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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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

Iavor works closely with individuals responsible for social media and the web at Local United ways, right now via a listserv that serves as a just-in-time support network for social media and web. My personal profile is my work identity. Here's an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. Make sure your profile reveals that you are a real person interested in museums so when you start following people a quick glance at your profile explains why you are following them. Well, all I can suggest is my approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

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. Also, at the end when I thought I was having a private IM with a colleague to set up a play date with my kids, it was broadcast to the entire group.

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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. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). BlogDigger. News Feeds.

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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. Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). How do you listen carefully?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

On a listserv the other day, Laura Quinn at Idealware asked if "Visit" or "Click" data on Feedburner were useful metrics to track to assess reader interest in your blog content. 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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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. But these sites have two important limitations that give nonprofits reason to look for additional tools.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Wikis don't explicitly acknowledge individuals with "profile power"--content is prioritized, not identity. Woody launched it with an email to the ASTC listserv--a good group to target for his content. But people who read a listserv aren't necessarily incentivized to contribute to the wiki. So when do wikis work?

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Nick profiles How Long Gone. He profiled How Long Gone , a show y’all know I’m also snacking on. The Financial Times profiled them, too, last week, under the angle of “podcasts capitalizing on friendships.” Another shoutout for our friend Nick Quah over at Vulture (and one with a Spotify angle). Icing on the cake. -AB.

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