Much Ado About Streaming
Thanks to SXSW, streaming video has been popping up all over the interwebs lately. Not video from the event–though that’s available too–but specifically a couple of apps designed for live, instant, streaming video promoted through your social media feeds. So let’s take a look at Meerkat & Periscope and kick the tires. Meerkat is an independent app, Periscope was developed independently before being bought by Twitter. They both let you stream live video directly from your …
Review: Outlook for Mobile
Question: Do you use Microsoft Outlook on your computer at work? If you work for a corporation that has an IT department, the answer undoubtedly has to be ‘yes’. When using Outlook on a Windows machine or on a Mac, I need an avalanche of Advil to get through reading and responding to the contents of in my inbox. Apple’s Mail.app on iOS is perfectly functional, but it is by no means a fantastic tool. Android has …
Reaching the Next Generation of American Giving
I sat in an Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) luncheon recently discussing different generational traits from the four generations currently in the work force and how best to market to, work with, and, since it was AFP, how to raise money from them. The speaker showed Blackbaud’s The Next Generation of American Giving before his presentation and I thought it was a great visualization of generational traits and trends. [box type=”note”]Take-aways from the video: Fundraising …
What’s In A Nme?
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So, I hear you’re unhappy with your organization’s Twitter handle. Six years ago, the “New Media Specialist” at the time signed you up for @AlbuqSymphOrch1 and every time you tweet you cringe a little. But hey, in their defence, it can be hard to pick a name in 15 characters or less! There was only one @ASO to go around, and some other a$$hole ASO claimed it way back in April 2007. Oh to be …
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…