The last chapter of the Networked Nonprofit is on networked governance. We thought this would be an easy part of the book to write – all we’d have to do is find examples of how boards online, opening up decisionmaking to outside influences. There were no examples – so the last chapter of the book is speculative, based on the best thinking of the people who have looked at networked governance. I dreamed up some scenarios of boards and social media in practice.

Want to ditch the heavy backpack full of books and join the digital book revolution? Here’s out guide to creating a digital copy of just about any book — whether it’s your own masterpiece or an old paper copy of Cervantes — into a digital book.

Fan Page Notifier is a service which alerts you when someone posts on your favorite pages in Facebook.

Manymoon is a social productivity tool that makes it simple to get work done online:
* Anything – you can use Manymoon for whatever you need to accomplish: launching a new product, planning an event or building a house.
* Anyone – Manymoon is simple enough for anyone to use since there’s no training or setup required.
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I hear people rave about Instapaper all the time, but I rarely see them expound on their affection in any detail. This post is pretty much the most thorough thought dump of how Instapaper works for me in 5 categories:
1. Uses for Instapaper folders
2. Instapaper search
3. Getting information into Instapaper
4. Miscellaneous Instapaper extras online
5. iOS Instapaper app options and tips

Women who sat for 6 or more hours per day had a 37% greater risk of death than women who sat less than 3 hours per day. Men who sat for 6 or more hours per day had an 18% greater risk of death than men who sat less than 3 hours per day. These results were identical even after adjustment for leisure time physical activity levels. This means that long periods of sitting were associated with increased risk of death, even if the people engaged in exercise during their leisure time. The following chart shows that sitting 6 or more hours per day was associated with a greater risk of death at all levels of physical activity in women. You can also see the progression in mortality risk as sitting time increases:

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There are 8 key sources of value creation in this borderless news system:
Timeliness – Speed of access
Novelty – Being new, being news
Relevance – Meaningful to the individual
Filtering – Selecting from infinite information
Insight – Perspective on news and information
Community – Our social news experience
Reputation – Indicators of trust and value
Design – Bringing together beauty and functionality