Big Changes at ASAE & The Center

November 13, 2008
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Dear marketer: You lost me at Dear

November 12, 2008

From Cindy Butts: “I recently got an email from an airline that started “Dear Mr. Soandso” … then continued.” Who begins typing a personal e-mail with “Dear…” anymore? As far as I can tell, only the survivors of deceased African millionaires hoping to transfer a fortune through my bank account and European lottery officials. Today, […]

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We are not the audience (but we still want to learn): Give us peer-to-peer learning

November 11, 2008

Got back from a conference on Saturday where members and I were attendees. Aside from some committee meetings and speaking engagements, we were mostly free to float into and out of sessions we found interesting. I intentionally stayed away from the social media sessions, preferring instead to attend speeches by government officials, economists, political analysts, […]

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Gadget

November 10, 2008

Lust.

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Invisible is here

November 5, 2008

Bruce Hammond has a nice post about how communicating through social media has just become like second nature to him. So much so that he pointed out the irony of his debating the usefulness of social media using one of the primary social media outlets: A blog. I suspect I had the exact same strange […]

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Cited: 25 influential real estate bloggers

November 4, 2008

Just tooting my horn for a sec: VARbuzz and I were included in a special Inman News (real estate trade press) report, 25 most influential real estate bloggers 2008. /toot

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Social networking sites “good for businesses”

October 30, 2008

How about this? “Smart” businesses recognized that social networking could not easily be separated from “professional” networking, he argued. “In today’s difficult business environment, the instinctive reaction can be to batten down the hatches and return to the traditional ‘command and control’ techniques that enable managers to closely monitor and measure productivity,” he said. “Allowing […]

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Absolutely the best web resource for helping members determine their congressional district: govtrack.us

October 29, 2008

With apologies to the DC residents… Like many associations, this week, ours is telling members how to cast their congressional votes on Tuesday. In prepping a communication to members about the election, I found this really amazing and interactive site that makes it super easy for people to find out their congressional district. It even […]

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Linkedin adds Open Social apps: But something’s wrong

October 29, 2008

Today Linkedin announces the roll out of several professional applications (like Facebook’s) based on Google’s Open Social platform. Sounds good in theory. They have some cools apps to choose from like WordPress, Google Docs, Slideshare and TripIt. To add an application to your Linkedin profile, you go to Linkedin’s Applications page, select an app, and […]

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It’s official: Clay Shirky to keynote Digital Now

October 28, 2008

From my cryptic post, you probably guessed the speaker, but you may not have guessed the conference. Well, Fusion Productions made it official today: Digital Now will be keynoted by Clay Shirky, author of my favorite book of 2008, Here Comes Everybody. What a remarkable speaker and a remarkable choice for this remarkable conference. Digital […]

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