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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

John is currently working on OpenAction, a platform that connects people to the projects they care about. I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time.

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The Magic Tweet: Crowdsourcing Opera Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by 1066. A few months back, the San Francisco Symphony used YouTube to crowdsource auditions for a mashup peformance. Many successful crowdsourcing projects use a combination. Many successful crowdsourcing projects use a combination. Photo by hasmil. Photo by Guillermo. Hat Tip Blog Herald ).

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Web 2.0 Part Va:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

One of the best examples of the use of APIs are Google Map mashups. Other examples include desktop applications that allow uploading photos to flickr. services, like del.icio.us, google, flickr, and many, many others, and use and manipulate this data to their own ends.

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Step-by-Step: How To Set Up A Nonprofit Listening Post (Twitter - Part 1)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Andy Field I think Chris Brogan said that the secret to Twitter is listening (or search), not blasting your message out. This is a listening project and you'll be "searching" as well as participating. Use Twitter Search or one of the other Twitter search clients. Nonprofit Pulse just created a mashup.

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Joe Solomon, Guest Post: What's the Right Offline Event for Your Organization's Online Community?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These may work best for an online network focused on getting legislation passed - such as certain Sunlight Foundation projects , the Genocide Intervention Network , and the Energy Action Coalition. Does your community focus on collaboration and/or on collaborative projects? Crime Fighting Team Photo by ittiebittiesforyou.

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Museums and Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" So, I thought I'd use a screen capture of the photo inside flickr instead, but wasn't sure whether I could. Jim laughed and told me that the photo was in the public domain so I could blog it anyway I wanted and that he was going to change the default license. In this way, photos could be shared internally without worries.

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Pinterest invests in creator tools with acquisition of video creation and editing app Vochi

TechCrunch

Instead, Pinterest now sees its potential as a platform for creators who can share their ideas in video format — whether that’s recipes, DIY craft projects, home décor ideas, beauty tutorials, fashion ideas, or anything else. The app also offers filters for photos and video and other traditional editing tools.

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