There’s a little bit of something for everyone in here this week. Lots of technology and marketing, of course – email tips, writing advice, great information on Google’s search algorithm for Google News – but there are some really good reads around bigger themes as well. Themes like innovation (new ways to think about association membership, and the direction technology will take in the near future, for example). Continue reading
I love a week when I have a chance to read. I don’t mean books, because the truth is I almost always make time for them, no matter what. I’m talking here about articles, blog posts, the news – you know, the stuff that comes to you 24/7 via the Interwebs.
It’s been a good week for me in that regard. I’ve made time to look at my RSS reader and open a good percentage of my email newsletters. Now’s the time when you get to reap the benefit of that with me. Here are some of the best articles I came across this week. Continue reading
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The good folks at the Pew Research Center recently did a study in which they asked Americans whether they would be interested in using various technology-based new services from their public libraries. The study found what Pew termed mixed results. There was not an overwhelming majority of respondents begging for any specific service, but the study found significant interest in all of the options. At least a quarter of respondents indicated interest in using each of the suggested services.
There are lessons in this for those of us who work with associations. Continue reading
I haven’t had a lot of extra time on my hands this week. I spent the first two days of the week homebound with the flu, and there’s been a lot going on since then. I did, though, come across a few particularly interesting articles. Supplement your own reading with some of these: Continue reading
Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved stories. All kinds of stories, but especially detective stories. Growing up, she devoured every Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mystery ever written. As she got older, she graduated to other mysteries as well: books by Tony Hillerman, Sara Paretsky, Jasper Fforde – to name only a few. A really good mystery novel was like a really good friend. Continue reading