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Flashy exotic birds can actually glow in the dark

Ars Technica

Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise are famous for flashy feathers and unusually shaped ornaments, which set the standard for haute couture among birds. Read full article Comments As if this didnt attract enough attention, weve now learned that they also glow in the dark.

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A Social Media Measurement Nonprofit Guinea Pig: Thanks Tim! Please add your thoughts!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tim Davies from the UK volunteered to be the guinea pig and test the thinking process (a logic model of sorts) for his newly launched web project that incorporates social media strategies. But, here are a few comments: Kudos to you for setting clear goals and starting off with measurement from the beginning. You're almost there.

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Social Networking Strategies: The Limits of Cutting and Pasting

Amy Sample Ward

Organizations that joined Facebook early on endured the “price of early adoption”—they were the guinea pigs for a platform that was still figuring out just what to do with this form of user. If they’re not, it’s OK to wait—especially if time and energy are scarce. The Price of Early Adoption.

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Facebook is turning VR into a platform — but some indie developers fear its power

The Verge

We’re basically guinea pigs.’ We’re basically guinea pigs — building cool stuff to see what works.”. A Facebook spokesperson declined comment, saying the company doesn’t discuss specific app decisions. Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole. But in 2020, developer Guy Godin was nervous. They want to own it all,” says Shankar.

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New Screencast: Web Analytics Demystified: A Primer for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Laura Quinn for serving as my guinea pig for recording and incorporating brief interviews into screen cast (as well as her for terrific introductory article that helped me get started). Avinash Kaushik , Analytics Evangelist, Google, really helped me understand the true meaning of Web Analytics 2.0

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How to plan and run a good web conference

Forum One

Have a guinea pig user log in as a participant so you know what they are seeing and can work out any glitches. As the meeting begins, provide some guidance on how participants can ask questions or comment during the meeting. Don't forget clear instructions about audio, whether using teleconference or VOIP.

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Heat Listed

The Verge

Unbeknownst to McDaniel, he was a sort of guinea pig, one of the first individuals to be put on Chicago’s “heat list.”. One day, CPD officers stopped by the bodega — without a warrant, McDaniel says, and CPD declined to comment on his specific case. Through a spokesperson, CPD declined to comment on McDaniel’s case.

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