Tom Watson: What Your Facebook Page Says About Who You 'Really' Are

Tom Watson: What Your Facebook Page Says About Who You 'Really' Are: "What Your Facebook Page Says About Who You 'Really' Are

It's becoming increasingly common to 'meet' someone online before you encounter them in real life. In my experience, people I meet online are generally quite recognizable when I finally get together with them at a conference or physical meeting. But maybe I'm just lucky."

Applebee's starts Web site to benefit nonprofits | The Dispatch | Davidson County's News Source | Lexington, NC

Applebee's starts Web site to benefit nonprofits | The Dispatch | Davidson County's News Source | Lexington, NC: "This program allows nonprofits to host flapjack breakfasts at their local Applebee's facilities to raise funds for their cause. To support this fundraiser program, Applebee's has launched its new Web site, www.AGGrestaurants.com. Through this Web site, nonprofit groups can easily set up a Flapjack Fundraiser, print tickets, flyers and other materials to help promote their event."

Red Kettle, a longtime symbol of giving, goes online - EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Red Kettle, a longtime symbol of giving, goes online - EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA: "According to the Salvation Army Web site, individuals, groups and businesses can raise money for the organization by creating an online red kettle. To set up an online kettle, visit www.salvationarmyusa.org or through a virtual red kettle on any number of corporate or individual Web sites and Facebook pages.

Online red kettles can be personalized with photos or graphics and linked to other Web sites and also can be visited and donated to by family, friends and customers."

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages - WSJ.com

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages - WSJ.com: "Wikipedia.org is the fifth-most-popular Web site in the world, with roughly 325 million monthly visitors. But unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police it are quitting.

That could have significant implications for the brand of democratization that Wikipedia helped to unleash over the Internet -- the empowerment of the amateur."

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story-Social Media: What are you afraid of?

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "As the interview begins, James Topham apologizes and takes a moment to read and respond to an urgent tweet. Another typical day for the communications and marketing director of War Child Canada, where tweeting and Facebook updates are as commonplace as checking one's email. With social media the buzzword of late, some nonprofits are taking the plunge, hoping these newfangled modes of outreach will help them reach their goals. But how useful is social media, really? And how can one ensure it's being used effectively instead of needlessly tying up already limited resources?"

The Wired Campus - Tweckling Twitterfolk: Chronicle Readers React to the New World of Twitter Conference Humiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Wired Campus - Tweckling Twitterfolk: Chronicle Readers React to the New World of Twitter Conference Humiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "A Chronicle story today about the abuse of Twitter at conferences is touching off an online debate among readers. Dozens of them are arguing about a new trend in academic life: how audience members now “tweckle” speakers by heckling them on the micro-blogging service Twitter."

Mapping the Crisis

Mapping the Crisis: "Ushahidi is just one of many nonprofits, governmental agencies, and human rights lobbying agencies using maps for humanitarian work. Unfortunately, these organizations are notoriously bad at sharing data, according to Patrick Meier. To solve this problem, Meier recently started the International Network of Crisis Mappers (INCM), which aims to connect people and organizations using maps for good."

Tech philanthropy brings wave of contributions, volunteers to organizations - Mass High Tech Business News

Tech philanthropy brings wave of contributions, volunteers to organizations - Mass High Tech Business News: "New England tech companies are ramping up contributions to educational programs and sending troops of volunteers to schools and on initiatives. Some leaders at organizations on the receiving end of that charity shared their thoughts on what the donations and volunteerism have meant to them."

End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it - National voices - MercedSun-Star.com

End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it - National voices - MercedSun-Star.com: "don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail.

Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking and Twitter."

Donors rush to GiveMN website during 24-hour charity blitz | StarTribune.com

Donors rush to GiveMN website during 24-hour charity blitz | StarTribune.com: "Midway into the state's first 'Give to the Max Day,'' Minnesotans donated more than $10.5 million to their favorite churches, charities and nonprofits.

The 24-hour online giving blitz ends at 8 a.m. today, but organizers were declaring it a mega-success by Tuesday afternoon."

Facebook, JP Morgan Chase To Give $5 Million Dollars To Charity Through Internet Promotion

Facebook, JP Morgan Chase To Give $5 Million Dollars To Charity Through Internet Promotion: "With this in mind, Facebook has teamed up with JP Morgan Chase to distribute more than $5 million across its network of nonprofit organizations. Based on the votes of Facebook users, the partnership will donate $1 million to the winning nonprofit, $100,000 each to the five runners up, and $25,000 each to the next 100 finalists. That may seem like everyone gets a piece of the pie, but all of Facebook's registered charities, totaling more than 500,000, are eligible to win."

The Pendulum - College admissions begin using social networking tools

The Pendulum - College admissions begin using social networking tools: "According to the National Association of College Admissions Counseling, about 60 percent of schools are now using social networking sites in their admissions processes.

One of these schools is Monmouth University in New Jersey, which is giving applicants the choice to submit either a written essay or Facebook video essay. Freshmen at Rutgers University have created blogs directed at prospective students to better educate them about college life. These blogs have proven popular, attracting more than 100 visitors daily."

How Does My Online Donation Page Look? = The Wrong Question : By Philip King : FundRaising Success

How Does My Online Donation Page Look? = The Wrong Question : By Philip King : FundRaising Success: "For many of you the upcoming holiday season will be the busiest time of the year for donations, and an increasing portion of those donations are arriving via your Web site. As a result, more of you are paying attention to your online donation pages. If you’re like many of our clients, all kinds of people are providing input, opinion and even demands about what your online donation pages should look like: 'Center this.' 'Add that image.' 'Add this video.' 'Make it look more like that other charity’s donation page.' Any of this sound familiar?"

Facebook, Chase Team Up for Crowdsourced Philanthropy Program | Sustainability | Fast Company

Facebook, Chase Team Up for Crowdsourced Philanthropy Program | Sustainability | Fast Company: "Instead of just writing trite wall posts and playing FarmVille, what if Facebook users could be directed towards doing good deeds? That's the thinking behind the Chase Community Giving Program, a new app that allows users to choose from over 500,000 charities to decide which get cash from Chase's corporate philanthropy fund."

New Online Catalogue for Philanthropy in Washington, DC | Leading Companies for Good | Fast Company

New Online Catalogue for Philanthropy in Washington, DC | Leading Companies for Good | Fast Company: "Now more than ever, individuals, corporations, and foundations want to make informed choices when they make financial contributions to nonprofit organizations. And people want to volunteer where their time and talents will be put to good use. So how do you know which organizations to support?

A valuable print resource since 2003, the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington went online tonight. 'We offer a wide variety of giving options, including a gift registry and gift cards,' according to Barbara Harman, President and Editor, CFP-DC, and Executive Director, Harman Family Foundation."