Social Media Roundup: Keep Your Membership Database In Line

Finding your membership database a little daunting these days? Perhaps some sage advice from a Chamber of Commerce official might keep you sane. That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup:

You Know Your Database

Three Ways to Manage Your Membership Database http://t.co/DD4frgVZ  (opens in a new tab) #Chambers  (opens in a new tab) #Associations  (opens in a new tab)

— Frank Kenny (@FrankKenny) October 2, 2012  (opens in a new tab)

Chamber consultant Frank J. Kenny points out a smart piece  (opens in a new tab) from the Chamber of Commerce on member database management. Some great advice in here, but the best piece? “Be an active participant with your database,” says the Chamber’s Shelby Parish, IOM. “Query the system for difficult searches to ensure it is pulling the expected results. Remember, no one knows your data like you do.” (ht @FrankKenny  (opens in a new tab))

New Writing Tools

RT @Luludotcom  (opens in a new tab): Great apps for writers http://t.co/gCLhL9El  (opens in a new tab) <Do u use any of these? Me, Evernote.>

— Deirdre Reid, CAE (@DeirdreReid) October 2, 2012  (opens in a new tab)

Even if you’re not working on the next great American novel, a good writing tool is key for getting things done. And maybe Microsoft Word just isn’t cutting it anymore. Fortunately, Lulu’s Jessica Schein  (opens in a new tab) has a list of great options for getting yourself organized. Top on the list? Apple’s Pages for iOS. “Start a new doc or drag Pages ’09, plain text, or Microsoft Word files into the iCloud and … boom, your creativity can take center stage at the bus stop or while waiting for a movie to begin.” (ht @deirdrereid  (opens in a new tab))

My current fave? Mou, a Markdown-based writing app  (opens in a new tab), which is dead simple and allows you to write extremely fast — something which, by the way, comes in handy when you’re posting to a website about associations. (And yes, I’m using it right now.)

What cool stuff have you seen online today? Shoot us a tweet.  (opens in a new tab)

(TMG archive photo)