via Google Reader (100+): "Apr 8, 2007 (17 hours ago)
NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0
from Zen and the art of Nonprofit Technology by Pearlbear
As I write this, I'm hurtling through small towns and big cities on the train home. We've passed through Baltimore - which reminds me of a project I did once, way back when, to work with a group of mostly small and medium-sized organizations on technology planning. In those days, the buzzwords were 'internet connectivity,' 'networks,' 'websites,' and 'email.' This was in the solidly web 1.0 world where many organizations still weren't even networked, still used dial-up internet connections, and had websites written in the earliest version of Front Page, or were done by the CFO's nephew.
I've emerged from this week's frenzy of buzzwords like 'blogging,' 'open API,' 'e-advocacy,' 'municipal wireless' and 'social networking' not surprised at how much things have changed, really, but how much they have stayed exactly the same."
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A very insightful article, well worth the read.
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