From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Are you scared or tired of everyone using the terms “social media” or “web 2.0″?  Do you recognize that you need to jump in to the world of social media but don’t know where to begin? Do you need to strengthen your online reputation?
The online world these days can be confusing at best - and [...]

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IAEE Presentation on Event Websites

by Susan Cato on October 17, 2008 · 1 comment

Last week Margaret Core and I presented to a great group of people at the IAEE luncheon on Web 2.0 for Event Websites. Since then, I have had several requests for the slides.
In part of my presentation, I discussed the use of public social networks such as YouTube for Video, Flickr for photos and encouraged [...]

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Grab your digicam and video your voting experience

by Susan Cato on October 16, 2008 · 0 comments

YouTube and PBS are asking us to video and post our voting experience.
Read the announcement here.
The videos will be collected on YouTube. It will be interesting to see what folks come up with - collectively this will become a great social documentary and testament to the power of social media.
I’m excited, are you?

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Old Website Concepts: Just Let Go!

by Susan Cato on October 15, 2008 · 0 comments

Recently, CNET published the article:  Five old-fashioned Web concepts that need to die, and included the following list:

Refresh: Don’t make people have to reload the page to see new content.
Save: When systems are built correctly, everything you do can be undone and rolled back, and there should be no need for a save [...]

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Working for a large trade organization, I am challenged by the typical mix of technology early-adopters, agnostics, and, of course, those who just don’t understand what the big deal is when it comes to Social Media - so they would rather not. Trying to explain why this is important critical is often difficult and frustrating - [...]

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Will you help me to prevent suicide?

by Susan Cato on October 10, 2008 · 0 comments

Tomorrow morning, I will be joining hundreds of others for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Out of the Darkness community walk.
It’s a short walk — only six miles (nothing like the 20 mile overnight dusk-till-dawn walk I did last year (see the video on my blog - link below).
Those of you who know [...]

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The Blurry Line of Social Media

by scato on October 7, 2008 · 1 comment

As many of you – I spend a lot of time online both personally and professionally.
In the age of Social Media, I use a variety of community outlets such as facebook, flickr, youtube, linkedin, twitter, stumbleupon, de.licio.us for both aspects of my life (personal and professional) – and the line between the two is becoming [...]

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