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facebook: Event: Scott McNealy - May 5th - Sharing as a Business Strategy for the Social Sector

nospam@example.com (facebook) — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:57:30 -0400

Good news

Thank you for the informations.

Dave Witzel: LiveInterviewsOnline! Connecting New York, New Zealand, and the World - on Climate Change Modeling

nospam@example.com (Dave Witzel) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:18:23 -0400

Great application for this technology. And I see the interview has been left open for 24 hours which is a good way to handle time zone issues.

Joel Selanikio: Unite for Sight Conference highlights

nospam@example.com (Joel Selanikio) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:08:01 -0400

Now if this could just graph the connection (or lack of it) between money spent on development aid and . . . development.

Maybe that will be in the next version of the software?

Unfortunately, it's hard to find a correlation between money spent and development achieved in regions like Africa. Meanwhile, the poster children for economic development are countries like China and India where very little of their progress can be attributed to foreign aid.

[Not that any of that justifies soaring spending by the DoD, particularly not on the debacle in Iraq.]

Web Traffic: Beyond Web Traffic Reports

nospam@example.com (Web Traffic) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:27:17 -0400

Hi,Some great tips & tricks here Traffic creation is one of the critical things one must do online in the process of creating an internet business. Some forms of traffic online create low quality leads, and others create high quality leads. Article marketing is one of the types of traffic generation that create very high quality leads and traffic.Thanks for all the useful info!!

Chris Wolz: Observations on the 2008 Nonprofit Technology Conference

nospam@example.com (Chris Wolz) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:48:05 -0400

Great summary of some NTEN sessions by the folks at See3 Communications in Chicago -
http://blog.see3.net/2008/03/27/nten-does-web-20/

Chris

Andrew Cohen: Observations on the 2008 Nonprofit Technology Conference

nospam@example.com (Andrew Cohen) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:49:34 -0400

Hi Alan -- I don't have much personal knowledge in this realm. The conference had an excellent plenary by three leaders in the rebuilding effort including the editor of www.louisianarebuilds.info. It's a terrific resource, but I was disappointed a bit that it's pretty much top-down information distribution without much space for citizens to connect with each other. In my brief survey of the site, I didn't find, for example, any online social tools for coordinating efforts or even discussion forums. However, she pointed out that the site is written primarily for residents. Poor literacy, low computer aptitude, and limited network access are all real challenges.

Generalist Community Sites like Craig's List (http://neworleans.craigslist.org) are still providing a valuable way for people to go "hyper-local" in sort of a billboard fashion. But I haven't seen much movement from big organizations -- particularly in the vein you mentioned -- for coordinating initiatives.

It looks like smaller groups are doing some innovative stuff. For example, the New Orleans Housing Resource Center has just won NetSquared grant to map the recovery. I"m not sure if any social features are planned: http://thinknola.com/post/n2y3-mashup-challenge/

Some approaches are quite simple. A site called Squandered Heritage (http://squanderedheritage.com) has used Flickr to catalog houses that are (often incorrectly) slated for demolition.

Andrew

Alan Sisco: Observations on the 2008 Nonprofit Technology Conference

nospam@example.com (Alan Sisco) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:14:45 -0400

Hey Andrew,

I'd be interested to get your vibe on the state of social technology use in the recovery effort of New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf. Being that I work with our Rebuilding Together affiliate (as well as other local nonprofits) in the city, my impression is that there is a great deal more that organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the Red Cross, and yes, even Rebuilding Together, could be doing to keep volunteers, donors, and other stakeholders in the rebuilding process linked together.

Jeff Cobb: Online Game Launched for World TB Day (Today): Whack TB!

nospam@example.com (Jeff Cobb) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:19:24 -0400

Thanks for highlighting this. I have been looking for good examples of learning games--particularly ones associated with good causes. --Jeff

Andrew Cohen: Giving Back: Installing Wireless Networks in the Lower 9th Ward

nospam@example.com (Andrew Cohen) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:16:27 -0400

Here are more photos from the Day of Service:
http://flickr.com/photos/kalabird/sets/72157604219140050/

Brian Pagels: Online Conference This Week: Social Marketing for Health in the Developing World

nospam@example.com (Brian Pagels) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:06:02 -0400

Suzanne, thanks for blogging about this event. The online conference was a huge success, with nearly 1,000 participants (more than double last year's attendance) from more than 70 different countries and 300 organizations working on social marketing around the globe. PSP-One Director Ruth Berg noted that one of the goals of the conference was to "trigger an exchange of ideas from practitioners operating in very different contexts." I think that goal was surely met.

Jennifer: Oh no! Now I need a social media strategy too?!

nospam@example.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:15:44 -0400

Thanks for this post. It is a great and relevant comment I can pass onto my Boss!

Jill Nienhiser: Five Tips for Getting Started with the Social Web

nospam@example.com (Jill Nienhiser) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:20:50 -0400

Wow! I listened to the whole webinar online and ended up here on the summary page. Sounds like it was a great event!

I try to keep up with "Web 2.0" for my job but for the most part as a proposal writer I only need to be aware of trends, terminology, etc.

However, I also help maintain a couple of sites (westonaprice.org, realmilk.org, farmtoconsumer.org) for a nonprofit I'm involved with in my spare time. I got a lot of good ideas from the online slideshows and audio--what a great resource--for how we could venture into social networking and media.

Thanks!
Jill

Chris Wolz: Slaughterhouse Webcams? Crowdsourcing Food Safety Inspection

nospam@example.com (Chris Wolz) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:11:34 -0500

CNN Reports:
USDA could install cameras in slaughterhouses

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/06/meat.cameras/index.html

yuju: Slaughterhouse Webcams? Crowdsourcing Food Safety Inspection

nospam@example.com (yuju) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:00:06 -0500

good news

thank you for informations.

Carie Lewis: Slaughterhouse Webcams? Crowdsourcing Food Safety Inspection

nospam@example.com (Carie Lewis) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:48:10 -0500

interesting take, Chris!!