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Drupal 6 Social Networking: Communicating with Users

Our users can communicate with one another, which is great, but quite often as an administrator the need may arise for us to communicate with a user or users on our site. It may be to remind them about the web site or to inform active users about new changes to the site, which they may not have been made aware of.

This article is extracted from the "Drupal 6 Social Networking" book. In this article, you will learn:

Social Friends - find likeminded people on Twitter

Hi,

please consider voting for my Change The Web Entry, Social Friends. It let's you search for social actions via the socialactions.com search engine, and then checks on Twitter for people referring to those actions.

Please don't let the looks distract you. I was running out of time for working on the design, but the applicaton is functional. I think it could become very useful, if more and more people are encouraged to post their social actions on Twitter.

If you like it, please vote for me!

Many thanks!

Björn

Change the Web with the District-by-District Organizing Tool

The District-by-District Organizing Tool is officially in the running for the Change the Web competition. I'm cutting it a bit close since I'm knee-deep in bioinformatics studying for finals coming up in a week.

Looking forward to seeing what other entries are submitted in the next 24 hours. 

Global Social Benefit Incubator Competition on Social Edge - Up to 20 will win US$25,000 Scholarship - Enter by Jan 16 2009

Are you a social entrepreneur or the leader of a social venture, or do you know someone with a social venture that could benefit from capacity building, in-depth consultation on their business plan and mentoring by Santa Clara University faculty and Silicon Valley start-up veterans?

The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™) is a capacity building program for leaders of social benefit enterprises run by Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology and Society.

Enter now for a chance to attend.

SurePower - Flash presentation of a supporting service

SurePower Flash Presentation November 20, 2008


Click on the link to the SWF  presentation on the SurePower concept

http://gcmcknight.webng.com/Surepower/

Please Note:  This is an audio soundslide. Please  turn up the volume

N2Y2 Con: Tech Innovations with GWNL, GINet,

Hi, Evonne Heyning here liveblogging from the Tech Innovation room at N2Y2 for the last session of Tuesday's event.  During the break we had a great discussion on participation in these sessions; for those of us who are in the audience there have been many questions on the backchannel on how the audience can be more effective participants in this process.  Billy @ TechSoup and Jean ~NurtureGirl~ Russell had some great comments on ways that VCs, foundations, busiensses, nonprofits and technology gurus can come together to add value to these discussions.

Please note that we are liveblogging here; not every word is here but I'll get as much as possible along the way. 

N2Y2: Social Impact Feedback for GINet, Nabuur, GWNL, Social Source Commons

Hi, Evonne Heyning here liveblogging from the Social Impact room at N2Y2.  

Second Track of the Social Impact Section Panel

Micah Sifry, Personal Democracy Forum

Diana Scearce, Monitor Institute

Alexandra Samuel, Social Signal

 

Projects Presenting

Genocide Intervention Network: to build out the idea (or brand) of the anti-genocide movement. Give people the idea and space to come together for resources. Content available to everyone regardless of organizational affiliation, use these tools to speak with your own voice: GINet facilitates this dialogue.

Ivan Boothe, Genocide Intervention Network

N2Y2Con: Introducing the Innovators

The N2Y2 sessions have begun; this is Evonne Heyning blogging live from San Jose for NetSquared Innovation spotlights. I will be liveblogging from the detail sessions later today but first, an intro on why this gathering is unique.

The future of organizing networks and activist media will be redefined by many of these 21 innovating social ventures presenting here at N2Y2. Here are a few of the culture-shifting approaches that these groups are pioneering:

Strawberies & wifi

Please join me in the Hilton lobby for free wifi and California strawberries while they last...

Packing for N2Y2

A moment of personal exoterica before we launch into the N2Y2 events in San Jose; tonight I'm packing and now all of you are privy to my sundries:

* Laptop w/bag (liveblogging from San Jose)
* Camera (to remember what you beautiful people look like)
* Shoes (never forget the good shoes for dancing)
* Clothes (magenta and red, a fiery feeling)
* Books (any suggestions?)
* AMO Game (always connecting the dots)
* Chocolate (the raw cacao powder this time)
* Hand Cream (see Beth Kanter's tips for liveblogging post)
* I heard I love you! card (ask Jean Russell for more info)
* Virtually Delicious (our Second Life design team cards)
* Saving Grace (a gift for a friend)
* Go Green Guide (playa planning 101)
* Delight (for manifesting good cheer)

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