The one where the vast majority of intelligent people in the workforce have never used, let alone heard of free tools such as Google Docs (assuming it’s not blocked). Tags: Insight Rant Videos collaboration forms google docs government socialmedia wiki Which reality am I referring to? What is it? What makes it great?

Google Analytics is a very useful free tool for tracking site statistics. The resources below will help anyone, from the beginner to those who have been using Google Analytics for some time, learn how to get the most out of this great tool. How to Use Google Analytics for Beginners - Mahalo’s how-to guide for beginners.

The topic was “Five Types of Videos to Create Under One Hour&# presented by Reel Social Media. As an introduction, we learned about the importance of video as content on your website. The five types of videos recommended for quick production and big returns are… 1. Screencasts (think video software demo).

A few of my contacts at Google have recently informed me that the branded YouTube channel (formerly $50,ooo to setup), is now being offered for free to all government departments (this includes the Canadian Government of course). Video wall support – View Demo. Other channels - Feature up to 16 other channels on a brand channel.

If you’ve visited the Google search page today, you probably noticed some big changes. Google has updated their look with a new left-hand side panel which offers search tools to help customize and refine results. Snapshot of New Google Search Page. Submit your business address to Google for inclusion on Google maps.

It's called Google Wave (see the very looonnnggg (nearly 1.5 hrs), very tech-oriented video here). The Short News Google Wave looks to be a great tool for interaction and collaboration. Tags: google wave small nonprofits technology google accidental techies

Fascinating article by Randy from SEOMoz about how Google potentially caps the # of URLs it will index from your site. There’s a great video here that walks you through some of that. Tagged: Google, google indexing cap, google's index, robot.txt, SEO. EWG has an idea now, but many nonprofits don’t.

Of course, all this time, many nonprofits have also been posting their videos to YouTube as well, although many felt that their clips were being lost among the millions of videos there. Rotation of your videos in the "Promoted Videos" areas throughout the site. Your organization doesn't even have a video camera?

See what Google can do for nonprofits in this video: Jet Li Takes Action by starting his own foundation. Tags: philanthropy newsletters Google e-mail fundraising foundations Philanthropy Gets Personal : A budding philanthropist goes to the streets to experience “low income living.” Jargon, Jargon, Jargon: Nancy E.

We’ve all heard a lot about the capabilities of Google Maps, but that may not translate into our regular use of this great tool. the green line (a bike path) to see an embedded youtube video. the blue square to see embedded photos, text, hyperlinks, and video. the yellow rectangle to see embedded photos and text , and.