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When the venerable Fieldstone Alliance surprised its readers this week with 25 Random Things that Make the Nonprofit Sector Great , picking up on a popular fad that’s been making the rounds of Facebook, it was a strong hint to take a closer look at that odd phenomenon of online culture, the meme. What’s a meme? read more ).
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The NpTechTag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTechtagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and USG. " He uses the ten things in ten minutes meme and writes the Ten Web 2.0
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Jeffrey Zelman bemoans tag clouds ascent (or descent) into popular culture. I like how the jargon of the blogoshere is so poetic and filled with methaphoric language, but excuse me - what is a tag cloud? The subtle message is bigger is better and thus influences other people to use that tag. I couldn't resist.
online communities, like tagging communities, digg communities, and others. It's a meme that emerges strongly in statistics from YouTube, which in just 18 months has gone from zero to 60% of all online video viewing.??? Ha, I found something on page 8 and illustrated by the above chart. Guardian Online July 20, 2006.
5) For several years I was a bagel baker in a commercial bakery So whom should I tag? It seems many many of the people in the nptech community have been hit by this one already. 1) I've been practicing zazen (zen meditation) since I was in my twenties. 3) I've never seen a single episode of any TV show considered a reality show!
HaitiAidMap from InterAction (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . yesterday, so I think it qualifies for nptech awesome online.
You all volunteer your time and energy to lead webinars, run Tech Clubs, write guest blog posts, share what you learn on Twitter, show up to the NTC and organize a dinner, or send us your favorite kitten meme to be feature in the e-newsletter. NTEN, as an organization, would not be possible without you.
Let's wrap things up with a couple of memes: There's a growing community of humorists working the underbelly of Amazon.com. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Hand drawn!) Oh, and this one's great , too. Sure, this shirt is awesome in and of itself , but check out the reviews. For added fun, try changing one of the characters.
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Follow, participate, and create hashtags and memes. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. When you need resources or want to try something new, they'll "get it"! Be proactive. Take the time to build your fan base and trust -- they'll defend you naturally. Have a response process.
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She suggested that we "propagate memes" - as she called to the bloghers in the room - go forth and propogate memes! Technorati Tags: blogher , webjustice2.0 , net2 , nptech , berkman feministcarnival. Female nerds need to organize. Myth busting. Men and women are allies in this - women don't need to do it.
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