What's It Cost? ROI of social media can be an intangible- The NonProfit Times March 15, 2011

What's It Cost? ROI of social media can be an intangible- The NonProfit Times March 15, 2011: "here's Facebook, Second Life, Myspace, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter and now Jumo. There are many smaller social networking platforms. When it comes to deploying assets, where to be in cyberspace is a tough decision.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Baltimore is going through the evaluation process. CRS is one of Facebook's 500 million active users, and also tweets on Twitter and posts videos to YouTube. CRS has a Myspace profile with 3,288 'friends,' although it is not seeing a lot of activity there and managers are trying to decide what to do with it. Deleting it is a serious option."

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MySpace Resuscitated With UI and Social Messaging Makeover? | Fast Company

MySpace Resuscitated With UI and Social Messaging Makeover? | Fast Company: "MySpace is still alive, which may not be surprising, but the fact that it's alive and kicking is a bit of a shock: It's due to give a sleek revamp to its hideous profile pages, and has bought Threadbox to rejig its social messaging skills.

The news about a revamp to MySpace's profile pages first came via a tweet from a MySpace executive, but then MySpace confirmed it via a short statement: 'We're testing a new look and feel of our site among users' it noted, adding that clients seemed to like the changes thus far. 'As always, we're interested in hearing feedback from our community as we roll out enhancements to the user experience and look forward to sharing more details with you in the coming weeks' is a much more exciting phrase to read, though, as it points to a more thorough revamp en route."

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Saratoga County nonprofits find funds through social networking sites - The Saratogian News: Serving the Saratoga Springs, N.Y. region (Saratogian.com)

Saratoga County nonprofits find funds through social networking sites - The Saratogian News: Serving the Saratoga Springs, N.Y. region (Saratogian.com): "Nonprofit organizations are no exception to the growing use of social networking in the workplace.

The Saratoga Hospital Foundation, for example, started a hospital-wide Twitter feed in February and just joined Facebook."

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RFI Studios - Twitter as a News Source - Right Brain

RFI Studios - Twitter as a News Source - Right Brain: "It’s no secret that social media plays a HUGE role in how we receive information. Pew Internet just released a study that found that 75% of people find their news online through email or social media, with 52% forwarding news through those same means.

The implications of this study were epitomized as this weekend saw a surge of tweets as information about the earthquake became more readily available."

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