browser and mail extensions. Most of these task manager apps are cross-platform, too, so you can use them on your work PC, home computer, and mobile devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Each phone app - blackberry, Iphone, etc - does its own thing. When can I create a FB event from a remote system? James Young). If you mean mobile phone by "remote system" - there are different apps that let you do that. We don't have control over them. So, some allow creating events, but others don't.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

There are too many barriers to using your app So, first someone has to have a phone that works with native apps–for the most part, that’s an iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and maybe a Windows phone or other smartphone. Here are five reasons why. Then, assuming your app works on all of those phones, they have to download the app.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2013

Here are a few tools we recommend: PayAnywhere (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. Sage Mobile Payments (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) is another mobile payment service available through TechSoup. PayAnywhere is available from TechSoup.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 25, 2008

KSDK NewsChannel 5 - DPS Director Thanks RIM for Rescheduling BlackBerry Updates: "KSDK -- Director of Public Safety Mark James applauded the outstanding cooperation from Research In Motion (RIM) with Missouri's emergency response community.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 18, 2007

News1130 - ALL NEWS RADIO: "Some users say e-mail starting to flow after RIM BlackBerry e-mail failureApril 18, 2007 - 6:11 amBy: DAVID FRIENDTORONTO (CP) - BlackBerry users could slowly start to receive a backlog of e-mails this morning as the company tries to return its servers to normal after an outage brought them to a screeching halt.A

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 1, 2011

Moving from iPhone to Android was so much easier than going from Blackberry to iPhone. If that’s not enough, I can also shop the Amazon app store since my phone is supported and grab their daily free app.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Zoho Mobile (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) keeps you in the loop on important constituent emails and calls. Insightly Mobile (Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone) is the mobile component of a social CRM service for small business. Other CRM Apps. Many of the popular CRM programs have mobile counterparts.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The FEMA app is available in the Android marketplace , with iPhone and Blackberry versions coming soon. The WISER mobile app is available for Apple, Windows, Blackberry and Palm devices. The Red Cross has a simple shelter search web app , accessible via any web browser. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes.

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