Ayelet Noff of the Traveling Geeks holds the Flip Ultra HD in London. (Photo by JD Lasica) Launching our summer series on making media for social good Target audience: Nonprofits, social change organizations, educators, NGOs, citizen journalists, media makers We’re kicking off a summer series on making media for nonprofits and social change organizations. And, […]
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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, […]
How to get supporters to retweet content
One of the central benefits of social media is the ability to share content with just one or two mouse clicks. Your supporters are already sharing interesting content on Facebook. They’re retweeting it. They’re favoriting videos on YouTube as well. All with one mouse click. But even though sharing has gotten easier, actually getting people […]
Should CEOs and executive directors use social media?
The NASSCOM India Leadership Forum has multiple tracks based on theme. I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, “Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?” To prepare for this session, I asked colleagues in the US to share their collective wisdom so we could see the US perspective. In addition, during a […]
8 tips for effective online networking
Tips, tricks, and tools for using and managing your social networks wisely Is your organization considering setting up a profile on a social networking site? Are you wondering what tasks are involved, how much time it will take, and how you might streamline your efforts? Maybe your organization has established a presence on MySpace and […]