I am posting the PowerPoint slides here from my presentation at the CTN conference.

You can use the slides to review what was talked about (or remember the name of a tool you wanted to get back to).

Don't forget that the list of tools reviewed in the presentation (and slides) are also on this list at Del.icio.us (tagged under "ctn2006").

UPDATE:  I've finally attached the presentation.  And you can find the complete list of resoucrs (ncluding extras not mentioned in the presentation) on my Del.icio.us Spin2006 list. 

This is the full powerpoint of the presentation I delivered at the Making Media Connections conference in Chicago, June 7th.

 Please feel free to re-use any of the content.  Attribution of the website image captures should be retained.

 And I believe Marnie Webb is the first to coin "blogging scales stupidity."

Introduction

Purpose
This article looks at the evolving crop of social bookmarking tools, their functionality and examples of use. The goal is to help nonprofits understand the value of using social bookmarking tools and to determine which social bookmarking tool would best serve their needs. This is directed at nonprofit uses of these tools.

Version

The current version of this document is available at:

http://www.consultantcommons.org/node/239

Updating

NTC 2005

Blogs and RSS… what the heck do I care?

Presenters: Marnie Webb, John Kenyon

Okay. You're a nonprofit decision-maker.You've read the what's-a-blog articles (1,2, 3, 4). You saw the cover of this week's Business Week. And now you've decided to take the plunge. What are your next steps?

Understanding Blogs and RSS

Blogging for Change by Rebecca MacKinnon
http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/files/blogging_handoutrevised.pdf
An overview containing links to nonprofit/activist weblogs, tools, and information about the ways in which a weblog can help your organization.

An Introduction to Weblogs by Sarah Hawkins
http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articlepage.cfm?ArticleId=439
This TechSoup article provides a starting place for thinking about weblogs for nonprofit leaders.

Wikipedia Entry: Weblog
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblogs
Wikipedia, the free, community developed encyclopedia, gives a basic definition of weblogs.

Wikipedia Entry: RSS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28protocol%29
Wikipeida, the free, community developed encyclopedia, gives a basic definition of weblogs.

FaganFinder’s All About RSS
http://www.faganfinder.com/search/rss.shtml
A comprehensive guide and tutorial regarding RSS and other types of web feeds.

Doc Searls' closing keynote at Les Blogs 2004
http://www.searls.com/doc/2005lesblogs/
How do we define blogs? What they are matters.

So, you wanna start a blog?
http://www.consultantcommons.org/node/213
An 11 step guide to getting your weblog going.

Organizational Use of Weblogs

Nonprofit Weblogs
http://www.omidyar.net/group/compumentor/ws/nonprofit_blogs/
This Omidyar workspace page contains an editable list of nonprofit weblogs arranged by service area.

“Big Media� Meets the “Bloggers�: Coverage of Trent Lott’s Remarks at Strom Thurmond’s Birthday Party
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/presspol/Research_Publications/Case_Studies/1731_0.pdf
This case study, from Harvard’s Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, examines the role that weblogs played in Trent Lott’s decision to step down from the role of Senate majority leader.

Weblog Tools Market: Update February 2005
http://www.elise.com/web/a/weblog_tools_market_update_february_2005.php
A weblog entry uses Google as a proxy to determine the relative penetration of various weblog tools.

Blog Software Breakdown
http://www.asymptomatic.net/blogbreakdown.htm
A resource to use as a starting point in determining which weblog software to use.

Blogdissecting (Anatomy of a Weblog)
http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/blogshop/archives/000050.html
A tour through some of the typical parts of a weblog.

Organizational Use of RSS

Aggregators
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/directory/5/aggregators
A list of feed readers from Harvard Law School.

A Nonprofit Guide to Getting Started with RSS
http://www.consultantcommons.org/node/105
An evolving guide of practical tips and suggestions for using RSS in your organization.

Lazy Person’s Guide to Becoming a NewsMaster
http://www.bryght.com/guides/lazy-newsmaster
A series providing tips for using information tools to maximum benefit.