Care2's Nonprofit Online Communications Community - frogloo. A couple of years ago I put together this "social network" calculator as a free resource to assess the opportunity cost of recruiting email subscribers and donors online. It was ahead of its time and may still need some tweaking, but the basic assumptions hold true - if you're paying staff to spend time on social networks and the end goal is list-growth or dollars, then this tool is for you. Enter the cost per hour of your staff, and other basic web and email metrics, and you can get a realistic snapshot of how you're doing.I'll preempt the typical response of "well, there are other intangibles and other types of ROI" by saying that if that's your world, that's fine, you're right - there are interesting and good things that happen as a result of social media, and you should do it, but I wouldn't expect a lot of direct response in terms of dollars, and you might want to hold off if you haven't done some of the basics, first.
So... let 'er rip. Bring on the peer review. Cheers, Tagged. How to Use Widgets to Spread Your Message & Lift Donations 2. Data Junkie: The world map of social networks - Valleywag. Tech titan and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington is known for his virtual outbursts and high temper when it comes to Silicon Valley drama, and his yacht . But an ex-girlfriend now claims that Arrington was violent toward her in real life, and threatened to "murder" her if she told anyone. On Thursday, Jenn Allen, the CEO and founder of start-up RTist.com posted the following public status update to her 4,500 Facebook subscribers: Last post on someone i'm completely over.
I've never been lonelier in my entire life. We've been able to confirm that Arrington and Allen dated at least in 2006. Since 2010, Allen has been running RTist, an online art gallery. Arrington remains one of the tech industry's key power-brokers. Arrington and Allen did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Who's in?