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Is Social Media Fomenting a Revolution Against Your Organization?
While social media has the potential of doing great things, perhaps one of the greatest benefits is the pressure that it puts on organizations to operate transparently.
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Posted in Communication, Social Media
Tagged associations, governance, leadership, social media, transparency
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Build a Community with LinkedIn Groups: New Look!
LinkedIn Groups provide a great tool for branding and building community for your association. This video tutorial will help your members use the group productively.
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Posted in Communication, Social Media, Web/Tech
Tagged association, associations, building community, community, LinkedIn, linkedin groups
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Sweet to Tweet Later & Other Ways to Socialize Your Website
We've been employing different tools to build an online Social Media presence and help our association clients get involved in online conversations. Here are a few tips and examples: If you have a group on LinkedIn, use the new discussion feature. It … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged associations, facebook, linked in discussion, LinkedIn, linkedin group, social media, tweet, tweetlater, twitter
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Twitter and Your Social Media Space
The New York Times calls Twitter "one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet" and we're seeing companies and organizations adopting Twitter as one of the key tools in their social media arsenal. Created as a way to keep in touch … Continue reading
Can Twitter Work for your Association?
I’ve recently started using Twitter to create online conversations about associations. I’ve noticed an increase in main stream marketers adopting Twitter to create conversation threads and hype about their press releases, promotions, etc. Associations may be able to create more … Continue reading
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Tagged associations, micro-blog, micro-blogging, summize, twitter, willis turner
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Minute Taking Made Easy with Computer Pen?
Early in 2008 LiveScribe will release it’s much touted smartpen that captures handwriting and simultaneously records conversations while writing, ensuring you will never miss a word. If you use this tool to take association meeting minutes, you can access recorded … Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
Tagged association minutes, associations, livescribe, smart pen, willis turner
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Get Rid of the Ribbon Blues in MS Office 2007
As you may know, Microsoft has replaced the familiar toolbar and menu system used in Office 2003 and earlier with the Ribbon, a new tabbed navigational map. This means that you have to learn an entirely new way to navigate … Continue reading
Posted in Software
Tagged associations, microsoft office 2007 ribbon, ms office 2007, office 2007 ribbon, willis turner
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Should you be tapping into Social Networking?
The buzz continues around social networking and how it impacts associations. There is a great article by Brett Bonfield from Ideaware available at techsoup. (incidentally, techsoup is a great resource for associations – we have helped a few associations successfully … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged associations, social media, social networking, techsoup, techsoup.org, willis turner
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Hands-Free Texting with Jott.com
If you’re a text junkie, or you’ve been trying to balance a burrito, change lanes, catch your navigation prompts, respond to email on your hand-held and settle a squabble in the backseat all at the same time, you might want … Continue reading
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Tagged associations, cali lewis, geekbrief tv, hands-free text messaging, jott, jott.com, text messaging, willis turner
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What is an API?
Maybe you’ve heard the term API and wondered what it is. API’s play a big role in Web 2.0 and can be used to make your website more interactive, interesting and informative for your members. Here is a great video … Continue reading
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Tagged api, api and members, association technology, associations, matt dickman, willis turner
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