» Amazon Sign In Works Internationally
04/07/09 11:14 from Silence and Voice
I used Amazon for years, though only learned yesterday that my Amazon (US) Sign In works in their international sites, too. While this may seem a no-brainer to some, I was pleasantly surprised I could order from the UK without having to en..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-07-03
04/07/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Just got a Verizon email; the BlackBerry Tour is being released on July 12. # I wish there were a way to integrate TweetDeck and All of Facebook into one super app. # Tweaked and resubmitted a manuscript. Thankfully EndNote allows me to sw..

» Guest Post by Nina Simon: Design Techniques for Developing Questions for Visitor Participation
04/07/09 03:09 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Nina Simon, publisher of Museum 2.0 On Friday, I offered a participatory design workshop for Seattle-area museum professionals ( slides here ). We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggl es with in applying..

» Twitter for Churches
03/07/09 23:09 from Learning Alliances
Rebecca Egolf , I think, recommended The reason YOUR CHURCH must Twitter; making your ministry contagious by Anthony D. Coppedge and I've recommended it to several people since buying the $5 e-book about a week ago. So it comes with excell..

» Book #23 The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
03/07/09 20:42 from Shirley Williams : Activity
Michael Morpurgo's  "The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips" is a children's book but at nearly 200 pages it certinaly counts as a book. I was attracted to it because it was based in Slapton Sands during World War II, I remember visiting S..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-07-02
03/07/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Working with a colleague to submit the final version of an edited manuscript. Hope a last minute snag gets resolved today. # I am physically recovering from stacking almost a cord of firewood yesterday. Hard work; though did not seem to lo..

» Guest Post by Susan Tenby -- Learned a lot about online community using TweetChat: tool and content were both teachers
03/07/09 01:10 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Susan Tenby, publisher of Online Communities for Social Change Today I had several discovery moments of serendipitous learning via Twitter. I am noticing lately, that I am hearing all my news before it even hits the web, let a..

» Book #22 Case Histories
02/07/09 21:00 from Shirley Williams : Activity
I've read a few books by Kate Atkinson, and I've always found them to be well written and with plots that twist and turn, so as a reader I can't predict. The last book I read, by her, was " When will there be Good News " and the current boo..

» Guest Post by Nina Simon -- Self-Expression is Overrated: Better Constraints Make Better Participatory Experiences
02/07/09 13:00 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Nina Simon, publisher of Museum 2.0 I’ve had it with museums’ obsession with open-ended self-expression. I know this sounds strange coming from someone writing an admittedly self-expressive blog post, but hear me out. When I t..

» Links for 2009-07-01 [del.icio.us]
02/07/09 07:00 from Phronesis
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» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-07-01
02/07/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Both contractors just called. One is running late (so, this afternoon), the other had a truck breakdown (so, tomorrow). Rrrrrr. # Reading two early articles of Etienne Wenger for my Lancaster program. # Waiting for a contractor. Don't want..

» Links for 2009-06-30 [del.icio.us]
01/07/09 07:00 from Phronesis
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» How To Fly Virgin America with a cello
01/07/09 05:15 from Beths Blog
My only regret is that I didn't get a good shot of the cello going through the x-ray machine!

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-30
01/07/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Got my Business Communication syllabus posted before the end of the day, just as I told my students I would. # Almost finished revising a syllabus AGAIN. The main issue; the course meeting times are different from previous teaching session..

» Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin: Creating a Social Networking Strategy (Part 0)
30/06/09 22:00 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. I thought it would be useful to blog about how to cr..

» Project Management for Training (Online course) Begins Tonight
30/06/09 20:42 from Silence and Voice
I am teaching a new online course tonight: Project Management for Training X75.9952, at New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. I have taught this course several times before, though this is the first time it i..

» Beth's on the Move: Moving Day
30/06/09 18:14 from Beths Blog
Video is here After a year of preparing, moving day has arrived.  We spent the day overseeing the move our belongings from the house into the truck.   All the happy (and sad) memories of living in the house for twenty years flashed before ..

» Guest Post by Chad Norman: 5 Nonprofit Storytelling Lessons from a Master of Hip-Hop
30/06/09 14:52 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things...and I bet you do too So much of social media and relationship marketing revolves around storytelling, and this is especially true for nonprofits. Using the internet and social med..

» Guest Post by Rebecca Leaman: Social Media for Non-Profits: 26 Great Slideshare Presentations You Can Use
30/06/09 14:32 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Rebecca Leaman, publisher of Get your sanity back , Wild Apricot's non-profit technology blog Great new presentations on social media are coming out almost daily, now that we're deep into conference season, and many are direct..

» Guest Post by Allison Fine: The Unthinkable Power of Conversation
30/06/09 14:04 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Allison Fine, publisher of A. Fine Blog Lucy pointed me to this great post on Change.org about Tori Hogan’s video series called Beyond Good Intentions . Tori takes a hard look at conventional wisdom in activism. Her latest vid..

» Guest Post by Jordan Viator: 5 tools nonprofits can be today to enhance their online presence and efficiency
30/06/09 13:35 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Jordan Viator, of Connection Café Hundreds if not thousands of online tools are available to help nonprofit organizations with online communication. But with the plethora of tools available, it can be daunting to keep up with ..

» Guest Post by Robert Rosenthal: VolunteerMatch Now In the Creative Commons
30/06/09 13:21 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Robert Rosenthal, of VolunteerMatch After the President’s call to serve during National Volunteer Week, the VolunteerMatch team held lengthy discussions about how the best way for us to help engage a new generation of voluntee..

» Guest Post by David J. Neff: Social Media Games that Move You
30/06/09 13:05 from Beths Blog
Submitted by David J. Neff, at FI Space Cancer has been linked to obesity and so has heart disease and a ton of other bad things.  Social Media mostly involves you sitting on your butt in front of TweetDeck or Fscebook or your browser. But..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-29
30/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Nevertheless, enjoying my first non-travel week off in some time. # Was hoping to be able to mow the lawn today, but it again looks like rain. It is strangely chilly outside. # 2 new comments on “Silence and Voice” and more htt..

» Guest Post by Hildy Gottlieb: 3 Steps to Success on Facebook
29/06/09 13:09 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Hildy Gottlieb, publisher of Creating the Future! We hear it almost every day - another organization who is wildly successful on Facebook or Twitter or MySpace. Wanting that same success, organizational leaders sign up, spend ..

» Guest Post by JD Lasica -- Socialbrite: A new sharing & learning hub
29/06/09 12:38 from Beths Blog
Submitted by JD Lasica, publisher of Socialbrite Socialbrite.org fills a glaring gap in the social media world. While young people and early adopters increasingly turn to the social Web not only to socialize but to communicate, explore new..

» Links for 2009-06-28 [del.icio.us]
29/06/09 07:00 from Phronesis
Gov Web2.0 showcase Examples and discussion about government agencies using social media 100 Awesome Open Source Tools for Writers, Journalists, and Bloggers | Online Courses

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-28
29/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Off to Everlasting Spring Garden Center to get some marigolds. # I wonder how many people use multiple Twitter presences. Is it for work or school, or like email used for friends vs. porn? # Just heard on the news that it will rain all wee..

» Beth's on the Move: Packing With A Flip Camera
29/06/09 02:46 from Beths Blog
After a couple of days of packing (with some help from the movers who packed up our breakables), we're done! The kids were curious about the FLIP camera - and thought it would be fun for them to make movies of the house to say good bye and..

» Easy Peasy and Ubuntu 9.04
28/06/09 16:17 from Shirley Williams : Activity
Back in April I installed the Easy Peasy operating system on my EeePC I said I would blog about it - but I guess I forgot about it. The original install of Easy Peasy took a little backwards and forwards between different computers and oera..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-27
28/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Anybody catch that amazing sky just now in Manhattan after the rain? Spectacular colors with crowds staring at the sky. # Got caught in the rain on the way home. Horrible thunder and lightning outside in NYC right now. # Rather, a week off..

» Don't second guess me
28/06/09 00:24 from Anecdote
I am working on a project requiring a major organisational transformation. On Monday, the division's chief heads off to Canberra to get a mandate to make the change from head office. One of his biggest concerns is head office continuously ..

» Guest Post by Peter Campbell: The ROI on Flexibility
27/06/09 06:29 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Peter Campbell, publisher of Techcafeteria Non Profit social media maven Beth Kanter blogged recently about starting up a residency at a large foundation , and finding herself in a stark transition from a consultant’s home off..

» Guest Post by Brian Reich: The Challenge of Communicating In A Connected Society (and what that means to Facebook Causes)
27/06/09 06:11 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Brian Reich, publisher of Thinking About Media I have been critical of Facebook Causes, almost from the day it emerged onto the scene.  I may just be cynical, but I’ve seen too many technology providers claim that their tools ..

» Guest Post by Kari Dunn Saratovsky: What Do All These "Friends" Add Up To Anyway?
27/06/09 05:56 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Kari Dunn Saratovsky (@socialcitizen), publisher of Social Citizens An interview with Facebook’s “in-house sociologist” Cameron Marlow, appeared in last week’s issue of The Economist and has since created an interesting debate..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-26
27/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Stayed late in the office yesterday. When all done, I beat my own work email record –102. # Still feel really saddened by Michael Jackson's death. # The AP is reporting Michael Jackson has died. May he RIP. # Did I see the news right..

» Beth's On The Move: Our Car Leaves for California
27/06/09 03:07 from Beths Blog
Video is here I know, I know, I said I wasn't going to be blogging very much, but realized that the move provided a good opportunity for me to play around with the FLIP camera I have on loan. The video above shows our car being loaded on t..

» Guest Post: Here’s My First Five Tips For Writing Better Blog Posts — What Are Yours?
26/06/09 19:07 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Sue Waters, publisher of The Edublogger Ever had one of those days where the words just refuse to behave? Where it feels like every word you use is the wrong word ? And you continuously rewrite the same sentences. Worse Still!..

» Guest Post: The Second Coming of the Online Community Manager
26/06/09 17:57 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Holly Ross, publisher of NTEN Your job isn't going to exist in a few years, and it ain't the economy's fault. Blame it on social media. If you're implementing social media smartly at your organization, you already know it rais..

» Guest Post: 8 Benefits of Having a Nonprofit Blog
26/06/09 17:21 from Beths Blog
Submitted by Britt Bravo, publisher of Have Fun • Do Good Should all nonprofits have a blog? Nope. Can having a blog benefit your organization? Yup. Below are eight benefits of having a nonprofit blog. 1. Blogs help provide quick, up to th..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-25
26/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
I saw the Beastie Boys in concert at Madison Square Garden years ago. Like them or not, they were ahead of their time. # Have been listening to the Beastie Boys' Sabotage from Star Trek's movie parody of William Shatner http://tinyurl.com/..

» Blogging With A Little Help from My Friends
26/06/09 02:08 from Beths Blog
Geek Mommy In five days, I will be making a major change in my life.  My family and I will be moving out the home my husband and I lived in for over twenty years and we will relocate to the Bay Area.   This is culmination of a lot of hard ..

» A Couple Really Interesting Social Media, ROI, and Nonprofit Links Worth A Click
26/06/09 00:29 from Beths Blog
2020 Web Tech Approach To Social Media Analytics View more presentations from Gaurav Mishra . 20:20 Social Media Analytics Blog; A colleague just shared a link to this blog by Guarav Mishra's company. I've been following him on Twitter and..

» Pumping as fast as we can
25/06/09 22:50 from Learning Alliances
For a couple of years it wasn't “a book” but just “an update”.  After our ideas started getting more interesting and more useful, I took to taunting my co-conspirators Etienne Wenger and Nancy White that what is now..

» Book #21 The Foundling
25/06/09 22:40 from Shirley Williams : Activity
My friend Lynn told me she and her sister had attended a talk by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, I had not heard of the author. Lynn explained that Harrod-Eagles was a prolific author producing a book a year over some 20 years and that the books st..

» National Teaching Fellowships
25/06/09 21:33 from Shirley Williams : Activity
Clare Furneaux and I have been awarded National Teaching Fellowship Awards from the Higher Education Academy (HEA).  We are both very pleased as the photo shows. Clare is a Lecturer in the Department of Applied Linguistics. We were bot..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-24
25/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
In the Queens office for most of today. Doing the final step in the validation process of a set of instruments we created. # OK, enough work for the night. Tomorrow is another day. # Finalizing some grades for student presentations last we..

» Managing Meetings in Second Life
24/06/09 21:10 from Shirley Williams : Activity
In many ways setting up a meeting in Second Life is much the same as arranging one in real life, but there are some challenges that the organisers may not realise. It was a chance remark over Twitter that led to Pauline Randall and I writi..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-23
24/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Just read the Ed McMahon just passed away. May he RIP. # Paper revised and submitted to issue editor. With a tight deadline, did all I could. Tomorrow night, prepare for my classes. # Hope I perform better reviews. However, some of the fee..

» Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-22
23/06/09 03:59 from Silence and Voice
Finally home. Email will have to wait for the morning. # Lovely, just saw a rat. And, I do not mean one of our crafty NY State Senators. # Finally got back to the city and parked. # Just bought and planted a weeping willow tree. Ready for ..