From the daily archives: Sunday, December 2, 2007

The Ethos Roundtable
Next Tuesday, December 18th 2007
4:30 to 6:00 PM
@ the Charles Hotel (1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA)
Featured guest: Michelle Murrain from the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative

The Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI) recently launched an updated version of its excellent guide, “Choosing and Using Free and Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits.”

Note: You can download the primer for free here.

The Ethos Roundtable is “an informal group of people who are interested in 1) measuring and extending ethos, and 2) using technology for positive social change. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.”

 

The Future of Social Media
Social Media Club Boston
Thursday, December 6th – FREE
6:00pm – 9:30pm
@ Boston Ballroom, Colonnade Hotel

Social Activism 101 – Web 2.0 Style
via Leigh’s Blitherings

It’s ironic that a lot of the people who tout the principles of Web 2.0 have a tendency to forget one of the basic tenants…The power shift from companies to community.

Leigh’s also posted an interesting article today entitled, Zuckerberg Shrugged: Man Vs. Ecosystem, that critiques Zuckerberg’s “classic command and control approach” to his ecosystem management.

Green Marketing on Social Networks
via Marketing & Strategy Innovation Blog

For green marketers, social networks provide a compelling channel to communicate with consumers that have an affinity for green or are at least open-minded enough to listen. Today, those users can be found across a wide variety of social networks, including both general interest and vertically focused networks that connect those interested in social responsibility or, more specifically, in the environment.

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