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Seniors online

Last week was devoted to the up and coming world of social networking and the younger demographic active in that area. But here’s some equal time for seniors, who are typically online 44 minutes a day. From a report prepared by Focalyst and Dynamic Logic, here’s a profile of what seniors age 62+ are doing […]

Learn More June 3, 2008

What Does It Take To Be Remarkable?

I just read an article about an individual who died suddenly, mid-way through his life expectancy. His death was eulogized from The Economist to the Hindustan Times. On the sixth day of every month (he died last September 6), an online community gathers to reflect about him. His significant other received some six thousand messages […]

Learn More June 2, 2008

$2.5 Million And Counting?

To close out a week featuring online social networks, here’s a Washington Post report on the fundraising results from Causes, the personal donating application on Facebook and MySpace. Launched a year ago, Causes has generated $2.5 million in donations to about 20,000 nonprofits. There are 60,000 users of the application daily on Facebook; 25,000 on […]

Learn More May 30, 2008

More Social Networking

Sorry, but I’m on a social networking roll this week. Some interesting articles and sites to ponder as you chart a course for your nonprofit … Is there a future in setting up your own proprietary social network … indeed, will the prospects of Facebook and MySpace fade as folks head to more niche sites […]

Learn More May 29, 2008

Understanding the “Millenials”

Yesterday we wrote about the impact online social media will have on the pursuit of public interest goals. And we noted that for most nonprofits, most of whose constituencies still tilt toward Boomers and older (at least in terms of active donors), this new media wave is still out there on the horizon line. Right […]

Learn More May 28, 2008

Social Media For Social Good

Joe Marchese, president of socialvibe, has written this great overview of the contribution social media are beginning to make in the cause world. He observes: "Because of social media, not only can people in need, be they class room teachers or farmers in the third world, publish their stories and have them read, but these […]

Learn More May 27, 2008