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In 2023, you won’t be able to fly most drones in the US without broadcasting your location

The Verge

But the biggest change is this: in 2023, it may be illegal for you to fly some drones at all unless you retrofit them with their own broadcasting equipment. pounds (0.25kg) to broadcast your location — and I do mean your location, not just the location of your drone. What does “broadcast” mean?

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More lame spam as blog comments

Robert Weiner

Most of these lame spams were posted as comments on my blog posts about lame spam. Weiner: Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Consulting » Lame spam as blog comments. Weiner: Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Consulting » Lame spam as blog comments I have understand your stuff previous to and you are just too wonderful.

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Zoom’s latest acquisition connects professional broadcast tools for large-scale events

The Verge

Zoom has acquired the Zoom-based broadcast tools created by the startup Liminal, along with two of the company's co-founders, the videoconferencing platform announced in a post on its blog. The Verge reached out to Zoom with a request for comment but didn’t immediately hear back. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Google’s Wing warns new drone laws ‘may have unintended consequences’ for privacy

The Verge

With that kind of language, you might think Wing is arguing that drones shouldn’t broadcast their location, yes? Amusingly, no: the Alphabet subsidiary just wishes they’d send it through the internet instead of broadcasting it locally. They should not accept it in the sky,” Wing argues.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A popular medium of choice, Facebook facilitates conversations and interactions among supporters in the comments section, allowing them to feel a sense of community virtually. Broadcasting supporters’ actions to their social network matters because of the human desire to belong and to present our best selves to people we care about.

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11 Tips for Making Nonprofit Press Releases Social and Shareable

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Print, broadcast and digital media outlets have embraced Twitter, but I’ve yet to see a nonprofit press release that includes a Twitter username in the contact section of a press release. 1) Include your nonprofit’s Twitter username. 8) If your press release is related to breaking news, tap into the power of #hashtags.

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Social Media at the 2012 Olympics

NCE Social Media

Social media companies have forged partnerships with broadcasters bringing TV and the internet even closer. Facebook is crunching analyzing people post to Facebook about the games and they are broadcasting NBC’s video feeds. NBC, and other broadcasters, are posting live news to various social media sites.