Museums and Foursquare can add up to a perfect pairing Iam putting the finishing touches on another social media lab designed for arts organizations. So, I’ve been updating arts 2.0 examples. I’ve also been trying to wrap my brain around whether or not Foursquare has value for nonprofits. I had to look no further than […]
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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 […]
Fixing unbalanced sound levels in your podcast
Many podcasts suffer from unbalanced audio — say, during an interview where one person sounds louder than the other. Podcast pioneer Doug Kaye of The Conversations Network has released a free program that solves some, though not all, of these shortcomings. The Levelator is downloadable software that adjusts the audio levels within your podcast or […]
How to prevent against online libel and defamation
The Bill of Rights A brief guide for citizen journalists and bloggers Target audience: Journalists, bloggers, nonprofits, cause organizations, NGOs, general public. Guest post by Mitch Ratcliffe RatcliffeBlog There is much that bloggers can learn from journalists, who have learned how to cause the most trouble possible without landing in jail over the course of […]
An introduction to screencasting
Screencast video captured using Google Earth. We live in a visual age. Instead of telling someone about how to perform a task, why not show her? Screencasts offer a compelling way to pack a lot of information into a short visual package. A screencast is a video that captures what takes place on a […]