You can’t seem to go anywhere these days without someone asking you whether you are on Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn. If there is such a huge community interacting via these social networking sites, what opportunities does this create for fundraisers? Ted Hart takes a look

Those who will successfully raise money in the internet age are those who learn online fundraising is not merely an electronic version of direct mail. Successful charities will learn a whole new set of techniques and deploy a whole new generation of tools to inspire donors.

Whether it’s Myspace, Bebo Nation, Facebook or LinkedIn (or many scores of other social network sites), it is becoming more important to develop a strategy linking the digital life of donors and supporters to the charities they care about. The true powers of

On the heels of a very successful May training series in Australia, Xponential and their digital platform alliance partner Liquid Vision are planning on bringing Ted Hart back to Australia for further training and consultations in the integrated online offline fundraising area.

In true Web 2.0 fashion before they conclude this planning, they are seeking input from Australian professionals who may be interested in learning more about how they can use the Internet to raise more money, build communities, engage donors and manage their organizations more efficiently.

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(CNN) -- A group charged with overseeing the development of the Internet voted Thursday to relax the rules on Web site naming conventions -- potentially triggering a virtual domain name gold rush to rival the dotcom boom of the late 1990s. 

At a meeting in Paris Thursday, the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- also known by its acronym ICANN -- unanimously approved key proposals to allow domain names using any combination of letters and numbers, including non-Latin characters.

The decision could spell the end for traditional Web addresses ending .com and .org and country names like .jp or .fr with Web sites able to use easier-to-remember suffixes such as .hotel, .fishing or .sex.  There have been numerous requests for

YouTube is more than just an entertainment site - it's free service now offers you the opportunity to add more personality to your website.  By visiting the link:  http://youtube.com/youtubeonyoursite, you can learn how to add videos and playlists to your blog, webpage, or social networking page.

Whatever presence you have on the Internet—a large website, a blog, a social network page, or pretty much anything else—there are many ways to integrate YouTube into it. From simple video embeds to full-powered APIs, you can integrate video at all levels of

Get the one-on-one attention that you are looking for to help your organization build a strong online fundraising strategy.  Now is your chance to schedule a personal conference with Ted Hart, author of People to People Fundraising, and CEO of tedhart.com. 

Across the globe, Mr. Hart is known as one of the foremost leading experts in ePhilanthropy and he is eager to share his expertise with you!  While reviewing your website and/or other website examples, you will get personalized advice that’s unique to your needs and learn   how to develop an effective strategy to help reach your goals.     

Consultation is available in 30-minute blocks via phone or skype and you can book as many as your “hart” desires.  If you are interested in this private consultation please click on the link:  http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=162779

No clear winners have emerged among the vertical classifieds players -- the Yahoo Autos, CareerBuilders, and Zillows of the world. And though having the most listings is a plus when it comes to driving traffic, it doesn't guarantee users won't look elsewhere, too.

"Classifieds is a field in turmoil," said Peter Zollman, founding principal of Classified Intelligence.

The space may have been too tumultuous for Microsoft. The company gave up on its free classifieds site, Windows Live Expo recently, and will discontinue service starting July 31. According to Nielsen Online, the site didn't garner enough unique visitor traffic to make it on the measurement firm's reporting radar in May.

With the ever-changing e-mail landscape, I sometimes wonder if we'll ever get to a point where best practices remain stable. Think about it. Just when you think you have your e-mail permission process compliant, the Federal Trade Commission updates CAN-SPAM efforts. As soon as your e-mail reputation score is high, new spam traps are put into place that require you to re-authenticate.

Sometimes it can be frustrating to keep up with e-mail best practices. Regardless of the constant changes, though, there are some tactics and techniques that consistently drive a high ROI (define). This week, we take a deeper dive into three (because that's the magic number) of the top tips in driving e-mail response.

Forms Inside an E-mail

If you want to reduce the churn between e-mail clicks and conversion, one of the best tactics you can use is to put a search box or