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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

You are not obtaining the software, and whether or not you can see the code, or modify it, is really not the key issue here. at 11:01 am { 5 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Joe Baker 09.24.08 I said in that post: At one level, whether or not the software underneath the SaaS is open source is not relevant.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). It lagged behind MySQL for years because of speed issues (it was much slower,) but that has changed with the newest versions, such that in fact PostgreSQL is faster and more scalable than MySQL. at 6:42 am Hi Michelle,? You might want to take another look at Ingres.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). It lagged behind MySQL for years because of speed issues (it was much slower,) but that has changed with the newest versions, such that in fact PostgreSQL is faster and more scalable than MySQL. at 6:42 am Hi Michelle,? You might want to take another look at Ingres.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. Bloggers frequently link to and comment on other blogs, creating the type of immediate connection one would have in a conversation. Leave a comment on a post. milllion blogs.

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Nonprofit Technology News: The Demise of Facebook Causes and Cloud Storage for Charities

Tech Soup

According to the latest blog post on Causes.com , to date: “186 million registered users in 156 countries have raised over $48 million for nonprofits, collected 34 million signatures for grassroots advocacy campaigns and created hundreds of thousands of online groups around important social issues.”

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

Museum 2.0

The NAS publishes one such report every business day, and apparently these reports are seen as a gold standard of objective, well-researched content on a range of industries and issues. Dream big, share it in the comments, and help this be a more productive study. Of course, that audience is a long way from seeing such a report.

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