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The Chronicle's current issue includes an examination of how some nonprofit groups are using the social-networking site Twitter to raise awareness and money: http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v21/i09/09001401.htmAs an extension of that story, I'd like to use this forum as a place to collect a list of charities, foundations, and others in the nonprofit world that are using Twitter. Please feel free to share the name of your group and your Twitter handle -- and share some info on how you are using the tool for your group.And we won't even limit you to 140 characters.

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One of the things that always fascinated me with virtual worlds and social networks was how many users regard their online contacts as 'friends' in every sense of the word...with the exception that they've often never actually met.

"We may be differently occupied, but we're hanging out together, each doing our own thing. Nobody would be throwing up their hands in horror if we were all reading our books or staring into space having our own thoughts."