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Announcing Google For Nonprofits!

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We’re frantically digging out from Great Ideas (one word – awesomesauce) and heading over to NTC for the next three days, so I’ll just drop this completely unedited little list of informational links from Google, who have just launched Google for Nonprofits. Read the Official Google blog post.

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Google, Android, and the evolution of mobile

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Maddie did a quick post about Google for Nonprofits. At the event where they shared information about the new program, they did some demos of Google Maps, Google Earth, and YouTube. There is also a Google language translator, which Beth Kanter mentioned in her post. Or for the Sudoku nuts out there (love!)

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W00t! HUGE Congrats to NTEN, recipients of a $1.1m grant from Google

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Million Grant from Google to Aid Nonprofit Technology Adoption. &# The grant will support NTEN’s work to educate technology leaders about the evolving role of technology in nonprofit work, and beyond that, to produce research and training on cloud technologies and data management, visualization, and collaboration.&#.

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Best Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office Word

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Google Docs. Those who use Microsoft Office Word, and those who use Google Docs. Many say that Google Docs are more flexible because they’re hosted on cloud and allow cross-platform integration. They were the first to offer this functionality, which is why Google dominates the online market. Good for businesses.

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Why Websites Keep Blocking Your Proxies

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You can set in a way that it will appear as though you are coming from Google, for example. Scraping Data Out of a Google Cache. Scraping Google cache data is a perfect workaround for timeless information that is difficult to scrap on sites. Setting a Referrer. Detecting Website Changes. Avoiding Honey Pots.

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Online & mobile disaster relief efforts for Japan

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Google has a good page on resources for aid to Japan – as you know, they have just launched a Google for Nonprofits program so they are very focused right now on how to mobilize people in various ways for both disaster relief and other social good causes ( more info here ). See also Google Crisis Response.

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Happy 2011 from the SocialFish

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Google has always wanted people to come to Google and then go away. They don’t want you hanging out on Google. For example, Google has more data than any print atlas, but the user sees less. Ev: I think we need to design (our products) for a world of infinite information. [.].