The Blogoclump

Read & discuss at Jamie Notter's blog.

Check out the sweet discussion on yapstar.org about the value of LinkedIn for associations. (You don’t need to be a member to read, only to post and join the convo.)

I got a comment recently, here on an earlier post:

“Have you heard of companies requiring employees to have LinkedIn profiles, and to use them to generate leads for the company’s sales. It was recently “suggested” to me that I should start posting questions on the Q&A on LinkedIn, connect to the people who responded, and then turn them over to our sales team.

I don’t like this practice and I said that I would prefer not to do it. In my mind, my profile is my “brand” and my property… not the company I happen to be working for in the moment.

What do you think?”

Posted my answer on yapstar.org, so it could be part of the ongoing discussion. See what you think.

Read & discuss at Maddie Grant's blog.

  After reading this, perhaps not.
I just got an email from an organization promoting a high-end, exclusive seminar.

It’s executive content.
Speakers in high demand.
Only 25 total participants.

When I checked out the details, I found this statement:
“Due to overwhelming demand the deadline for applications has been extended to Sept. 12th.
Limited seating“
(I did the bolding.)
Huh?

If there’s overwhelming demand, why extend […]

Read & discuss at Cynthia D'Amour's blog.

This one is for ASAE. Check out this post from the “next generation event” blog, and I quote:

“The online presence of this event has given me just enough to make me wish I was there–and I don’t even work with associations. If you’re interested in trying some new communication tools at your next event, I recommend taking a look at what ASAE has pulled off this year.”

Awesome. And how did I come across this? I was bored so I did a Twitter search for “ASAE” to amuse myself by adding some new Twitterers.

Feed the machine!

Read & discuss at Maddie Grant's blog.

An audience response system is a pretty snazzy way to engage conference attendees in polls during keynote presentations, but the cost of renting such systems is often more than a meeting planner is willing to spend.

But wait! This audience response system is web-based and receives votes by text messaging. It’s called Poll Everywhere, and it looks very enticing. Results are calculated in real time and can be displayed live in a web browser. Oh, and did I mention that it’s one-tenth the price of hardware-based audience response systems, according to the developer? You can receive up to 600 responses per poll for $150 a month and up to 10,000 responses per poll for $370 a month. Cancel any time!

Bonus: They keep everything private so Andy and Wes can’t mine the data.

Tagged: Association Management; Associations; CAE; Certified Association Executive

Read & discuss at Ben Martin's blog.

Top 5 Uses of Fogdirog:A made-up word usually consisting of an improper prefix or suffix, but which is clearly understandable by root word and context. (E.g. He used the fogdirog “inclusionary” in a blog post.)To confuse or perplex. (E.g., I tried to explain the merits of Social Networking to my board but it made them […]

Read & discuss at Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAE's blog.

Read & discuss at Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAE's blog.

Read & discuss at Hilary's blog.

@jamienotter that feeling is a slippery slope. I think it’s what led me to work 15 hour days. What’s your strategy to transcend the feeling? #

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Read & discuss at jeffpi1@gmail.com (Jeff De Cagna of Principled Innovation LLC, the association community's leading voice for innovation!)'s blog.