Comments on: Facebook changes the numbers! http://www.nonprofittechblog.org/facebook-changes-the-numbers Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:12:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Do nonprofit Facebook apps fail because they're too useful? | Non-Profit Tech Blog http://www.nonprofittechblog.org/facebook-changes-the-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-95532 Do nonprofit Facebook apps fail because they're too useful? | Non-Profit Tech Blog Wed, 07 May 2008 17:42:40 +0000 http://www.nonprofittechblog.org/facebook-changes-the-numbers#comment-95532 [...] August, I had noticed that the Justgiving app had a large amount of user interaction with the Justgiving app. That continues to this day with four percent of their installed base interacting with the app on [...] [...] August, I had noticed that the Justgiving app had a large amount of user interaction with the Justgiving app. That continues to this day with four percent of their installed base interacting with the app on [...]

]]> By: Allan Benamer http://www.nonprofittechblog.org/facebook-changes-the-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-44967 Allan Benamer Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:53:08 +0000 http://www.nonprofittechblog.org/facebook-changes-the-numbers#comment-44967 True -- it IS boring. Perhaps we can throw causes at one another? Or maybe make cute drawings for the Cause and pass it around? Any kind of mashup between a charity app and the other really cool apps out there would be appreciated. True — it IS boring. Perhaps we can throw causes at one another? Or maybe make cute drawings for the Cause and pass it around? Any kind of mashup between a charity app and the other really cool apps out there would be appreciated.

]]> By: Michael Hoffman http://www.nonprofittechblog.org/facebook-changes-the-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-44944 Michael Hoffman Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:31:12 +0000 http://www.nonprofittechblog.org/facebook-changes-the-numbers#comment-44944 I think the Firstgiving number is simply too small to make any conclusion about. The sample size is 34 -- these could all be employees, for all we know. The apps that are really taking off on Facebook in terms of usage are ones that aren't passive. That's what Causes and the others need to figure out -- how to get Facebook users to interact with each other within the framework of the Cause. It's not enough to have me listed as a member of a group. (It's boring!) I think the Firstgiving number is simply too small to make any conclusion about. The sample size is 34 — these could all be employees, for all we know.

The apps that are really taking off on Facebook in terms of usage are ones that aren’t passive. That’s what Causes and the others need to figure out — how to get Facebook users to interact with each other within the framework of the Cause. It’s not enough to have me listed as a member of a group. (It’s boring!)

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