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."

Interplast, whose mission is to provide free reconstructive surgery in developing countries, would like a mentor to help assess how they can further grow their website and blog.
http://www.interplast.org

Some features that they are considering are:
-live chat
-RSS
-downloadable video
-podcasting interviews with doctors

They currently have a blog:
http://interplast.blogs.com/

They'd like advice on how to streamline the process of their staff uploading content and images from the worksite. (which is often in developing countries)

I've put together a slide presentation that explains the differences between three types of RSS feed:

• Generalized
• Group-Specific
• Personalized

Each of these types of feed have their advantages and disadvantages; the non-profit organization should carefully strategize before selecting the type to use.

Incidently, many are considering the personalized RSS feed as an alternative to personalized eNewsletters.  Studies are showing that 30-40% of opt-in eNewsletters are not being opened and read.  Spam and over-filled email boxes are to blame.

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

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.

1. Decide what type of aggregator you want to use
   1. web-based -- why would you choose this? recommend: bloglines (xplatform)
      1. You work on a variety of different computers
      2. You are usually connected to the internet
      3. You want to use an application -- browser -- that you already have on your machine
      4. You want to be able to access your information on public access computers
   2. mail client -- why would you choose this? recommend: Newsgator (need Mac and Linux recommendations)
      

Based on a discussion in the Nonprofit Emerging Technology Exchange group, Sonny Cloward created a Bloglines account to track RSS feeds that might be of interest to nonprofit professionals. This account, nptech's Blogs, is collection of items organized by functional area. There's a section on communications, for example, or management. This set of feeds is being collaboratively managed (a group of people shares the user name and password and so adds feeds to the list).