Guest post by Katrina Heppler Envisiongood.tv You may have heard of Eventbrite, the ticketing service for events, but recently Eventbrite launched a new service for nonprofits, Eventbrite for Causes. In this interview, I talked with Julia and Kevin Hartz, the co-founders of Eventbrite, about how social media, and specifically Facebook Connect and Twitter, have helped […]
How to set up an SMS campaign system
Mobile advocacy basics, from keyword response to mobile data collection Guest post by Melissa Loudon MobileActive S MS is everywhere, in an amazing diversity of applications. From enabling ‘instant protest’ in the Philippines, Spain and Albania, to election monitoring in Ghana, Lebanon, and Sierra Leone to HIV/AIDS education and support in Mexico and South Africa, […]
Helping Haitians via mobile, crowdsourcing & social media
New platform revolutionizes the way emergency response takes place Guest post by Katrina Heppler envisionGood.tv Bravo to the thousands of volunteers worldwide who are assisting with translating Creole mobile text messages to help people in Haiti following the devastating 7.0M earthquake that struck the nation Jan. 12. You may not have heard of Mission 4636, […]
The best-designed social networks on Ning
Guest post by Suzanne Reinfranck Socialmediabusinesssolutions We’ve long been fans of Ning, an innovative social platform that brings millions of people together every day to explore and express their interests, discover new passions and meet people around shared pursuits. With more than 1.9 million Ning networks created and 40 million registered users, this social space continues […]
How to use LinkedIn to promote your blog
This is part of the series the 31 Day Challenge To Optimize Your Blog With Social Media. Guest post by Lewis Howes LewisHowes.com LinkedIn is one of the most powerful ways to drive traffic to your blog. It is always in the top five referred sites that drive traffic to my blogs each month. I’m amazed […]