To Twitter or Not to Twitter…Part 2

Still wondering?Check out the O'Reilly Radar report, Twitter and the Micro-Messaging Revolution: Communication, Connections, and Immediacy--140 Characters at a Time.I quote from the report site:This new O’Reilly Radar report reveals:Best practices for micro-messaging in businessPitfalls ...

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

Superstruct’s McGonigal on ARGs

Posted by jtcobb
Given that I recently posted on Superstruct, it seems only appropriate to point out this engaging video from Business Week featuring Superstruct creator Jane McGonigal. It’s well worth the 7 minutes or so it takes to view. Link to the McConigal video In it, Jane addresses five questions: What is an alternate reality ...

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Time-saving gadgets

Posted by WordPress
I’m a sucker for time-saving gadgets. Even gadgets I would personally never have need for.  Here’s one described in InformationWeek magazine. It’s a wearable printer-scanner, designed by HP for UPS. In essence, what it lets the UPS staffer do is scan the UPS package and then spray sorting information ON the ...

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Stream of Consciousness (2008-11-19)

Posted by desabol
Had a brief break for lunch and now sitting in a session on media with Aaron Winborn, author of Drupal Multimedia. # How can you get involved? Advocacy. Donate $, Translations, Usability, Help Others, Documentation, Write, Edit, Review. Join the Discussion. # Open Source is a meritocracy. People are judged by what ...

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Now you can get left out in the cold

Posted by CindyAE
Shouldn't I be able to walk my dog without answering email or texting? Well today it was really cold and as we meandered around the neighborhood I was wishing for ...

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Mythology

Posted by AEM
Some associations are awash in myth: the former Executive Director who could do no wrong; the previous Board Chair who brought warring factions together; the membership drive that far exceeded expectations. Sometimes, the folklore is true. Other times it's just a myth, but it may still ...

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Yeah, DigitalNow 2009 is going to freaking rock

[You're reading http://BenMartinCAE.com. Well, isn't that special?] The creator of the Forrester Social Technographics framework is slated to appear. Add her to Clay Shirky (already announced) and this is one sick (as in really good) keynote lineup. The DigitalNow team is pleased to announce an exciting addition to the 2009 speaker line-up: ...

Read & discuss at bkmcae@gmail.com (Ben Martin)'s blog.

I Got Hung Up on Today!

Posted by Cynthia D'Amour
  I was totally shocked! Hasn’t happened in a very, very long time - and wasn’t a professional call. A woman called me wanting advice. She heard me speak several years ago. Thought I could help her out. I took the call. Seems she was booked to facilitate a chapter retreat. Focus: Getting more members involved. Issue: She ...

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What I’m Reading

Just found Digital Labz, and I'm feeling the love. I particularly enjoyed The 14 Peculiar Social Media Users (I think I fall somewhere between Wide-Eyed Enthusiast and Second-Tier User), The 11 Rules of Social Media Etiquette (my favorite: rule 8 - ...

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

Implications of Ecommerce Sales Slowing Down

The New York Times has had a couple of stories recently about ecommerce sales slowing down along with everything else. Here is a blog post from the Times on this. They are still growing but at a much slower pace. There are some implications here for anyone who makes direct ...

Read & discuss at david@highcontext.com (C. David Gammel)'s blog.