I’ve never been a political activist at all–or even someone who paid attention to politics at all. Hell, until a few years ago, I rarely voted because I just thought the whole thing was a game in which my personal vote had little or no meaning so why bother. Watching House of Cards was about […]
Archives for January 2017
Should Scientific Association Communicators Be Worried?
Granted, I’m a worrier by nature, but this morning I can’t help but wonder if there’s extra cause for worry today in light of the censorship that’s happening here and now in the world. The EPA has been ordered to remove the climate change pages from its website, and is under a “temporary media blackout.” […]
Why the Boston Globe Shouldn’t Be Building Community on Facebook
My favorite Associations Now author, Ernie Smith, wrote a great article in today’s issue about building community around your most engaged users. Amen–my favorite topic! Kudos to the Boston Globe for recognizing that creating a community for its most engaged readers is a great tactic. But a Facebook Group as the home for that community? […]
2016 Movie Recap
(This post originally appeared on Chic n’ Geek) Yep, it’s that time of year again–movie recap time! Hard to believe I’ve been at this for NINE years now (in case you have no idea what I’m tracking here, it’s nine years of doing a recap blog post of movies I saw in the theater the […]
4 Steps to Social Media KonMari
I originally intended this post to be an end-of-year wrap up post, but, as is my usual MO, I missed that train, so…happy new year! Even though 2016 was a pretty good year for me (knock wood), I can’t say I’m sorry that it’s now in the rear view mirror and we’re off to a […]