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Social Media vs. Social Technology: Refining Definitions

Posted by: Ken Fischer on: January 4, 2009

The wikipedia entry has been updated since I wrote this post and now clearly seems define social media as content. So what about the technology? Can we call it social technology? Is the technology used to post, read, sharecontent, improve navigation and relevance by making use of user behavior and input, the same as the [...]

Note: I have not verified the list of the Mumbai victims referenced here nor do I take a stand on its authenticity, accuracy or morality. I think its a very interesting example of how a networked audience behaves differently than an non-networked audience. The mention of the increasing intelligence of a networked audience is what [...]

Mostly Plain English Workshop Report

Posted by: Ken Fischer on: December 11, 2008

A quick report on our the first in our Mostly Plain English workshop. Some comments, critiques and look forward to future workshops.

I have been struggling on how to think about the Web 2.0 or social media phenomenon. It seems to have taken on its own language now. And I made the mistake in 2007 of trying to explain Web 2.0 using those infectious terms of blog, tweet, follow, friending etc. This tool centered explanation by example, [...]

10 low cost new media ideas for nonprofits.

Posted by: Ken Fischer on: March 13, 2008

This is meant as a 101 intro to new media uses by nonprofits who have not yet ventured beyond their own website. Tags: Increase Visibility Motivate Sponsors Engage your Members 1. Make a badge. A small icon which can be put on on members’ online social networking pages (myspace, facebook etc) and also on your [...]

We are attempting to raise read-write or new media kids. Kids that can create content as well as consume it. For now this means, no TV or movies, an emphasis on reading and a healthy diet. (no sugared foods..even Cheerios have a lot of sugar and he even gets flax oil on his bread rather [...]

Impact of Engagement: Traditional and Interactive PSAs

Posted by: Ken Fischer on: March 7, 2008

Traditional media measures impressions, the number of times a viewer saw your message for a certain time. What does that mean? How does that translate into a PSA serving it’s purpose of informing the public and resulting in positive changes in behavior. Recently we started measuring the impact to a website which is featured in [...]

Evolution of the Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Posted by: Ken Fischer on: February 20, 2008

So what is a public service announcement (PSA)? A nonprofit message distributed voluntarily by commercial entities outlets through media outlets in order to expose the audience to a message. Goal: Send information to the audience so they are informed by passive viewing. Problems: The audience is leaving the broadcast media. The free time and space [...]


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