Newsweek said it best: "Suddenly, all the world is a-Twitter." quot; Simple and powerful, Twitter is a must for nonprofit organizations. created and manage a portal to nonprofits on Twitter @nonprofitorgs and based on my experience using site, I have crafted ten of my favorite Twitter Tips for beginners: 1.

Today's Diva Marketing Talks with Susan Getgood , Roadmaps (blog) and Getgood Strategic Marketing and Liz Gumbinner , Cool Mom Picks and Moms 101 about how to build successful and respectful blogger relationships programs. Blogger Relations, as other social media strategies, have grown in complexity. 30-minutes. 2-guests.

The blogs are all a twitter (Twitter's twittering, too) with the release of Digital Snippets, a new web service designed to take the work out of creating the ultimate Social Media Release (SMR). Digital Snippets comes from the group that did this SMR for Ford. An SMR is a dynamic storyboard that contains portable content.

Breaking news from reliable Agitator sources … Realising that social nets like Twitter and Facebook have yet to establish a viable business model, but are essential for promoting democracy (at least abroad), the US Government has decided to purchase the two networks outright. environment. But will they survive?

Nieman Lab did a six month experiment trying to get nonprofit news in with the Associated Press. Spectacular stories from various nonprofit news outlets on the high incidence of college campus rape, transportation money for cities, the healthcare lobby and more, did not get picked up. Do you have contacts at local TV news stations?

Through web, video and online social media outreach – including Facebook and Twitter as well as with a new We Are One webpage – the grassroots effort calls on all citizens to share how they are one with Central Texas. In recent months, requests for services among many Central Texas organizations have increased while funding has dropped.

they're not just MySpace, Facebook or even Twitter. Boudica - Lorna Harris had an idea of a social news site for women. Community members are encourged to submit news stories,  information and web sites. Social networks. discovered that when it comes to dishn' with your virtual girlfriends the communities are as diverse as well.

Posted by guest blogger Andrew Rogers. Jeff has written a few posts displaying a justifiable skepticism about the merits of social media tools like Facebook and Twitter for nonprofit fundraising and donor-communication. Individuals and small groups are self-organizing around non-profit causes. Social change behind the firewall.

So they jump on Twitter and create a Facebook fan page. Set up Google alerts for your organization’s name, executives, news release titles, and issue keywords. Research which bloggers are writing about your issues through Alltop or Technorati and subscribe to their blog feeds. Are they Twittering? flickr/luc legay.

and Social Networking news - launched Summer for Social Good - an all social media charitable giv ing campaign to benefit 4 charities. The goal is to use the power of “Social Influence” via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, blogs and other online media to raise an unprecedented amount for our fund." See the widget above. Cheers! Jocelyn.