Social Networking
Description
Allows users to share content, photos, blogs, and a variety of other tools with a select set of colleagues or friends. Users can make their information available publicly, or can choose to share only with others whom they invite to join their personal networks.
Uses and Potential Benefits
Allows users to find friends or colleagues with similar interests, exchange information and keep in touch. Example: a grantee might use meetup.com to organize community meetings in a variety of geographic areas in the state they work. From our interviews, we did not learn of any successful uses of this tool by foundations or nonprofits. We did hear about some costly failures, however.
Examples of the Tool (Not exhaustive or vetted)
www.facebook.com
www.myspace.com
www.linkedin.com
www.meetup.com
www.friendster.com
www.orkut.com
www.tribe.net
www.visiblepath.com
References/Articles/Examples from Nonprofits and Foundations
What Can Social Networking Do for Your Organization?
Online Communities Redux: Why They Matter to You
Real Time or Time Independent?
Time Independent
Can Start Small and Expand?
No
Time/Cost to Implement?
Medium
Time/Cost to Maintain
High
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.