Today I am going to talk to college students about how use social media tools for advocacy. I’m looking forward to it. It will be fun to talk to folks who I suspect will be more comfortable than most folks but to focus on using social media for a purpose. I thought I’d share the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Online Advocacy
New Facebook Page Changes
Today’s Byte is a little geeky. So for folks who aren’t involved with Facebook pages I have a quick hit. It’s my new favorite non-techie TED talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY – Jamie Oliver on the importance of teaching kids to eat and cook healthily. On to Facebook Changes… Facebook just made a bunch of changes – for … Continue reading
GiveMN personal campaigns
November 16 is Give to the Max Day in Minnesota. For readers outside Minnesota, GiveMN (http://givemn.razoo.com/) is a big fundraising web site. They funnel funds to area nonprofits. They promote Nov 16 as a day of giving. I think it’s a great idea. Nonprofits can set up their own pages on GiveMN and are encouraged … Continue reading
Talk about people online to get a job
Last week I spoke with the Communications Technology Association about how to use social media to promote your personal brand – or get a job. I’ve posted the slides on the Byte blog. We talked about how social media can be great for making connections. Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks can help you capitalize … Continue reading
Good Search
I know I’ve talked about Good Search before – but this is such a good time of year for a reminder of Good Search. Here’s the quick take: Use Good Search as your search engine http://www.goodsearch.com and your favorite charity will get a penny. You have to specify your charity; you can get a list … Continue reading
Removing Online Info from Google
Other people’s articles are rarely the impetus for the Bytes – but I ran into a great article today that I really liked: Google won’t remove pages about you: http://tinyurl.com/aqka4s I occasionally get calls from people wanting to have info removed from Google. Well, as Google says, they don’t own the Internet. (Though I … Continue reading
E-Democracy E-Debates
Today’s Byte is probably of most interest to folks in MN – but it’s an idea that could be replicated elsewhere. E-Democracy (http://www.e-democracy.org) is a Minnesota nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes online civic discourse by providing space for online discussion. This year E-Democracy is sponsoring an online debate among the MN gubernatorial candidates. We did … Continue reading
Freedon of Information
I am very pleased to have a guest Byte writer this week. Some of you know the author; many will recognize the name – Mary Treacy as she’s my aunt. I’m posting this a little early so that anyone interested in attending the event at St Kate’s will have time to RSVP. If you want … Continue reading
Newsgroups and Email Lists
Newsgroups and email lists are both online discussion groups. You can access newsgroups through your web browser or with a news reader. You access email lists through your email box. Newsgroups generally do not require registration so the participation comes from a wider audience. Email lists are based on subscription and therefore often have more … Continue reading
Kerry & Google
Google News is a repository of news. They compile news from 7000 new sources in a searchable database. The news is selected, compiled, and fed to users though computers. There are no human editors at Google making judgment calls on which stories to add and which to delete. So it seems funny that when you … Continue reading
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