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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While the speakers were talking, the avatars in Second Life were carrying on a lively debate in chat about the points raised, suggesting questions to be asked in the room in New York City, and passing along urls/resources related to the discussion at hand. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City.

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

Hint: Donor behavior is consumer behavior.). Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising are now new. Back in 1914, fundraising pioneers Charles Ward and Lyman Pierce had a crowdfunding campaign that raised $4 million in a week in New York City. of total sales. Donor behavior is keeping pace with consumer behavior.

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Meet 15 companies that are turning ads and marketing into cultural moments

Fast Company Tech

For one of the planets most notorious weed smokers to even hint at giving it up was actually enough to get covered on the news. The agency worked with Wyclef Jean for its client TIAA on a sponsored anthem on financial literacy for Black Americans. The agencys work for Solo Stove smokeless fire pits eventually attracted 19.5

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How Shopify’s network of sellers can take on Amazon

The Verge

It was more cost-effective to open stores in New York City. One of the things that’s so cool about the fulfillment network is that, I kind of hinted at this but let me just say it bluntly, a lot of these fulfillment warehouses are actually owned and operated by small businesses in our case. Which is crazy to me.

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