The Blogoclump

I've now become a parent with a child in college. The day you drive away really is everything it's said to be. The thing about that transition is ...

Read & discuss at CindyAE's blog.

Here's a post from Association Forum of Chicagoland highlighting the value - in practical terms - of social media in the marketing mix. The final paragraph sums it up.

Read & discuss at AEM's blog.

Lindy's continuing the conversation about associations using Twitter. In a comment to her post, Bruce Hammond asks if any associations are using Twitter "to gain additional information about what their members are doing."Brilliant question! Here's a guy who gets it.This is absolutely key! Bruce understands ...

Read & discuss at Ben Martin's blog.

  And I was willing to give her lots! Today I went in pursuit of a pair of walking shoes designed to help prevent plantar fasciitis - a lovely form of heel pain. My friends told me to go to Mast Shoes. They specialize in comfortable shoes. Their staff is highly trained. They have been around ...

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

WE Magazine, much anticipated in various nooks and crannies of the social Web, officially launched its first volume on Sunday. The new publication offers an great mix of writing on a range of topics inspired by founder Ulrike Reinhard’s realization of the “enormous power the Internet has for shaping our ...

Read & discuss at jtcobb's blog.

Read & discuss at Jamie Notter's blog.

Last week, Bob Farrace, director of publications for the National Association of Secondary School Principals, asked this Twitter question on the ASAE Technology Listserv.Are any associations out there maintaining an official associationTwitterstream? I'm considering setting one up and I'm looking for somesuccessful practices that will let ...

Read & discuss at Lindy Dreyer's blog.

Read & discuss at Jamie Notter's blog.

Read & discuss at Matt Baehr's blog.

Last week I facilitated a session at the ASAE & The Center conference on "Knowledge Strategies for Better Meetings." We talked about how to move from simply pushing out content to our attendees to really facilitating knowledge creation. We focused on four strategies: filtering, feedback, context, and connections. Filtering: Extracting ...

Read & discuss at Mickie Rops's blog.