Tweet We’ve all heard the jabs and criticism: “Social media is a fad and will eventually die.” One of my favorite negative stabs came from a Baby Boomer at a corporation. He said to me, “Oh, all of you connected to your mobile devices and computers don’t get it. It’s a fad. It’s going to…
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Get Your 3D On.
Tweet Did you happen to see this story in The Daily Citizen from the Georgia Beekeepers Association about their upcoming conference? Come on now, I’m sure you keep up with this organization. Well, here’s what struck me as unusual, memorable and exciting for their upcoming conference: Some of the outstanding programs to be held are:…
10 Reasons Why You Should Use A Back Channel At Your Conference
Tweet Have you participated in a conference or event back channel? What’s a back channel you ask? A back channel is where attendees are texting or tweeting information about a presentation or event using SMS, a chat function or Twitter. The front channel, for lack of a better word and as opposed to a back channel,…
Applying Ideas Of The Industrial Revolution To People & Events Was Wrong
Tweet Lee Bryant of Headshift has some interesting thoughts about how the Twentieth Century was wrong. He says: Some people see new social technology and networked culture as dangerous and ‘new’, and they fall back on their experience of technology and organizational culture in the late Twentieth Century as the ‘established’ model. Yet, in fact…
10 Reasons Why You Should Consider Facebook Marketing For Your Event, Meeting Or Nonprofit
Tweet Facebook is now the number one social media site with the more than 250 million active users. Nonprofits and conference organizers should include Facebook marketing in their marketing plans. Set up a Facebook Page for your organization, event or meeting and you’ll attract your audience that is already using the site. And with with…
