No, don’t worry, you’re not seeing double! But for those that wish that they could wake up to Natalie Portman staring back at them every morning, Facebook in-house artist Ian Ross may be able to help…

How the Top 50 Nonprofits Do Social Media

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“To Tweet or Not To Tweet, That Is The Question”

We imagine this would have helped Shakespeare make the big decision. If it’s good enough for him, it’s good enough for us, so start from the top and work your way down to life with or without the Twitterverse! 

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How To Decide If You Or Your Business Should Use Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]

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charitybuzz Top 11 of 2011

This year was an amazing year for us here at charitybuzz. Between our great nonprofit partners, generous bidders, and hard-working cbuzz family, we’ve been able to raise over $25 million for some truly worthy causes. As we bid farewell to this year, and welcome the next, here are the 11 top-earning auctions of 2011! 

1. Spend a day shadowing President Clinton to benefit the Clinton Global Initiative - $255,000

 2. Meet Oprah Winfrey backstage at the last taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show to benefit the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights - $105,000

 3. Access the ultimate Oscars experience: attend Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Dinner and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, walk the red carpet with the stars and be dressed and styled like a celebrity to benefit Natural Resources Defense Council - $100,000

 4. Pitch your big idea to media mogul Rupert Murdoch to benefit the Global Poverty Project - $85,000

 5. Enjoy a private singing or guitar lesson with legendary musician Paul Simon to benefit the Children’s Health Fund - $75,000

 6. Hang out with Paul McCartney backstage at Yankee Stadium with front row VIP seats to benefit the GREEN Schools Initiative - $70,000

 7. Go behind the scenes with an exclusive tour of Facebook’s headquarters with Facebook Director of Product and Firefox co-founder Blake Ross - $70,000

 8. Meet Karl Lagerfeld at the ultimate Chanel Couture experience in Paris to benefit Runway to Green - $65,000

 9. Fly the California skies with Harrison Ford as your co-pilot to benefit Conservation International - $65,000

 10. Make your screen debut with a walk-on role on AMC’s Mad Men, starring Jon Hamm, January Jones and Christina Hendricks, to benefit the ACLU of Southern California - $60,000

 11. Sit in on The Howard Stern Show at Sirius Radio and meet Howard Stern and the cast to benefit Rosie’s Theater Kids - $55,500

Thanks for a terrific year, and stay tuned for more exciting things to come in 2012!

To read more about this year’s charitybuzz highlights, check out this article on USA TODAY!

Check out the Facebook Gives Back Auction, closing TODAY, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the social network that changed it all! For more info, check out the auction’s Facebook page (of course), here

The Many “Faces” of Facebook: A Retrospective

Since its inception, Facebook has seen exponential growth in both number of users as well as technological advances. Over the years, the site has evolved from a simple way to connect with friends, to an intricate global web of users. Above, are some of the transformations that the social networking superpower has gone through.

Get an exclusive insider’s look at Facebook, here