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Enter the TechSoup Digital Story Challenge

TechSoup is in the midst of an exciting challenge called the Digital Story Challenge. Submit your one-minute video or five-photo slideshow to win excellent award donations from their partners. The deadline to apply is February 29th and I’ll be one of the judges.

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Friday Linx: British edition

Friday Linx is a recurring feature on our blog. We’re aiming to bring you a collection of links worth a read and cute cat video to ease you into the weekend. You’ll also find items on NetrootsUK, Google+, social media impact, SEO, and training opportunities below.

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Facebook adds “ethnic” tab for ad-buying

Facebook’s ad platform has added ethnicity targeting and Hispanics are the first group to be rolled out. This has broad implications for both electoral politics and organizing. Here we discuss some of those possibilities and we’d love to hear how you’re using it for your campaigns.

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Friday Linx: Cat cafe edition

Friday Linx is a recurring feature on our blog. We’re aiming to bring you a collection of links worth a read and cute cat video to ease you into the weekend. You may be surprised to learn this is in fact a real phenomena in Japan. You’ll also find items on Storytelling, Facebook, social media tools below, […]

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Friday Linx: Sleepy time edition

Friday Linx is a recurring feature on our blog. We’re aiming to bring you a collection of links worth a read and cute cat video to ease you into the weekend. This week we did a series of posts diving into how you can best deploy Google Grants for AdWords for your non-profit organization. You’ll also find items on Social Media Week, Facebook, analytics, activism, and training opportunities below.

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My site’s slow, now what?

Believe it or not, load times are a big deal. Load times may not be sexy but they’re important because they can negatively impact the amount of traffic to your site (sometimes dramatically), and can even prevent you from participating in Google’s Grants program. This post will show you how to use Google Analytics to check your site speed, and how to fix a slow site.

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