May 21, 2013

Social Media

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Give $70M to Arts, Technology and Future of Innovation

125Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are hoping to strike gold through establishing an innovation-centered academy at a California university.

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Infographic: Social Media’s Impact on Event Planning

iconEventility has published an infographic on four key ways your organization should be incorporating social networking into promoting events.

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CNN’s Gaffe on Marathon Bombing Suspects Has Lessons for Media Large and Small

CNNWill the flood of amateur reporters on social media drown the traditional journalist outlets in a rising tide of crowdsourced news? And, if so, how will nonprofit news sites navigate the current?

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Benchmarks Study—What is New in Social Media Stats?

TechNonprofit data geeks across the interwebs rejoiced last week with the release of the 2013 eNonprofits Benchmarks study.

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Social Movement Leaders’ Thoughts on Managing Time for Social Media

Hour GlassOrganizations often struggle with how to manage all of their social media efforts in a timely manner. Here are some tips from influential leaders in the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Social Media Measurement: Tools and Tips for Tracking

MeasureWhat are nonprofits measuring in order to understand whether our social media engagement activities are getting us what we want and need to achieve our missions?

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Twitter: Making an Ass of U and Me?

TwitterDoes the reaction to major events on Twitter generally reflect public opinion overall? Not according to a recent Pew report.

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And the First Nonprofit to Reach One Billion YouTube Views Is…

Sesame StreetCan you guess which nonprofit organization just became the first to chalk up more than one billion views on YouTube?

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Young, Philanthropic and Black; “Old, White and Wealthy” Move Over!

NewsAt recent events in New York City and Washington, D.C., African American millennials gather to share in a more inclusive vision of contemporary philanthropy.

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Cookie Monster: Firefox to Gobble up Third-Party Ads

Cookie MonsterThe popular Internet browser Firefox, brought to you by the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, is about to nix a large category of online ads for its users by blocking third-party cookies.

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How to Get a Fundraising Conference Cancelled in Two Easy Steps

CancelA conference that consisted almost entirely of male speakers that had been planned in the U.K. is cancelled after a conference organizer delivers an offensive remark.

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Is This the Year Google Plus Reinvents How We Work?

googleplusIs 2013 the year for Google Plus to reinvent the way nonprofits (and others) go about their internal and external communications?

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Anonymous Invades the Federal Reserve

AnonymousSomeone declaring affiliation with Anonymous claims responsibility for hacking into the U.S. Federal Reserve bank and publishing information from more than 4,000 bankers.

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Three Key Takeaways from Nielsen’s 2012 Social Media Report

SMThe Nielsen Company has released a report depicting the continual growth of social media and related emerging trends throughout the course of 2012.

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My First March: In 2013, Who Still Cares about Kony 2012?

KonyWith over 100 million views, Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 was a viral video sensation last year but the related movement fizzled out. What motivates those who have stuck with it?

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Meet Common Crawl, the Nonprofit That Could Reshape the Web

CCMove over, Google? Back away, Bing? The nonprofit Common Crawl is making a gigantic swath of the Web’s data accessible to all at minimal cost.

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Which New Social Network Will Take off This Year?

2013Nonprofits should keep an eye out for new social media outlets that may be poised to make a splash in 2013.

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Should Your Nonprofit Use a Social Scoring System?

AppsSocial scoring could help organizations evaluate their online audience, but critics raise concerns about a system in which certain online supporters are predetermined to be more important than others.

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Labor Organizing and Social Media: “The New Water Cooler”

FBNational Labor Relations Board rules employers can’t fire employees that gripe on social media if the employees are engaged in “concerted activity” for “mutual aid” among workers.

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Coming in 2013: The Nonprofit Smartphone

SmartphonesFrom Apple’s iPhone to Google’s Android, the smartphone market includes fierce competition among for-profit companies. Now, a nonprofit player will enter the fray.

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Nonprofit Google Plus Communities Forming

GplusGoogle Plus communities has the potential to serve as a way for nonprofit to connect their brand, grow their social media presence and track trending topics that their audience is interested in.

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Going Mobile without Reinventing the Wheel: Five Apps That May Help Your Nonprofit

AppsThere are many mobile apps that can benefit your nonprofit organization without a large outlay of cash or a great deal of organization-wide planning.

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For Job Seekers, Social Media a Double-Edged Sword

FacebookSocial media can often expand opportunities and has increasingly become a valuable source for finding employment and volunteer opportunities, but it can also hinder some job seekers.

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The Role of Controversy in 2012’s Top Five Nonprofit YouTube Videos

YoutubeYou probably already know that Kony 2012 was the most popular nonprofit video on YouTube last year, but what other videos drew lots of eyeballs to nonprofit missions?

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In a Pique, Ari Fleischer Threatens Reduction in His Own Giving

AriFormer White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer says that new limits on deductions in the wake of the fiscal cliff deal will deter him from giving as much to charity.

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Nonprofit Tweets Its Need for Supplies and Gets Them

TwitterWhat if, instead of thinking big, nonprofits thought small about the actions they want from their social media campaigns?

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Privacy Advocates Cry Foul on New Instagram Terms

NewsIf or when you signed up to use the popular photography app Instagram, did you think that you would be signing off on your images appearing in advertisements?

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Infographic: Social Media’s Impact on Giving in 2012

InfoAn infographic designed by MDG Advertising illustrates the many interesting ways in which social media has played a role in online giving.

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Creativity Abounds at Crowdfunding Site in China

ChinaDemohour.com, a popular crowdfunding website in China, raises funds for a pretty odd and creative assortment of projects.

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Can MOVE:DC Revive the Kony 2012 Movement?

KonyIs there something still there in the Invisible Children movement? Or is the Kony 2012 movement so narrowly focused that the mainstream press has deemed it yesterday’s news?

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