Tag Archive: Social Media

4 Top Technology Predictions That Will Affect Your Organization

Tweet These Gartner predictions highlight the trends and disruptive events that will reshape the nature of business for the next four years. They focus on changes in the role that technology plays in business performance, our personal and professional lives, and in the global economy. Gartner evaluated more than 100 predictions based on audience appeal,…

Confusing Social Terms Defined. Cheat Sheet: Web 2.0 Glossary

Tweet Imagine for a moment that in 1998, Google was operating in a garage, Apple introduced the iMac and the founder of Facebook was still in junior high school. Fast forward to today. A lot has changed. We’ve seen the rise of collaborative software and social networks. Web 2.0 has made seismic shifts in our…

Where Are We And Where We Are Going?

Tweet The Pew Internet & American Life Project provides great data on Americans and the Internet. The Project produces reports exploring the impact of the Internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. They are a great resource of data for any conference organizer or assocation…

Using Gamification To Influence Event Participants’ Behavior

Tweet Gamification is the current shiny object for the meetings and events industry. Why all the hype about gamification? As the business sector is discovering, gamification has the power to Increase and improve customer engagement Build customer loyalty Incent customers to do specific things  Defining Gamification  Gamification is the use of game mechanics and game…

Make Your Conference More Lady Gaga-istic

Tweet Image by by VJ Alisa! And now, I am just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time! ~ Lady Gaga Whether she’s hatching from an egg at the Grammys, strolling down the red carpet in a meat dress or being photographed in a dress made from stuffed animals, Lady Gaga knows…