USA Today announces results of Twitter hashtag campaign for charity

USA Today announces results of Twitter hashtag campaign for charity: "USA Today, the nation’s top-selling print newspaper, announced the results of the #AmericaWants Twitter hashtag campaign for charity today. With the most tweets of support, To Write Love on Her Arms will receive a full-page, full-color ad in USA TODAY, valued at $189,400."

Google exec: Connecting via social media can spur nonprofit donations - Phoenix Business Journal:

Google exec: Connecting via social media can spur nonprofit donations - Phoenix Business Journal:: "Google Business Development Manager Jaime Casap led a spirited presentation about the importance of technology in today’s business and nonprofit environment.

With a declaration of “the laptop is dead,” Casap said the importance of a strong and meaningful Internet and social networking presence cannot be underestimated.

“The future is social. Social is going to be huge and continue to grow,” Casap said."

Connection Café: Social Media Makes a Splash at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference

Connection Café: Social Media Makes a Splash at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference: "Former President of AFP Golden Gate Nicci Noble and current AFP Golden Gate President and Development Director of Center for Environmental Health Sean Sullivan presented on 'How Tweet It Is!: Mastering Social Media for Fundraising Success'. (**full presentation slides can be found here) My favorite quote from their presentation - 'Gardens are lovely as long as you water them. Facebook [or any social network] is your garden.' I thought this simple statement really drove home the crux of what social media is all about. Creating a meaningful relationship and conversation that grows over time."

Checking in at Foursquare's Hot Tubbin', Rooftop, Rock Star Moment | Fast Company

Checking in at Foursquare's Hot Tubbin', Rooftop, Rock Star Moment | Fast Company: "Since then, Foursquare's user base increased five-fold (from 200,000 to 1,000,000 users), and it's managed to steal the spotlight from established networks like Loopt and Brightkite and upstart competitors like Gowalla. 'Foursquare has a personality that's fun to interact with,' explains New York resident, Leslie Forrester. 'This identity makes it funner than the other ones.' Brandon Keene, a 24-year-old Foursquare user at the party, adds, 'It's interesting that users are so passionate about Foursquare that they threw this party for them, rather than Foursquare throwing it themselves. People are obsessed with Foursquare. It's kind of ridiculous.'"