Not exactly the greatest endorsement for RSS readers. MORE

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Do you know what RSS is? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. I have a page where I keep all of my RSS feeds. Why should you use RSS feeds? If you’ve never used RSS before, don’t worry. Have you ever been completely overwhelmed by the internet? It’s like the best library in the world about everything you want to read and it’s always adding new books and it NEVER STOPS! I mean, talk about double-edged sword! MORE

Thanks to Dissident , a delightful blog discovery, I've also discovered the Common Craft Show and two video presentations -- the best I've ever seen for newbies on using RSS and Wikis. Click To Play RSS in Plain English by Common Craft. Tags: COMMUNICATIONS COOL TOOLS EMAIL PRODUCTIVITY RSS STUDIO 501C SMART PICKS WEB Bloglines Common_Craft Dissident Google_Reader My_Yahoo net2 Netsquared Newsgator nonprofit nptech PBwiki RSS social_media Wetpaint wikis wikispaces MORE

social media acteva audacity blogtalkradio.com Broadtexter.com event planning Levelator marketing questions mazarine treyz netvibes podcast rss bandit rss owl social media bible useful marketing tips vlogging webex webinar I’ve been reading this big silver book, the Social Media Bible, and it really has a comprehensive list of how you can market your business (or nonprofit) through social media. MORE

" And then you can hook your Tumblr into your Twitter (using an rss-feed reader like TwitFeed), and boom, your message goes out on Twitter too. . Another thing I have done is to link our blog's RSS feed into our Tumblr. MORE

This way, we can give our RSS readers a refresh for 2011. Sometimes, direct instruction is helpful. Like when learning how to cook or change a flat tire. But when it comes to learning about social change, I learn best from those that challenge me to think. This includes blogs. MORE

Flipboard: I use this app to display hashtag streams, RSS feeds and specific Twitter lists in a visual, mobile friendly manner. Google Reader: This is where I keep and organize all the RSS feeds I subscribe to. I received a few emails recently asking me about my favourite mobile apps. MORE

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Essentials would be just as helpful to nontechies in nonprofits who want to learn how to interact with external audiences through social bookmarking, RSS, blogs, podcasts, and more. Tags: BLOGGING COMMUNICATIONS COOL TOOLS MARKETING RSS WEB Via Steve Rubel, here's a succinct, free 30-page guide from PR firm Shift Communications on how to use the Web for public relations. Written for PR specialists, PR 2.0 MORE

Thanks to The Artful Manager for pointing me to a site that has the coolest tutorials on RSS, blogs, social networking, etc MORE

Any nonprofit interested in effective online communication should check out the executive summary of a fascinating study -- by the highly regarded Nielsen Norman group -- on e-mail newsletters , how to make them user friendly, and their value compared to web sites and RSS (also known as web feeds or news feeds). On e-newsletters vs RSS (web feeds): "Feeds are a cold medium in comparison with email newsletters. MORE

BLOGGING COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL FUNDRAISING MARKETING NEWSLETTERS PHILANTHROPY RSS WEB facebook myspace net2 netsquared nonprofit webA recent series from the popular Read/WriteWeb blog provides a great overview of best practices and resources for nonprofits in using the web, including Facebook and MySpace. I couldn't find links to all of the articles listed in one place, so I've gathered them below. MORE

Now that readers can elect to automatically receive new blog posts via email and RSS (news feeds), the promise of a new post daily is not necessary to lure readers, and the volume of daily posts can overwhelm readers and bloggers both. -- "Participation is essential in the blogosphere. Tags: BLOGGING COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL MARKETING RSS WEB A University of Massachusetts marketing professor has published an interesting report based on a survey of bloggers. MORE

Switch to an RSS feed reader like Google Reader and you can subscribe to this blog and others, without clogging your inbox. Rebecca Leaman (aka Curious Apricot) at the Wild Apricot Blog has posted the latest edition of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival , with a nonprofit technology theme. MORE

The videos include: RSS, social media, social networking, social bookmarking, online photo sharing, blogs, podcasting, twitter, and wikis. flickr/dorineruter. Need to introduce your staff or anyone else to social media tools? CommonCraft offers a set of nine very short (3-4 minutes each) beautifully simple YouTube tutorials in plain English that appeal to even the least experienced among us. They really are small works of genius. MORE

Now that I’ve finally switched my RSS reader from Bloglines to Google Reader, I find myself there a lot more–even more so than Twitter (gasp). MORE

Great way to keep a constituency informed of news articles, posts, and other information (connect to your RSS feeds). What is Twitter? I think of it as the electronic version of talking to your neighbors from your back porch. The difference is that your neighbors can be anywhere in the world. Twitter allows people to communicate with large audiences about big and little things important to them or to their nonprofit. MORE

Thanks to Dissident , a delightful blog discovery, I've also discovered the Common Craft Show and two video presentations -- the best I've ever seen for newbies on using RSS and Wikis. Click To Play RSS in Plain English by Common Craft. COMMUNICATIONS COOL TOOLS EMAIL PRODUCTIVITY RSS STUDIO 501C SMART PICKS WEB Bloglines Common_Craft Dissident Google_Reader My_Yahoo net2 Netsquared Newsgator nonprofit nptech PBwiki RSS social_media Wetpaint wikis wikispaces MORE

BLOGGING BRANDING COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL FUNDRAISING MARKETING RSS WEBTwo of my favorite bloggers recently published posts that, together, provide a great overview of the importance and potential of web-based communications for 501c3s. These articles would be good to share with an executive director or team that is beginning to explore how to use the web to build relationships with donors, volunteers, clients, members, and other stakeholders. MORE

Essentials would be just as helpful to nontechies in nonprofits who want to learn how to interact with external audiences through social bookmarking, RSS, blogs, podcasts, and more. BLOGGING COMMUNICATIONS COOL TOOLS MARKETING RSS WEBVia Steve Rubel, here's a succinct, free 30-page guide from PR firm Shift Communications on how to use the Web for public relations. Written for PR specialists, PR 2.0 MORE

I pull in RSS feeds from the various websites that contain information relating to our mission. I use the same RSS concept to pull in Flickr alerts, Myspace and Facebook. MORE

IF –>Point at the website/social media platform/search query/ rss feed you are referring to and specify a trigger. THEN –> Indicate what action you want to take place specific to the website/social media platform/search query/ rss feed you select. MORE

You can also sign up for email updates or an RSS feed. If your nonprofit sees Hispanics in its future (or present) — whether for fundraising, communications or program delivery — you should take a look at the demographic profiling, survey data and other resources located at the Pew Hispanic Center. Excellent resource. charities latinos nonprofits research MORE

Switch to an RSS feed reader like Google Reader and you can subscribe to this blog and others, without clogging your inbox. The latest edition of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants is now available at The Feed by The Hatcher Group. MORE

I get press releases from this wire service as a RSS feed. The most common way to activate or promote your cause marketing campaign is via public relations. MORE

Switch to an RSS feed reader like Google Reader and you can subscribe to this blog and others, without clogging your inbox. Photo by Snapr on Flickr. I’ve published the preliminary schedule for the 2009 Nonprofit Marketing Guide Webinar Series. MORE

One of the topics noted in today’s video is the opportunity to link your blog to an RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) Feed, which allows users to peruse your headlines whenever one is added or edited on your site. MORE

Now that readers can elect to automatically receive new blog posts via email and RSS (news feeds), the promise of a new post daily is not necessary to lure readers, and the volume of daily posts can overwhelm readers and bloggers both. -- "Participation is essential in the blogosphere. BLOGGING COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL MARKETING RSS WEBA University of Massachusetts marketing professor has published an interesting report based on a survey of bloggers. MORE

no rss feed), it has all the elements from a “strategic web 2.0″ A fellow business contact of mine, William Dore, recently pointed me towards a new Census Dissemination Discussion Forum that has been created by Statistics Canada. MORE

Switch to an RSS feed reader like Google Reader and you can subscribe to this blog and others, without clogging your inbox. Photo by terren in Virginia on Flickr. MORE

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Any nonprofit interested in effective online communication should check out the executive summary of a fascinating study -- by the highly regarded Nielsen Norman group -- on e-mail newsletters , how to make them user friendly, and their value compared to web sites and RSS (also known as web feeds or news feeds). On e-newsletters vs RSS (web feeds): "Feeds are a cold medium in comparison with email newsletters. BRANDING COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL FUNDRAISING MARKETING RSS WEB MORE

– I eat lunch at my desk and read a lot of news – I use Feedly and I have a ton of RSS feeds going into the account so I can easily stay up-to-date on what is happening. Jennifer Starkey. MORE

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We continued our series on Tumblr yesterday with some guidance to get your nonprofit’s blog out via an RSS feed that allows people to subscribe to your site. RSS remains one of the great untapped resources of the internet, despite the fact it has been around since the mid-1990s. MORE

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At the end of each week Tom and I review the unused goodies that have piled up in our mailboxes from our RSS feeds, Google Alerts and our global network of Agitator correspondents. MORE

Switch to an RSS feed reader like Google Reader and you can subscribe to this blog and others, without clogging your inbox. From right now until they are gone, I’m offering a special Summer All-Access Pass to Nonprofit Marketing Guide. MORE

Switch to an RSS feed reader like Google Reader and you can subscribe to this blog and others, without clogging your inbox. I’ll be answering questions live from 1:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern time today. Are you reading this in your email box? MORE

One of the topics noted in today’s video is the opportunity to link your blog to an RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) Feed, which allows users to peruse your headlines whenever one is added or edited on your site. MORE

But with proper use of tagging, RSS, etc., Tags: tags tagging online Nonprofit RSS internet feeds future websites web fundraising ePhilanthropy I received an email from a college student asking if he could interview me about ePhilanthropy and the future of online fundraising. The questions gave me an opportunity to think creatively about the application of some web 2.0 concepts, such as tagging and feeds, and how they can improve our practices. His questions and my answers follow. MORE

Last week we promised to discuss the connection that can be made between your nonprofit’s Tumblr site and RSS Readers around the world. The meaning of the acronym ‘ RSS ‘has been debated, but not hotly. MORE