Video post: Quick tutorial on WhenIsGood.net

May 8, 2009

There are about a zillion meeting scheduling services on the Web, but this one’s the best, in my humble opinion. It’s called WhenIsGood.net, and it is the simplest, most elegant meeting scheduling service I’ve ever used. Here’s a four minute video on how it works:

WhenIsGood.net meeting scheduling servicefrom Ben Martin on Vimeo.

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Introducing a cool new tool for tracking Twitter @ replies on the go

April 30, 2009

A few weeks ago I told my friend Jeff Turner about some trouble I was having with Twitter.
No, not that kind of trouble.
To help me out, Jeff built this site for me, and now it’s out of super-secret beta so I can share it with you. Watch this video for information about the service and [...]

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Ask the CAE: How do you get your blog posts to appear as notes in your facebook profile?

April 29, 2009

This would definitely qualify as a frequently asked question, so rather than explain it, let me show you how to do it:
Adding blog posts to your facebook notes — automagically! from Ben Martin on Vimeo.

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Invitation: Association social media power users group

April 26, 2009

I’m thinking about creating a small peer group/online community for practicing association executives who oversee social media initiatives. For starters, here’s who I have in mind:

Becky Granger, Educause
Renato Sogueco, Society of American Florists
Frank Fortin, Massachusetts Medical Society
Helen Mosher, AFCEA Int’l
Fred Faulkner, American Bar Association
Todd Carpenter, National Association of Realtors
Lynn Morton, American Academy of Physician Assistants
Bill [...]

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My DigitalNow Mogulus Demo

April 17, 2009

Here it is for your repeat-viewing pleasure!

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Here comes Clay Shirky

April 16, 2009

I’m attending the Digital Now conference this week, where some of my favorite authors, bloggers, speakers, etc. are. Highlights so far:

Keynote address from Clay Shirky (download it here)
Meeting and having lunch with Here Comes Everybody author, Clay Shirky (thanks to Fusion Productions for arranging this very special opportunity)
Session about the amazing, almost magical Brain Extension [...]

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Funny: The twouble with twitter

March 23, 2009

This is so appropriate, given the content of the conference I’ve been attending this week:

Thanks for the link, boss.

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Three observations for meeting planners from the Mac store

March 18, 2009

In search of a replacement battery for my MacBook, I made my virgin voyage to our local Mac store here in Richmond. I use a Mac for my travel laptop, but I’m not one of those Kool-Aid drinking kind of Mac users. Yeah, I like my Mac a lot, but when I really need to [...]

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Post #1000. When it tips: A somewhat momentous post for a somewhat momentous occasion.

March 16, 2009

It’s true. This is my 1000th post. Actually, it’s my 1002nd, but about three years ago I deleted two posts on this blog at the very strong suggestion of my former employer. Hard memories die hard.
Although I haven’t been blogging a whole lot recently, I can assure you I’ve been thinking about social media and [...]

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I unsubscribed from all 129 feeds in my Google reader. Yes, seriously.

March 11, 2009

This might come as some surprise to those who know me well, but it had to be done.
Ever since December (and maybe longer), I’ve been having a really hard time keeping up with it all. You’ve probably noticed that my post frequency is way down. I’ve been trying to spend more time IRL. This has [...]

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