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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

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Thoughts on Chatter while the Kool-Aid flows at Dreamforce

Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

You can post status updates, leave comments on other people's profile (think: wall). If a company is trying to land that $500K deal, Chatter can help the sales rep gather intelligence to make it happen. I posted on-topic comments in Groups and posted to profiles. Yes, there are filters on the sidebar which help somewhat.

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Org San Francisco Profile Feeds

New Study: Social Media Use By Foundation Leaders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Other findings include: More established forms of online communications — e-newsletters and Listservs — are regularly used by foundation CEOs at a much higher rate (65 percent and 45 percent, respectively) than the newer social media tools.

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Social Media Foundation Studies Media

What, Why, and How of Facebook Pages: An Expertise Roundup from Mari Smith, Jesse Stay, Collin Douma, and Others

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

There has been some discussion in nonprofit forums, blogs, and listservs about the pros and cons of Facebook Pages versus Groups for nonprofits. Because the number of Fans you can have is unlimited (whereas the Friend limit is 5,000 on an individual profile). Activity on your Page helps increase ??? viral visibility ???

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Free Ranger Rick

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile. So a hat tip to Katrin Verclas and Progressive Exchange listserv. Facebook has been taking down organizational profiles for nonprofits, including Ranger Rick's profile. We need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff.

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Using Social Networking Sites for Campaigns: An Interview with Carie Lewis, HSUS

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

I've been following Carie Lewis's posts on the NTEN Affinity groups as well as other nonprofit tech listservs (yes, I still do read listservs) and caught up with her for an interview. she manages all social networking profiles, online advertising, search engine optimization, and online marketing techniques for campaigns.

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Social Network Campaign Site Myspace

A Networked Approach to Social Media Strategy: Strategy and Learning Are Key

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

It's the agency's campaign designed to inspire individuals across the country to help advance the common good through giving, advocating and volunteering in the areas of education, income and health. My personal profile is my work identity. Visit the United Way's LIVE UNITED ™ site and run your mouse over the map. Here's an example.

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Social Media Strategy Network Media

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

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. Users can import their Flickr photos from their account and promote their profile pages and widgets on Facebook.

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Ning Interview Practice Community

Nonprofit Blogging and Social Networking Policies: Examples?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. t have naughty gifts on your Facebook profile if your ???friends??? I mentioned a link from IBM via Elsua (Luis Suarez). Carmen left me a follow up comment. Our goals are: ???

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Social Network Policy Examples Network

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2007

Knowing what others say and think about you is the best and most effective way to improve your profile, positioning, price without needing to hire any expensive marketing consultant. These help you stay informed, but may also help you keep a strategic advantage in the marketplace. How do you listen carefully? Ego searches.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. Edge4Dev blog aims to help. If we're thinking of Facebook groups (or listservs for that matter) as online communities, what personalities do you see in the communities you are managing? I've added a wiki to my Facebook profile. and color schemes for your blog.

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Nptech Tag Facebook Wiki

Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

Knowing what others say and think about you is the best and most effective way to improve your profile, positioning, price without needing to hire any expensive marketing consultant. These help you stay informed, but may also help you keep a strategic advantage in the marketplace. BlogDigger. News Feeds. Yahoo News Google News.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

According to an email from Ben Rattray, Change.Org founder, "This is not at all meant as a replacement for the profiles organizations have on MySpace and Facebook, which I think are great for reaching younger supporters. The article says that new research suggests that social networking sites will help humans surpass this limit.

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Social Network Nptech Tag Network

Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points (fancy way of saying metrics) that will help you harvest insights to improve your social media strategy. There are two different profiles: subscribers and visitors. For blogging, you have to use a couple of different tools to get the different metrics you need.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

Feel free to email or skype me if you need help getting started - it's a wee bit of a learning curve, but fun. It is like sending a personal email to the entire listserv by mistake. While you are reading the chat, you can also click on each of the avatars and read their profiles.

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Second Life Avatar Life Marketing

ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2007

Jim: It came out of a book that Kathy Maclean did with Wendy's help, Are We There Yet? ASTC's mission is really to help raise the level of the field as a whole. The profiles were the last thing added, when we were getting into the nature of the site itself. You can also click from people's profiles to send them an email.

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NSF Interview Case Study Museum

Wikis: What, When, Why

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Wikis don't explicitly acknowledge individuals with "profile power"--content is prioritized, not identity. But if you are initiating a larger, less defined project, a wiki can help you organize the content as it is generated in parallel by the team members. They require more of their audience in terms of participation than other Web 2.0

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November Member Round-Up: Data satellites, women in nonprofit tech, and horrifying your middle school teacher

Thoughts on Chatter while the Kool-Aid flows at Dreamforce

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New Study: Social Media Use By Foundation Leaders

What, Why, and How of Facebook Pages: An Expertise Roundup from Mari Smith, Jesse Stay, Collin Douma, and Others

Free Ranger Rick

Using Social Networking Sites for Campaigns: An Interview with Carie Lewis, HSUS

A Networked Approach to Social Media Strategy: Strategy and Learning Are Key

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

Nonprofit Blogging and Social Networking Policies: Examples?

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

NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Are They Listening Carefully or Not At All?

NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

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

ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

Wikis: What, When, Why

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