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RSS As Information Coping Tool

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I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. Email subscriptions are great for announce-only or broadcast mailing lists that don't provide RSS feeds.

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Nonprofits Using Ning: An Interview with Community Media Workshop and Best Practices

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Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Nonprofits, support groups, and nonprofit professionals have found their homes on Ning.

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Nonprofits in Second Life: Avatar Marketing, Fundraising, and TechSoup's Plans

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Also, at the end when I thought I was having a private IM with a colleague to set up a play date with my kids, it was broadcast to the entire group. It is like sending a personal email to the entire listserv by mistake. So, it sort of made the meeting a little chaotic.

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Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

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Stop broadcasting messages they TiVo out anyway and hear what they have to say. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). " Smart marketers understand how important it is to engage their customers in a dialog???The strategy is to ???shut Once you???ve

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Jonny Goldstein's Shooting Techniques

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The interview took place during during Beyond Broadcast. Speaking of good audio, I raised this question on the video bloggers listserv and David Tames (who took the photo stills in the video) offered some great tricks here. I quickly learned that you can create editing hell for yourself if you're not careful. So, I like let them know.

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The Answer to Sean's Question: Tools for Effective Listening

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Stop broadcasting messages they TiVo out anyway and hear what they have to say. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). " Smart marketers understand how important it is to engage their customers in a dialog???The strategy is to ???shut Once you???ve

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A. Fine Interview:Social Media Author Allison Fine - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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For instance, are they having a two-way conversation with people outside of the organization, or are they just broadcasting messages. They can then go online and create a wiki to share documents and lists together, they can also create a listserve and a blog to keep everyone informed of progress and discuss strategy.