And a day of workshops devoted to blogging best practices I‘ll be among the trainers on hand on Oct. 23 for Social Media for Social Action, a day of training and workshops geared especially for Oakland nonprofits and community organizations. Interested in blogging, Twitter, Facebook & other social media tools for your organization, but not […]
Archives for September 2009
How to get more followers on Twitter
If you’re using Twitter for your organization or business, at some point you’ll want to increase the number of folks following you on Twitter. I know what some of you are thinking. “It isn’t about the number of followers you have!” That’s true — to a point. 3 reasons why getting more followers is good business […]
Toward a Web of open video
Toward open video on the Web from JD Lasica on Vimeo. A few weeks ago, before and after the Open Video conference at NYU, I sketched out the proposition that open video is a requirement for an open Web in two posts: The promise of open source video and Boxee and the promise of open […]
Scale vs. ownership: A conflict in the making?
A guest post by Kelly Sponberg, project manager at RANET “For about a decade now I have been fortunate enough to work on a small and niche-focused program called RANET (Radio And Internet for the Communication of Hydro-Meteorological Information for Rural Development). The program has a simply stated goal to make meteorological forecasts, warnings, and […]
Use the Web to improve your community
Mozilla Service Week offers ideas to help you put technology to good use Socialbrite is a partner in Mozilla Service Week, which runs today through next Monday. The initiative inspires tech companies across the globe to offer their talent and expertise to local organizations that need their assistance. Here’s a quick overview from our friends […]