When does engagement lead to donations?
One of the most popular questions nonprofits ask our Giving Gurus is “Where’s the money in social media?” (Sometimes folks say ROI, but they usually mean fundraising.)
Code, Camera, Action blog - 8
Notes from the cloud by Eric Johnson
Post: Could lean startup techniques work in the social sector?
In the lean startup, product and management team build quickly, then iterate based on statistics gathered from real users (that’s Eric Ries’s excellent description below). When Seth Godin gripes about lack of vim in the nonprofit sector, this is the approach he’s missing.
The Free Content Blues
Chris Dixon on the revenue situation between Google and the newspapers:
The Point (of #DCTwestival)
Talk about social media. Last night’s Twestival in Washington DC raised funds for Miriam’s Kitchen, which provides meals and support for DC’s homeless. While the organizers have yet to announce how much money was raised, Miriam’s Kitchen says that last night they received enough to provide more than 10,000 meals for the homeless.
For Apple and Google, it's a Battle of the Address Books
We use Macs at my house because Mobile Me keeps the family address book in sync.
Why Facebook can't afford to shut down our FriendFeed likes
In a move few FriendFeeders anticipated, Facebook bought FriendFeed today. Robert Scoble published an audio interview with one of FriendFeed’s founders discussing the deal.