Comments on: Why your nonprofit should check out Google Buzz

By: Debra Askanase

Debra Askanase — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:51:05 +0000

Thanks for the tip about adding the Buzz plug-in to a WP blog – I'm interested in how my readers will use the icon, so I took the challenge and added it to my own WP blog. I recently checked out ReadWriteWeb's buzz profile and use – they are using it to ask great questions of their readership, and now of course will look at how NWF is using it – always looking to the early adopters for interesting uses.
I would think that buzz has huge potential for inclusive program planning, strategic planning,etc. It's great to see nonprofits starting to use it now, though!

By: To Buzz or Not to Buzz… That is the question! (for nonprofits)

To Buzz or Not to Buzz… That is the question! (for nonprofits) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:09:26 +0000

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By: @johnhaydon

@johnhaydon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:27:55 +0000

Kudos to you, Danielle! Always the early adopter – which is really the main point of this post.

By: @johnhaydon

@johnhaydon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:26:53 +0000

Mike - We don't have one, but SocialBrite would create a Google Profile, and then search for other users in their buzz account. It's fairly straight forward once you set up Buzz. Check out the video and howto I mentioned in the post.

By: socialbrite

socialbrite — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:22:54 +0000

Always have trouble logging in as myself (jd) with IntenseDebate. At any rate …

Thanks for the info, Danielle, just started following NWF.friends on Buzz!

By: @starfocus

@starfocus — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:18:14 +0000

I'm experimenting using it w/ NWF. I hope that once we have a pretty active community we could share tips, comment and have it be a little more real time than Facebook, but a little more in depth than twitter. http://www.google.com/profiles/NWF.friends - at some point I'd like to help our members pick plants to plant or ID wildlife! We'll see what happens :)

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:15:21 +0000

It's not clear to me how an organization uses Buzz. What does an organization profile look like? Since it has to be linked to a Gmail address and a Google profile, how would you set one up for Socialbrite? Have you set one up for Socialbrite? Are there nonprofits you can find that are doing a good job using Buzz, in a way that makes sense for their workflow and their supporters?