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Trend Blend 2009: A Map of Time and Tide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's from Trends in Living Networks blogger Ross Dawson. You may remember the very popular Trend Blend 2007 and Trend Blend 2008 which used transportation themes. Click to see a larger image This is a cool visualizations of trends for 2009 in different sectors.

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The Dangers of Online Services

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Today, the hacking of the blogging service SoapBlox , which was used by many progressive political bloggers, such as Pam’s House Blend , became known, and it is currently unclear how many sites have survived, and what will happen to them. However, this is, of course, devastating to those who had their blogs there.

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The Fine Line Between Personal and Personality: Is Being A Human Unprofessional?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My rule for blending in personality is to always link it back in a way to my professional areas of interest. It's funny, one of my most popular and highly rated posts was about celebrating my 22nd wedding anniversary and sharing advice about blogger cultivation.

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Interview: Kivi Leroux Miller, The Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Amy Sample Ward

She’s a blogger, trainer, coach, and consultant. It’s like they just want to quietly blend in, when what they really need to do with their marketing is stand out! I talk about several ways to deal with that kind of fear in the book.

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Tips for YouTube and Viral Videos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Advertising Article: Video blogger Steve Garfield recently shared an article with me called " Ten Lessons for Marketers About Viral Video. There was also a follow up post here. This week there are two more articles with advice that isn't sleezy, one from a for-profit perspective and the other an nonprofit perspective.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“It depends on whether this is the beginning of a trend or an extremely exceptional response to an extremely exceptional situation,” said Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices, a network of bloggers worldwide, and author of “Consent of the Networked,” a book that addresses free speech in the digital age.”

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. She is a lawyer, activist and blogger , and the co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi, a free, open source, Web mobile-based platform capable of crowd-sourcing, sharing and mapping information in near real time. .

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