Things We Like (August 2008)
Submitted by Brett on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 10:41am.
A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. Read more posts on our blog.
- Need a metaphor for the power of aggregation? The Japanese practice of uchimizu calls for people to sprinkle water on the street in front of their houses when it's really hot out.
- Using Twitter for something other than letting people know what you had for breakfast: NTEN Member David Neff's video about the Tweet Up Blood Drive in Austin is a great example of social media in action.
- Poll Everywhere lets you ask your audience a question, collect responses via text message, and update the results in real time. Just don't ask, "How many of you are critiquing my session on Twitter right now?"
- Free T-shirts! Oh, and the guide to permissible voter engagement activities for 501(c)(3)s that comes with them. That's cool, too. (And, of course, you saw our webinar on the subject, right?)
- The "Possibly Related Classroom Projects" plug-in for WordPress from Social Action Labs. They may hedge their bets when they name things, but they're doing excellent work.
- Speaking of education, Stargazer offers tech-based services that improve school safety. They also inspired us to learn a new word: omphaloskepsis, the opposite of stargazing.
- charity:water is asking everybody born in September to forgo birthday presents and help fund wells in Ethiopia, with support from a very well-designed website.
- Free kittens! Everybody loves kitties. But, as Michelle Murrain points out, you should be careful when using them metaphorically.
- Apparently, Canada has faster broadband than the U.S. Sheesh. Robin Williams, take it away...
- The City Of Boston has a nifty map showing the locations of alternative energy sources in the area.
- Portland-based Shizzow hopes to underline the social in social media by leveraging tech to help people stage improptu face-to-face gatherings.
- Free markets! How can you not like the fact that faith-based dating site BigChurch is owned by Penthouse? (Yes, the link is safe for work.)
