SIIA Release Survey on Social Media

Posted by Wes Trochlil
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has released a survey of how businesses are using social media. The contents of the survey can be found here. The survey looks to be based on 134 responses of business to business (B2B) companies. Some interesting highlights: The percentage of companies already offering social ...

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Talk about an ethics problem

Posted by Sue Pelletier
Normally I love to see events professionals quoted in the newspaper, but I cringed when I read this article in yesterday’s Boston Globe about people who buy something, use it, then return it–essentially, getting free rental on stuff. Particularly galling, to me, was quotes from an event coordinator named Jimmy ...

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Your life in ten words or less

Posted by Maddie Grant
I read Steve Fossett's obituary this weekend. Though he has been declared legally dead, five months after he disappeared over the Nevada desert, it made me smile because I happen to know that he's now flying alien aircraft for Area 51....Regardless, what really caught ...

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Do not disturb signs?we have winners

Posted by Sue Pelletier
Remember that do not disturb sign contest Embassy Suites was putting on? Well, they have announced the winners. Here’s my favorite:

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Posted by Hilary

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The message and the meeting room …

Posted by CindyAE
Have you ever thought to decorate a ...

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Are Meetings Going to the Dogs?

Posted by Cynthia D'Amour
  Or is it just a California thing?  While in San Francisco I had the pleasure to connect with Angela Wallace. Angela was part of the volunteer team that helped create the Chapter Leaders Playground. Angela is also a past president of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NAPO - National Association of Professional Organizers. Angela’s ...

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Helping

Posted by Jamie Notter

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Posted by Hilary

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Happy Cows…

Posted by Cynthia D'Amour
  Can provide inspiration for volunteer leaders? While in San Francisco, I caught a news report on the happy cows of California. They are a source of pride. They provide almost a quarter of the milk used in the US. The farmers have learned… Happy cows are less stressed. Less stressed cows are more productive. Therefore happy cows ...

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