Social Media Reading - 072709

• Study: Who's on Which Social Nets - Great graph as part of the article sorted/grouped by age

Webinars and Conferences

• Introduction to Blogging for Nonprofits and Libraries - TechSoup - August 6, 2009 - Free 
• How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Use Facebook and YouTube - August 18, 2009 10 AM Pacific- $40 

What Else I'm Reading

• The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009
• So Long and Thanks for All the Whales - @coreypud discusses why he isn't all that enthusiastic about Twitter anymore 
• Twitter Updates Officially Become Tweets
• Crunchpad or Apple Tablet? Why I'm Leaning Crunchpad ... - Louisgray.com talks about why he might choose a TechCrunch table over an Apple tablet 
• Winery's 'dream job" idea leaves an aftertaste - Winery encouraged job applicants to get their networks to vote for them without acknowledging that the votes would not ultimately decide who became a top applicant 

Social Media Reading - 071009

• Cause's Hit's $10M in donations - 2 Years, 192K donors, median donation was $25
• Cause's Blog
• A. Fine Blog: Causes of Facebook: An Update and Lessons
• Chronicle of Philanthropy: Facebook's Causes Eclipses $10-Million
• Help a Community Organizer Out - A new website from the same folks that brought you "Help a Reporter Out" 
• 8 Benefits of Having a Nonprofit Blog
• A Day In the Life of a Twintern - An interview on Slate about the intern from Pizza Hut who manages their Twitter account

Conferences and Webinars

• Integrating Video Into Your Nonprofit Website - Provided by See3 - Webinar - Free

Tips and Tricks

• Top 7 Twitter Tutorials on YouTube
• Free social media video tutorials on iTunes - Subscribe to John Haydon's video tutorials and watch on your iPod or iPhone. 
• TidyTweet: Twitter Search Without the Spam

Social Media Reading - 070809

• Nonprofit Blogging: Goals, Strategy and Tactics to Crush It - Really great ideas from Frank Barry on non-profit blogging. Comments are a must read. Too many NPs and businesses jump into the strategy and the tactics without doing the goals and planning before starting a blog. 
• Great post by Kivi from back in October, 2008: What Type of Blog Should Your Non-Profit Write?
• Should Kiva have expanded loan coverage to US entrepreneurs? 
• KivaFriends discussion
• Chronicle of Philanthropy: Adding U.S. Entrepreneurs Proves Controversial
• Microfinance in the U.S.: Kiva Enters the Market at its Own Risk
• How I Raised $30K in 30 Days - Great ideas for a successful online fundraiser. 

Webinars and Conferences

• Introduction to Social Media & Fundraising - 7/9/09 10 am PST - Free - Webinar
• What's Fascinating About Market Researchers - 7/21/09 10 am PST - Free - Webinar
• July / August Ruby Workshop - 7/31-8/1 - San Francisco 
• Ruby Jumpstart (women only) - 8/1-8/2 - Washington, DC

Twestival Planning: 

• Seattle - Tweetup - 7/13/09