Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I've gotten too many messages from colleagues that have the subject line "Do We Read The Same Books" and it encourages you to sign up for a social software called Shelfari. The problem is that the Shelfari uses the "find a friend" feature to spam your friends without permission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2012

That said, the actual voting numbers are low likely due to a fear that voting will result in spam tweet exclaiming you voted. April 2012 [1,004 Views] :: Have you downloaded an e-book? Pay particular attention to TwtPolls with high numbers of views as they indicate a high interest level in the subject. That doesn’t happen.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Besides being annoying to the recipients, it will also get your nonprofit classified as a spammer and most of those emails will go into Spam folders or be blocked completely. While cutting edge in 1990′s, BCC emails with PDFs attached are a huge faux paux in online marketing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

With social media, comments are increasingly rarely on blogs and there’s a good chance that the comments you do get are spam or argumentative for the sake of being argumentative. In this blog post, First Book tells the story of distributing tens of thousands of books to veterans receiving care in VA hospitals and facilities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

That said, for those of you that have bought the book [Thank you!], You may also want to listen to a 30-minute radio interview I did about the book on May 17 which also discusses how social and mobile media has changed since the release of the book. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

mail-tester:: mail-tester.com This free tool reveals if your email domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. The service provides analytics and easy integration with multiple third-party tools. See also OptInMonster. See also MXToolbox. Ideal for staff and volunteer appreciation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Rather, of the 10 follow those that look to be genuine follows and not spam or those new to Twitter with no logo or bio… let’s say that’s four of the 10. Book: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Newsletter Spam Check :: mail-tester.com. This free tool reveals if your website domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. Social Print Studio enables users to download photos directly from Instagram and Facebook to create print calendars, cards, and tiny books.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Allison Fine and I have been thrilled with the reception that our book, The Networked Nonprofit , has received. I wanted to share a few recent posts that I’ve enjoyed and a couple of upcoming book events. He raises a good point and even makes up a new word: spamanthropism (spam + philanthropism).

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NetWits

AUGUST 15, 2011

Spam email from a stranger. Book in the bookstore, next to the cash register. Book on the back shelf of a bookstore, newly put there yesterday by the manager, who doesn’t know what you like. Three or four recommendations from trusted colleagues, each with the same link. A trending topic on Twitter. The latest on Reddit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Go to “People” and search individually by name, or import your contacts from your e-mail address books. Make Connections. Once you have set up your profile, you are ready to go public.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. It will help you centralize all your efforts and reduce the amount of spam and notification e-mails sent to your work e-mail account. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2005

Mitchell's article seems to ignore what I've seen stated very clearly over and over again: that the federal law voided the much stronger state laws already on the books. Until 1/1/2004, the rules against spam were governed by a host of state regulations. The federal law is known as the CAN-SPAM Act. Misconception 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. You’ve just co-written a book with your husband, Dan Zarrella called “The Facebook Marketing Book.&# But that’s just the way we are. Any guidelines?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 19, 2021

CAN-SPAM fines Let’s start with the scary legal argument: it is technically illegal to send unsolicited, ‘cold emails’ to people that haven’t opted-in to hear from your organization. Learn more about the CAN-SPAM fines which can be up to $16,000 per violation. Reasons not to rent or buy a list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

” I hope you’ll join me. (Check out their “ Make Love, Not Spam e-book on how to get better results with email marketing) Here’s how many nonprofits are being generous and leveraging love ! Later today, I’ll be doing a webinar hosted by Hubspot called “ I love Measurement.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

OpenAI admits that a web-enabled ChatGPT might perform all types of undesirable behaviors, like sending fraudulent and spam emails, bypassing safety restrictions and generally “increasing the capabilities of bad actors who would defraud, mislead or abuse others.” They’re largely self-explanatory.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

One issue stood out: hackers were creating bots that register thousands of email addresses to send spam. These new tests would have the same goal of CAPTCHA, but with a twist: the prompts would all be scans of books. Users would complete the security test while also helping to digitize books for the Internet Archive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The new algorithm also factors in negative feedback and penalizes posts that have been actively hidden by viewers or reported as spam. Report spam: user thinks your page is spam. Fans are more likely to report a post as spam than to unlike the page. Hide: hides a single specific post from the user’s newsfeed. ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The new algorithm also factors in negative feedback and penalizes posts that have been actively hidden by viewers or reported as spam. In her recent book, Beth Kanter talks about a ladder of engagement, with smaller actions laying the foundation for larger ones. How big of a difference does this make? Were they urgent?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Books could be written on how to write subject lines, but in general, we try to keep them factual and descriptive of the content of the message. Avoid the spam filter. Even if you run a double opt-in for your list, your messages can get trapped by the increasingly sophisticated spam filters in place just about everywhere.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

” We felt so confident that I even spammed my entire personal address book with it (sorry, mom). Its reception blew away any of our previous metrics. 111% open rate, 80% participation on the site, 1/3 forwarded it. At this point, we knew we were on to something.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

It basically eliminates comment spam, which, as you probably know, is the bane of bloggers everywhere. .&# Installation of WordPress is scarily easy. WordPress is expandable with tons of plugins. The best one, by the way, is Akismet , which is also made by Automattic.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“Our solution brings down the time to initiate a conversation to book an appointment from 7 days to 30 seconds from a sales perspective,” claims Vadrevu, who also argues there are big productivity wins from a marketing perspective vs other channels. Or — to put it another way — like they just got spammed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

I think what propelled Mark's success are the very principles that Gary Vee lives and breathes everyday and writes about in his book, Crush It : Passion: You can hear it when Mark talks about his issue, you can see in his tweets, and in everything he does to raise our awareness of homelessness. I'd like as many replies as possible.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

My Networked Nonprofit co-author Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about the Age of Automation with an eye towards our next book. He announced on his blog that he working on another book, Augmenting People: Why AI Should Back Us Up, Not Push Us Out.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2009

Gmail focused on simplicity first (great spam filtering, super fast search, conversation grouping) and then along came Labs years later to make it all interesting and wiz-bang. If I used Mail.app or Outlook, I’d have a unified address book which can easily be shared/accessed across multiple email accounts.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And while some history pages are run by professional historians or museum workers like Marks, many others are run by amateurs who essentially volunteer their time to moderate posts, removing spam and other unwanted content like political arguments from groups that in some cases have hundreds of thousands of members.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Go to “People” and search individually by name, or import your contacts from your e-mail address books. Make Connections. Once you have set up your profile, you are ready to go public.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2017

This issue of email deliverability — the percentage of email that actually makes it into inboxes and not spam folders — is becoming a critical issue for nonprofits of all sizes. How Your Emails Become Spam. Email Deliverability Defined. Nonprofit staffers across the country are taking notice. Check out Informz.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

Once I did and logged in to my email, friends were writing and replying to me about the spam I was sending. I have an installed email program that accesses my Gmail via IMAP, and this contains an address book that may have been accessed via malware. I did not email everyone on my list since that can be perceived as even more spam.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’ve also listed our favorite streaming shows on Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus , and Netflix ; some great sci-fi books ; and exciting new podcasts. I get alerted when important work emails come in, but my phone screen isn’t constantly filled with alerts about all the spam I’m getting. Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge. Pocket Casts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Most social networks these days let you to import your email address book in some way ( Twitter is the latest), but most make it clear if they???re spamming??? According to Mashable : One controversial issue among social networks is how hard they should push for user acquisition. re about to mail your contacts. One site that???s

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

What it does: Decentralized order book for loans. The pitch: Lulo is a DeFi lending infrastructure that aims to utilize order book technology to create a global liquidity layer in a permissionless way. Here’s the breakdown behind the 16 startups: Company name: Lulo. Founders: Daniel Garay, Jesse Brauner. Stage: Seed round.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Ask your subscriber to add your From address to their address book at every opportunity. Check the spam score report. Test your design in a preview pane, full screen and with images turned on and off before you send it. Additions: 7. Send a test message to a free e-mail account to see what it looks like.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2009

Get More Twitter Tabs, Columns and Stats [100 FREE Invites] [link] #twtrcon @ davemcclure yo @ hootsuite not really that cool to be incentivizing followers to spam the #twtrcon hash tag with product spam. #twtrcon @ hootsuite HootSuite 2.0:

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Don’t spam your address book though! If you do opt to list your site, remember that this does not preclude you from contacting those you’ve met in your niche or in the web business at large and letting them know about the sale. We’ll be back later with more information on a crucial part of the process: valuing your site.

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