Ask the CAE: Embedding audio file onto a web page

December 1, 2008

Today I got this question from a reader: I want to record a phone interview with someone in our industry and put the audio on our web site for people to listen to. I’m thinking about using Skype for the online call, and then using PowerGramo to record it. I couldn’t find any recording technology […]

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Think your association is hurting financially? How about your members?

November 25, 2008

I’ve been sitting on this post for a few days and it’s admittedly not fully baked. Tossing it out there for discussion: Everyone in the association community, myself included, seems to be chattering away about a single question: How associations can survive this economic downturn? Frankly, this is the wrong question. I think this misguided […]

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Simple favicons for WordPress

November 25, 2008

This ain’t breaking news by any stretch of the imagination, but I recently added a favicon to my blog by using the very easy MaxBlogPress Favicon plugin: With the MaxBlogPress Favicon WordPress Plugin there is help at hand so nobody has to ever touch any code anymore to display a catchy favicon on their blog. […]

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Overcompensating for something?

November 24, 2008

Here in Richmond, one of the major topics of conversation is the financial woes of Richmond-based consumer electronics chain Circuit City. You probably know all about the 150 stores being closed nationwide, but you might not know that they’ve laid off 500-800 workers at their corporate headquarters. In a mid-sized city like Richmond, that’s a […]

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Peaked at 404. Is that a bad omen?

November 22, 2008

Just wanted to say thank you for reading. On Wednesday, November 12 I passed the 400 subscriber mark. I’m amazed that anyone actually reads this blog sometimes. Anyway, thanks for amazing me.

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They’ve never heard of you, either

November 21, 2008

I’ve attended a number of conferences recently in which I’ve (over)heard several conversations amongst consultant-types saying “They had so-and-so speaking about such-and-such, and nobody I talked to had even heard of them.” The air of the gripe seems to be, “If they had hired me, it would have been a better session.” To which I always want […]

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McKinley Marketing’s Blog Watchdog November 2008

November 21, 2008

McKinley Matters newsletter is out, as is this month’s Blog Watchdog column. Subscribe to McKinley Matters to get this column and others from the smart people at McKinley Marketing on a monthly basis. As always, I have to say this: I’m a paid freelance writer for McKinley Marketing. As 2008 draws to a close, most […]

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Are ya lookin’ for work?

November 20, 2008

In an effort to spread the love… Today I became aware of three job opportunities in the DC metro area for junior to mid-level association pros. One is with a large and rapidly-growing web technology consultancy, the other two are with associations, and I heard about all three from people I know personally and would […]

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Yeah, DigitalNow 2009 is going to freaking rock

November 19, 2008

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: Charlene Li. Charlene is co-author of the influential book on […]

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Hot tip: Magcloud prints magazines on demand

November 18, 2008

Magcloud looks like a nifty competitor to Lulu. MagCloud enables you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and we’ll take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more. Sure, Lulu does magazines, but Lulu is a bit complicated if you ask me. Magcloud offers just […]

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