Beyond blogging and podcasting.Yes, blogs and podcasts are hot, hot, hot, but nonprofits are using additional technology offerings to help communicate with their supporters and members. INTERNET PHONE SERVICE See VoIP. Many nonprofits are now using Skype (www.skype.com), the free Internet-based telephone service, to communicate with members. Skype offers video calls, group chats and conference calls with up to nine people--all for free. Skype works especially well for nonprofits that are looking to connect members across the country, such as a bicycle messenger Bicycle messengers (also known as bike or cycle couriers) are people who work for courier companies (also known as messenger companies) carrying and delivering items by bicycle. Bicycle messengers are most often found in the central business districts of metropolitan areas. network that assists fellow messengers injured on the job. PHOTOSHARING Sites such as Flickr (www.flickr.com) and Photobucket (http://photobucket.com) are photosharing sites that allow users to store images on their sites, saving much needed server/hard drive space for the user. Many nonprofits are using these sites for a variety of photo storage, in particular, photos from fundraising events. Photobucket provides free video sharing See video sharing site. along with its photo sharing Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. . MAPS Nonprofits, such as the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Coalition Against Hunger featured in this story, are using Google Maps Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder and embedded maps on third-party websites via the Google Maps to visually showcase their missions. Nonprofit organizations are also using Frappr maps (www.frappr.com), giving Web site visitors an easy and unique way to visualize and interact with each other. Visitors can add their name, photo and message directly on a Web page embedded with Frappr maps, and the Web site owner gets real-time stats on where visitors are coming from and how often they visit. The maps are free and can be embedded on any Web page, blog or online community that supports flash embeds. |
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