Comments on: Looking at Blogs Via Grassroots International http://sarahkassel.com/2009/11/07/looking-at-blogs-via-grassroots-international/ Conversations in New Media, Nonprofits and International Development Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: sarahkassel http://sarahkassel.com/2009/11/07/looking-at-blogs-via-grassroots-international/#comment-5 sarahkassel Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:33:23 +0000 http://sarahkassel.com/?p=23#comment-5 I see the value. While think it's important for organizations to avoid clutter, Paul Gillin makes some interesting points about Twitter gems here: http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/going-totally-random-with-twitter/ I see the value. While think it’s important for organizations to avoid clutter, Paul Gillin makes some interesting points about Twitter gems here:

http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/going-totally-random-with-twitter/

]]> By: Amy http://sarahkassel.com/2009/11/07/looking-at-blogs-via-grassroots-international/#comment-4 Amy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:18:28 +0000 http://sarahkassel.com/?p=23#comment-4 As a blogger and a tweeter and NOT a PR soul, I can offer that Twitter's micro-blogging platform is far more accessible to organizations looking to join the conversation about their work. It is far easier and quicker to create meaningful and interesting Tweets than blog posts. By encouraging your clients to create a conversation through Twitter, you can empower your clients to be involved in the process and create buy-in for the next steps in new/social media, i.e. blogs. As a blogger and a tweeter and NOT a PR soul, I can offer that Twitter’s micro-blogging platform is far more accessible to organizations looking to join the conversation about their work. It is far easier and quicker to create meaningful and interesting Tweets than blog posts. By encouraging your clients to create a conversation through Twitter, you can empower your clients to be involved in the process and create buy-in for the next steps in new/social media, i.e. blogs.

]]> By: benjkraker http://sarahkassel.com/2009/11/07/looking-at-blogs-via-grassroots-international/#comment-3 benjkraker Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:59:36 +0000 http://sarahkassel.com/?p=23#comment-3 Blogs are a great way to communicate thoughts and establish NPO identity. However, as I've been revealing on my blog, Twitter gives NPOs an even greater advantage in these days of convergence. Twitter is essentially micro-blogging. I have seen NPOs who twitter, but don't have a blog. I've also seen NPOs who do both. I think doing both is important, as Twitter can be the hook that brings readers to the blog. Blogs are a great way to communicate thoughts and establish NPO identity. However, as I’ve been revealing on my blog, Twitter gives NPOs an even greater advantage in these days of convergence.

Twitter is essentially micro-blogging. I have seen NPOs who twitter, but don’t have a blog. I’ve also seen NPOs who do both. I think doing both is important, as Twitter can be the hook that brings readers to the blog.

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