Wunderman's Morel on Social Media, Online Video and Mobile | eMarketing & Commerce (eM+C)

Wunderman's Morel on Social Media, Online Video and Mobile | eMarketing & Commerce (eM+C): "MC: Do you think social networking is important?
DM: As for social networking, we monitor Twitter, but in my opinion, Twitter doesn’t really have many capabilities these days. We monitor all of the blogs and online communities, of course. We then harvest that information using a variety of tools in combination with vendors, such as Visible Technologies [a provider of online brand management solutions for new media environments that’s formed a strategic partnership with WPP] and Radian6 [a tool for real-time social media monitoring and analysis designed for advertising agencies]."

10 Ways Universities Are Engaging Alumni Using Social Media

From Mashable
10 Ways Universities Are Engaging Alumni Using Social Media: "In the current economy, job security has become somewhat of an oxymoron. Which is one reason why maintaining connections with your old university classmates, especially when you find yourself looking for a new job, can be crucial. Now universities across the country are beginning to use social media tools to engage alumni and build a network of graduates with a shared affinity for the institution."

Infospace Launches Charity Search Engine

Infospace Launches Charity Search Engine: "Bellevue, WA-based Internet search service provider Infospace announced the launch of a new search website focused on charity."

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Sierra Club Trails is one of about three social networking/online community sites sponsored by the Sierra Club, separate from its own Web site. It was launched in beta version only a couple of weeks earlier and traffic tripled the week of the Sanford email, though Bradbury couldn’t attribute the spike entirely to the email. A larger email blast was sent the week before promoting Sierra Club Trails to a segment of membership."

Efficiency in technology | SeacoastOnline.com

Efficiency in technology | SeacoastOnline.com: "PORTSMOUTH — If you take the idea of Twitter with instant communication and then package it into a handheld device that could save lives in a time of desperation, you would have the Rapid Data Management System, created by Global Relief Technologies.

The company hosted seven American Red Cross staffers at Pease International Tradeport Monday and Tuesday at a workshop that taught them how to use the system to assess damage during and after disasters. So far, the Red Cross has used the RDMS while working with hurricanes Dolly, Ike and Gustave, and it has made 70,000 damage assessments over two years."

OKCBiz > OKC nonprofit credits social media for taking its cause to a higher level

OKCBiz > OKC nonprofit credits social media for taking its cause to a higher level: "Now, seemingly overnight, nonprofits and charities are using the eerie growth and power of social-networking sites to reach even more supporters. For a few nonprofits, it’s the only source of communications they have."

Editorial: Web site connects people with nonprofits | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Editorials

Editorial: Web site connects people with nonprofits | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Editorials: "Thankfully, the folks at the Communities Foundation of Texas, the Dallas Foundation and the Center for Nonprofit Management have found a way. They have created a new Web site that profiles more than 400 North Texas nonprofit groups. By visiting www.donorbridgetx.org, North Texas donors can explore whether an organization matches their interests."

DavidsonNews.net » Have a big idea to help non-profits?

DavidsonNews.net » Have a big idea to help non-profits?: "Do you have an idea that might help local non-profits fill the funding gap they’re facing? Charlotte Mission Possible, a collaborative reporting project by DavidsonNews.net and other local news outlets, wants to hear about it."