There is a theme in my universe today and it is that women are apparently pretty much permanently screwed when it comes to equality. Why else would these two items come up nearly back-to-back on Twitter? New Media Embraces Old Media’s Male-Centricity Why James Chartrand Wears Women’s Underpants I’ve already blogged about the gender gap […]
What if associations required every staffer to work at ANOTHER association for 3 days?
Ok, I’ve procrastinated long enough: time to get my head together and try to add to the incredible discussions initiated by Acronym’s Big Ideas Series. I won’t even try to link to all the posts from here because I’ll inevitably leave some out; Acronym is doing a great job of keeping track of the posts […]
I Can Only Imagine How Tiger Woods Feels…and Why I’m Going Back To ASHA
I do not envy Tiger Woods right now. I can only imagine how it must feel to be a public figure and have your personal life exposed for the world’s comment. Ok, granted the guy is a celebrity and the stakes of his indiscretions are high: so far he’s already lost Gatorade as a sponsor–who […]
One Prediction and Three Actions for 2010
I just read Amber Naslund’s post in which she forgoes predictions for 2010 in favor of planning some actions for the coming year. Rather than write a huge long comment on her post I figured I’d just write a post about it myself with a big hat-tip to her for inspiring me. I LOVE the […]
Your Social Media Failure is Not Because Social Networks Are Too Crowded
I read this article yesterday and am still shaking my head about it today. The article’s premise–“Governments Tweet, Few Care”–is based in part on one guy’s opinion that government is boring and people only seek excitement and entertainment on social networks. The article goes on to state that this guy “does not use social-networking sites.” […]