Tag Archives: Facebook

How to protect your privacy on Facebook…

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Shannon

I was a latecomer to Facebook. I just joined the service a little less than a year ago. At first, it was great being able to keep up with far-flung cousins and old high school friends, with no effort whatsoever. … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions | Tagged Facebook, How to, Privacy | Leave a comment

Is he died?

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Shannon

I’m loving it that my childhood friends the Muppets have made a full comeback on the Web and are funnier than ever. Here’s the latest: More Muppets YouTube goodness. On Twitter. On Facebook. On Sesame Street (don’t ever forget where … Continue reading →

Posted in Vidlets | Tagged Facebook, Muppets, Sesame Street, Twitter, YouTube | Leave a comment

New features/look for Google Reader, StumbleUpon, Facebook

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Shannon

The thing about people who write software is: They’ve always gotta fiddle with it. I used to manage a software development team, so I know what I’m talking about. Those guys aren’t happy unless they’re fiddling. You just got to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Facebook, Google Reader, Look and feel, New features, StumbleUpon | Leave a comment

Getting active (politically) using social media

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Shannon

Ok, it may not be as impactful or as meaningful as marching on Washington or staging a sit-in, but if you’re using social media anyway, there are lots of ways to use it to make your political views known or … Continue reading →

Posted in Exercises | Tagged Boycotts, Causes, Cell phones, Facebook, Getting active, Healthcare reform, Open Source, Social media, Twibbon, Twitter | Leave a comment

We live in a very judgmental culture. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, considering our Puritan roots. But with the advent of the Web, and particularly blogging, I have noticed a lot of judging and reacting going on. … Continue reading →

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Shannon | 3 Comments

So this past weekend I joined Facebook. I already have 60+ friends, which is approximately 50 more friends than I have in the so-called real world. My Facebook friends are a weird mix of family, friends, colleagues and people I … Continue reading →

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Shannon | 2 Comments

This past weekend I joined Facebook, and now my social media world is so complex and intertwined that it makes my head hurt. To help me make sense of it all, I drew this map: (I used bubbl.us, which is … Continue reading →

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Shannon | Leave a comment

What are blogs? And how can we use them? Resources list

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Shannon

This is a list of resources I have collected to supplement a presentation I’m giving at work on the subjects: what are blogs, how can our nonprofit blog effectively, and what is Web 2.0 anyway? These resources include many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions | Tagged Best practices, Blogger, Blogs, Causes, Delicious, Digg, Dogster, Facebook, Flickr, IntraHealth International, LinkedIn, NGOs, Nonprofits, NPTech, Organizational blogging, Photos, Presentations, Resources, SlideShare, Social media, StumbleUpon, Technology, Tumblr, Twitter, Videos, Web 2.0, Wikibooks, Wikipedia, WordPress, YouTube | 6 Comments

How can nonprofits effectively use social networks?

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Shannon

I was asked to put together a list of resources about nonprofits using social networks like Facebook and MySpace, because some forward-thinking folks here are thinking of tapping into these resources. It seemed like a valuable list, one worth sharing, … Continue reading →