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3 Ways Custom Convio Solutions Create Valuable Web Platform for JDRF

WebDriven has worked closely with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) over the last four years to upgrade and expand the web presence for the Government Relations (GR) group.

At the heart of GR's management of engaged advocates is Convio, a leading non-profit donor management & CRM application.  Convio serves as their primary database to manage the data of the many thousands of individuals who support the advocacy initiatives of JDRF. Through regular email communications, calls to action and custom web & social media applications JDRF maintains contact and engages its audience.

Google Docs soon to be publicly searchable

According to a Google blog post last week, the company will soon enable public search access to 'public' Google Docs.   Good idea, right?

Internet Usage Study Confirms Shift Toward Content over Communication

Back in 2003, email communications took up about 50% of the time users spent online each month. Content consumption is now moving close to that 50% mark as email slides downward.

3 Questions: Using Twitter to Raise Money & Awareness for Charities

There was an interesting piece in Tech Crunch earlier this month on how charities can leverage Twitter to raise awareness and money. Twestival which raised $250k for charity:water was featured as was Blame Drew's Cancer and others.
 
The bigger question is how non-profit organizations -- many of whom struggle to maintain a website and/or a blog -- best integrate Twitter and tools like it. 

Facebook More Popular than Twitter and Email for Sharing Content

So, which platform is the most popular for sharing content?  We gave you a bit of a head start with our title but here's another tip -- it's not email.

According to AddtoAny, which makes a popular "Share This" widget, Facebook takes the cake with nearly a quarter of all content sharing (24%) with Yahoo-dom coming in second with 14% (includes Yahoo, delicious, Yahoo Bookmarks, Yahoo Buzz, Yahoo Messenger).

4 Keys to Developing a Manageable Social Media Plan

Clients regularly ask us for help in creating a social media approach. "Twitter. Facebook. Blogs." "Where do I start?"  We get that. And if we're honest, we have to admit that navigating the various social networks and trying to stay current can be a bit overwhelming.

Socialtext Appliance Brings Twitter-like Microblogging to the Enterprise

Private Twitter-like services - also known as microblogging -  are now available for the enterprise in a new offering from Socialtext.

Clay Shirky: Impact of Social Media on Politics (Video)

In a recent TED Talk, Clay Shirky suggests that the social web's impact on how information travels among groups, individuals and media formats has -- among other things -- fundamentally changed the way politics works. Shirky points out that the genie is out of the bottle, especially for those restrictive or even repressive regimes around the world. Or in providing oversight and accountability for any political process.

Did YouTube and NetFlix Kill TV?

Did YouTube and NetFlix kill TV? Henry Blodget thinks they've helped. In today's Silicon Alley Insider, he suggests that not only is the TV industry in real trouble, it's seriously in denial about its' perilous position.

Three Things Susan Boyle Taught Me about Monetizing Popular Content

It is the dream for most of us in the social media world -- creating something which takes the web by storm -- generating millions of eyeballs, crossing over into the mainstream media. Fame and fortune are there for the taking or so the story goes.

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