Resource Roundup 6/26

New Screencast: Web Analytics Demystified (Beth's Blog)
Another fabulous Beth Kanter screencast, this one about analyzing the performance of your website through Google Analytics. And I'm not just recommending it because you can hear my voice apparently booming out of a cave...

Three Strategies to Find the Right Email Frequency (EmailLabs)
Nice summary of how to decide how often you should send emails to your list

Video Editing 2.0: 8 Ways to Remix Online Videos (Read/Write Web)
Nice roundup of tools that allow you to edit online videos through an online interface

Mobile Phones and Social Activism (TechSoup)
Great article from Ethan Zucherman about the important use of cell phones in advocacy, especially outside the US

Chart of Social Media Behavior (BusinessWeek)
An amazing chart showing how different age groups take part in the social media world. Useful, and a fabulous example of information design. (tip of the hat to Sea Change Strategies)

MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy (Beth's Blog)
Well, I don't usually post about SecondLife, but this is particularly interesting: the MacArthur Foundation convened a SecondLife event to talk about what role they should take in virtual worlds. Beth Kanter offers coverage in her usual thorough manner.

Show Me the Numbers: Can Group Fundraising Help You? (TechSoup)
A fabulous article that outlines benchmarks and metrics to help you know what to expect from a group fundraising campaign.

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The downside to Ready/Talk

The downside to Ready/Talk and not forking out the $750 bucks for a telos to be able to record over the phone and decent sound quality!