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All You Need To Know About Virtual Conferences

AccelEvents

This format is structured the same as in-person conferences. Attendees and presenters attend remotely rather than in person. . Virtual conferences typically have an overall theme, much like traditional in-person ones. All that is required is an internet connection and a connected device. . Reach a Wider Audience.

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Five Ways Social Media is Helping to Build Social Justice Movements

Care2

Pre-internet, people were limited to these passionate conversations with friends in person or by phone. Then in the 90’s people had some of these conversations via online forums and listservs. Creates more open and transparent conversations about thought-provoking issues.

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Tech Planning Tips for Every Nonprofit or Library

Tech Soup

Julie described the library's community as "economically depressed" and a place where the digital divide is real: most people only access the Internet from their phones. Travis also discussed a few tactics for troubleshooting technology if you don't have a dedicated IT person on staff. TechSoup Product Donations.

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I hope Gavin puts his witty comments on Social Search into a blog post at his digital dinner.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To challenge my set ways of doing traditional Internet research (are ya laughing now Gavin?), I wrote about the results I got from more traditional ways of doing Internet research and my experience with ChaCha - search engine with human guide. person in the know??? Is it worth it to integrate social search into practice?

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Nonprofit Blogging and Social Networking Policies: Examples?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Here's the policy for online persona from Easter Seals: Easter Seals Internet Public Discourse Policy SECTION III PART I-9 Approved by board: July 14, 2007. Our goals are: ???

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Congratulations Dr. Salmons!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

About six months ago, we connected via a listserv I posted to and she emailed me privately to say hello. The reviews and reviews of reviews are over and despite bureaucratic quagmires, delays, missing persons, lost paperwork, and every imaginable hassle, I am officially finished my PhD!

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Using Social Search Techniques for a Research Project. some reflections and a shout for help

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. Over the years I've done a lot of Internet-based research projects and I think it is time for me to do a little rethinking of how to incorporate the social web into this process. The work in progress is here.

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