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Comment on Risk, Mountain Biking and Social Media – Buzz2010 Recap by Avectra Blog » August Links – Some of the Latest posts from the Association Blogs

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[...] Mountain Biking and Social Media – Speaking of Buzz2010, I’ve got make sure to include my own recap of the event which recaps two key learnings from the event. [...]

Comment on Don't let mediocrity ruin your life by Hannah

Hannah — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:36:54 +0000

At last! Soemitnhg clear I can understand. Thanks!

Comment on Don’t Lose It, Man! by Sandra Giarde, CAE

Sandra Giarde, CAE — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:36:42 +0000

A colleague at another association learned these lessons the hard way this Fall when they “let go” the sole staffer who managed the association’s social media efforts.

Thinking that obtaining the log-in info and password was enough, they patted themselves on the back for being thorough.

Little did they know that the former staff member immediately left the exit meeting, went to their smartphone and logged in to each of the association social media accounts and changed the logins and passcodes.

I’ve since counseled them on the wisdom that you shared above. I hope that many people read your post and learn from others painful mistakes.

Comment on Bad UI is Everyone’s Problem by Jay Selway

Jay Selway — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:09:34 +0000

Ah the classic case of a poor user experience design. An often neglected but absolutely critical part of any online (and offline) device.

I always explain to my clients that a good website is a like a good billboard. Easy and quick to understand.

Comment on Facebook Privacy Breach? Get Over It! by Tony C

Tony C — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:22:35 +0000

Imagine that – advertisers only trying to sell you something that you might be interested in. How horrible! How will I live without ads for denture cream, women’s clothes and maxipads???

Comment on Training to Blog by Rochelle Hinds

Rochelle Hinds — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:28:47 +0000

Technology is a wondrous thing!

Comment on Can’t We All Just Get Along? by Lisa Junker

Lisa Junker — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:32:05 +0000

Your post reminds me of some great advice I’ve seen on Bob Sutton’s blog at various times. He states it in a couple of ways: “Have strong opinions, weakly held” or “Argue as if you were right and listen as if you were wrong.” (I’m pretty sure neither of those quotes are original to him, but his blog is where I read them.) If more of us could really listen to others and be genuinely willing to change our minds, I think we could achieve that positive conflict you’re talking about instead of the negative, “let’s dig into our mental silos and never come out” kind of conflict we see all too often.

Comment on Can’t We All Just Get Along? by Nabeel Ahmed

Nabeel Ahmed — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:30:54 +0000

First of all, Plato was a smart dude. He said and I quote, “Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.”

Second, good piece of writing and I enjoyed it

Lastly, I agree with Maggie. Contrary to what the poll say right now, Obama 2012. We need someone who is smart and someone who can pull us out of this grave we have been digging for the past decade.

Comment on Can’t We All Just Get Along? by judy price

judy price — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:34:14 +0000

Maybe if Congress had term limits like so many other offices, the driving force behind all of their decisions would no longer be the ‘next election’. It would enable them to concentrate on practical governing and not how their vote will affect their job or campaign money come November.

Comment on Can’t We All Just Get Along? by Maggie McGary

Maggie McGary — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:28:09 +0000

That’s why I don’t vote–I don’t want any part of the craziness that is politics. The whole thing is a nightmare of egos, corruption and stupidity. I might vote for Obama next year, however, because I like him