Author Archives: David J. Neff

Causes Reports On Its First Year – $2.5 Million

More facebook and Social Networking news. Looks like according to the Washington Post Causes has registered 12 million users who are now supporting more than 80,000 non-profit causes worldwide. $2.5 million has been raised for 19,445 different 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. Facebook reports 60,000 daily users of the application, and MySpace reports 25,000. Once again these numbers show the power of ...

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Why I reject you on Facebook

So…I have gotten called out for this in the past and will again…but I do have the habit of rejecting people on Facebook. It’s not so much rejecting as just not adding you. In my mind different online social networks have different conotations. For me Facebook is only for my close friends or people that I have gone out and ...

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Book Review " I'm on Facebook – Now What?"

I recently was asked to review the book "I’m on Facebook – Now What?" by some readers of the Blog. I asked the co-author Jesse Stay for a copy and he was kind enough to grant the request. So here is the review: Pros:Overall this is a good overview of Facebook and how things work. The authors keep it very ...

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NTEN, Chris Brogan and Guys with Beards

Have you heard of NTEN? Simply put they are THE membership organization of nonprofit professionals who put technology to use for their causes. And one of my favorite organizations on the planet. Mainly because they help us run the local Austin 501 Tech Club and they get it. How do I know they get it? Well they ask people like ...

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