These reports have data and predictions about expected hiring trends, succession planning, adoption of mobile technology, social giving campaigns, and, predictably, differing opinions on the impact of tax reform and proposals on the missions of nonprofits. bigger presence on Google+. Useful DataThis is a guest post by Ashley Halligan, an analyst at  Software Advice. ———————– With the beginning of President Obama’s second term, a recovering economy, and a fiscal cliff, nonprofits have much to anticipate this year. MORE >>

Looking for a Google Reader Alternative? After discussing the news about Google Reader Shutdown , my search for an excellent RSS aggregator ended with Feedly. Feedly Feedly allowed us to set up a Google reader synced account in under a minute! Google Reader to Feedly. We use the Google Chrome browser, so we grab the Feedly extension for Chrome (600,000 Chrome users already use it). After you install the extension, simply visit Feedly.com and Click on “ Connect to Google Reader “ 3. Google Reader Shuts Down, Is Feedburner Next? MORE >>

The promise was that content you put into the system could be easily retrieved, from your own personal profile (or Wall) to your photos, videos and even the friend list - while that famously does not contain e-mails, and has been at the heart of a data tug of war between the company and its occasional nemesis, Google. The data comes as a ZIP file which expands into simple HTML pages, with each major section of one's Facebook experience hosted as browsable directories. Getting one's data out of Facebook is a good thing. Tags: Facebook Data Portability MORE >>

I’m attending NetRoots Nation , a politically liberal conference that happens to be taking place in Providence, RI this year; my presence here almost seemed to be an chance happening, but I’m sure it was meant to be, particularly as there are several panels this year on Polling Data, collecting data to reach voters, perhaps sway them (and that has been an interest of mine). NN12 panels on Data and Politics – Day 1. Winning Smarter: Using Data to Transform Elections (includes some Storify Notes). Get behavioral data. web journal Big Data MORE >>

Another curated collection of data points you need to know as you map out your #MobileFirst strategies to drive positive results further down in the purchase funnel. LocalResponse slices and dices data around check-ins to find out who, where, and when we check in so retailers can make the most of their strategy.  Nielsen gets another call out this week on their data around African American consumers.  Boil down the data points, and we get an extremely interesting tidbit: this consumer group is not just using mobile for price comparison. SOURCE: LocalResponse. MORE >>