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5 examples of actionable Facebook pages

by Susan Cato on February 14, 2011 · 1 comment

Recently I spent some time investigating Facebook pages that went beyond just pretty pictures that link off to other websites. I was looking for functionality and apps that facilitate an action within the Facebook environment – without forcing you to leave the site. I like investigating these because they help inspire ideas in general. My [...]

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The coolest presentation tool ever – Prezi.com

by Susan Cato on October 5, 2009 · 1 comment

A brilliant co-worker shared this with me. Between using Poll Everywhere and Prezi – my next presentation is sure to be the coolest on the block. Go check it out: http://www.prezi.com

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Engage your audience with interactive presentations

by Susan Cato on September 11, 2009 · 0 comments

Looking for ways to better engage your audience at your live, in-person events or education sessions? How about polling your audience and discussing the results in real-time during the presentation? Use Poll Everywhere to engage your audience. Poll Everywhere enables people to answer via text (sms) message, twitter, or the web and can display results [...]

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Best Twitter Tutorial Ever

by Susan Cato on September 10, 2009 · 1 comment

I recently stumbled upon the blog Lowrider Librarian (you gotta love that name) while doing some research about Twitter use within organizations.  In a recent post, Twitter for Organizations, he provides a very simple, clear tutorial about what Twitter is and how to use it. It is by far the best Twitter explanation I have [...]

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I just came across a nifty site called fivesecondtest.com. The site is primarily for web designers/developers who need feedback and input on overall design and information architecture. According to them it is a  “simple online usability test that helps you identify the most prominent elements of your user interfaces.” I was on the site earlier [...]

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VolunteerMatch opens up

by Susan Cato on June 19, 2009 · 2 comments

Volunteermatch.org, by far one of the best “matchmaking” websites online for helping nonprofit organizations find volunteers by matching up user preferences with organizational needs – is opening up its network for public access. What does this mean? According to Allyson Kapin at FrogLoop, it means that VolunteerMatch will be able to have even greater positive [...]

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This video is hysterical – it’s by Kaleb Nation (aka Twilight guy) – and extremely creative, talented author, musician, blogger and more. He is a digital native. I shared this because it is VERY entertaining, plus this is a learning opportunity. Here’s why: He has more that 7500 followers on Twitter His YouTube channel has [...]

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Seven Examples of Twitter Innovation

by Susan Cato on June 5, 2009 · 1 comment

Previously Twitter-resistant, I am now a Twitter-convert and continue to be inspired by ways that people and organizations are using Twitter. Please let me know if you have any examples you would like to share and I will link to them! Seven Examples of Twitter Innovation: City of San Francisco 311 program People can send [...]

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Last year, I wrote a post on my other blog about “living my best life”, one of the items I listed is being a lifelong learner. There are so many things that I don’t know and that I want to learn, but there is so little time! Fortunately for me, this is the age of [...]

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Creating a social network for your members

by Susan Cato on April 20, 2009 · 2 comments

Now more than ever, association professionals must continuously define ways to deliver a valuable experience for members. Nurturing relationships, facilitating connections, sharing knowledge and ideas – all of these things are great in theory, but how do you really make them work? Here are a few strategies: Keep it simple and easy to use – [...]

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