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Describes how impossible it is to shutdown internet service. I'm actually quite unconvinced that it isn't possible but would the creator give up the switch?

This one was more out of curiosity

I choose to bookmark this article because The online procurement (e-procurement) has been identified as the most important element of e-business operational excellence for large corporations' (Barua et al., 2001). An e-procurement technology is defined as any technology designed to facilitate the acquisition of goods by a commercial or a government organization over the Internet

This webiste has a slideshow that teaches you what you can do for your organization. It includes how to start your organization and how to plan it out. It focuses on tactics and goals for your non profit organization.

Too much is too much in a website and especially if you are demanding others to build around you. The project objectives for this redesign were vague and ambitious. This is a recipe for cost overruns. So far no one is rushing to comply with the objectives set out by this redesign team.

Far too many NGOs are relying on Facebook and Twitter to get connected with donors, and its time that we try to break out of this two-party system. There are millions of potential donors, volunteers, or just concerned people to rely only on the "usual suspects." I personally find the team focus for fundraising to be the most interesting, and probably most-effective for getting people involved and raising large amounts of cash. Make it highly visible, and make it competitive, and people can have a lot of fun doing the right thing.

Simple use by New York city of QR codes on building permits to provide links to additional information. 

Wow. Just think, I didn't even know what QR codes were a few weeks ago. I really see them blooming in the next few years (Ha!Bloomberg/ Blooming!). I scanned one from a Meijers grocery coupon and got a 10 second commercial sent back to me.

Very progressive! Excellent use for that specific labeling technology --- especially in a high density population area where a construction project could be a big hassle. This would make it easy for the public passerby to find out more about it, and perhaps a target completion date. Plus, you are certain the contractor has a legal permit from the city of New York for the work they are doing.

National Unplugging day is where people put away their phones, computers and any kind of social networking devices for one day. The day was very successful and people liked it because it helped them reconnect with each other because it forced them to communicate one on one. Ironically, they are going to develop an app to get the word out about National Unplugging Day.

YouTube is teaming up with non-profits for the Dogooder awards to award non-profits for their work. Cool way to get your organization's name out there

An article about how youtube gives grant money the most creative non profits making use of their videos

It's amazing how often these countries try to limit the use of the internet. This article explains why China might be altering the services provided by GMAIL and also explains how they are doing so. By investigating these types of circumstances perhaps we could gain a better insight as to why they would do this and also let us be able to take this information and relate it with out foreign affairs missions.

A pretty simple, straightforward way of checking out charities before you donate. Especially helpful as so many charities pop-up to help Japan.

CRM and the ipad... google anyalytics is just the beginning, as this blogger points out.

This article discusses the new and different ways people now get their information about things that are happening in the news. It is all about using social media to do this. Cities, towns and counties are taking advantage of these social media websites and it is helping them reach out to more people. People are already on these websites daily, so it is more convenient. It helps to engage the citizens. These new social media tools have also helped lower many costs.

UK based nonprofit helped out Nigeria with an electronic tax collection system.

Comp TIA is a non-profit advocating IT in non-profit and advancing the global interests for professionals. They help out disadvantaged with acquiring skills to work in IT and are now taking initiative to help IT waste by making the field become greener.

This is something that can help npo's out in the long run.

I think this is a really good incentive for nonprofits to get out there and use the technology available to them.