A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. Read more posts on our blog. Yes, we're a little late. But you didn't want to accept that it's already September, anyway, right?
- Patience pants.
- If we learn more from success than failure, what does that say about failing informatively?
- Speaking of which, here are "Ten Practical Tips for Facebook Fan Pages". Now get out there and try to succeed!
- Know somebody who texts while driving? You need to send them this.
- Pearl Jam. The online contest they ran recently, hiding pieces of their new album cover on different sites around the Internet, ought to give you some ideas.
- It's only a matter of time before the robots can beat us at ping pong. But will they ever be able to appreciate bacon cupcakes? Or make a movie about their coming world domination better than Terminator Salvation? (Answers: "Probably not, but we wouldn't bet against them at this point." and "Who couldn't?")
- If robots make you hyperventilate, you can relax with Simon's Cat -- until you start laughing hysterically.
- And, if watching funny videos on the Interwebs during work hours makes you feel guilty, you should volunteer for Mozilla Service Day.
- Best. Flowchart. Ever.
- Information is Beautiful has some nifty visualizations of Twitter. And Danah Boyd strikes down upon those who would attempt to poison and destroy the twitterverse.
- You. Thanks for making our staff retreat possible.
- In fact, you deserve a bonus cat video.