Monthly Archives: October 2008

Responses to my iGoogle review and thoughts on Google support

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Shannon

A couple of days ago, I posted a review of the new iGoogle, which I mostly liked except for a few bugs, and I got a lot of response. (A lot of response for this humble blog, anyway.) All of … Continue reading →

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The new iGoogle — the good and the bad

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Shannon

Like a lot of people, I use iGoogle as my home page, and I really depend on it for quick access to all my web “stuff,” like email, my documents, frequently used bookmarks and my calendar. A new design for … Continue reading →

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Today is Blog Action Day

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Shannon

Today is Blog Action Day, a day when bloggers post their takes on an important issue. This year the topic is poverty. I posted about hunger on my food and cooking blog — please take a moment to read the … Continue reading →

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How to get started in the Web 2.0 world

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Shannon

Image by Daniel F. Pigatto via Flickr I have a colleague who’s interested in bringing some of our organization’s knowledge management efforts into the Web 2.0 world, and she wanted to know how to get started. My advice was, before … Continue reading →

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How to use tagging to make connections in the nonprofit web

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Shannon

Image via Wikipedia Probably one of the best innovations of the whole Web 2.0 phenomenon is tagging. A tag is “a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information” (source). Tags can be used to identify blog posts, … Continue reading →

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