--- title: "Tuesday Buzz: When An Association Goes ‘Poof’" id: "22561" type: "post" slug: "tuesday-buzz-when-an-association-goes-poof" published_at: "2014-04-08T16:00:51+00:00" modified_at: "2014-04-08T16:00:51+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/04/08/tuesday-buzz-when-an-association-goes-poof/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/04/08/tuesday-buzz-when-an-association-goes-poof.md" excerpt: "The tale of an association that eventually fell apart when it failed to keep up with its changing membership. Also: all the infographics you could ever want on the demise of Windows XP." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "ad industry" - "AssociationsNow" - "Live Events" - "Membership" - "Technology" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" taxonomy_persona: - "Executive Leadership" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Tuesday Buzz: When An Association Goes ‘Poof’ Sometimes, the competition you sneer at is the competition you should learn from. That’s the apparent big lesson from MemberClicks’ Sarah Hill, [who tells the story of an association (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.memberclicks.com/bid/341448/Lessons-Learned-from-the-Association-that-Disappeared) she was a member of. Despite having generations of lead time, the organization disappeared entirely after a clear competitor emerged and started drawing attention from its younger members. “Instead of discussing what could be making this new group so popular and accepting the notion that perhaps the winds of change were starting to pick up, my association (despite my best protests, I might add) was stubbornly committed to staying the same,” she writes. Eventually the association’s inability to change led to its downfall. But Hill has a set of pretty good lessons from the story, including this one: “Instead of ignoring or envying the success of the other association, we should have supported it by helping to promote their events and even attending ourselves so they would respond in kind.” Sometimes the best competitor is a collaborator. ### Gone, But Well-Infographicked > Great infographic on the evolution of Windows as XP gets killed tomorrow… [http://t.co/NT1481IXZn (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/NT1481IXZn) > > — Jordan Wilson (@JordanDWilson) [April 7, 2014 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/JordanDWilson/status/453257962601988096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#Windows (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Windows?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#XP (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/XP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > support ends tmw! See our infographic on it and pass it on! [#PCIDSS (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PCIDSS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [http://t.co/DKT2T3AiB8 (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/DKT2T3AiB8) > [#msftsecurity (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/msftsecurity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#infosec (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/infosec?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#PCICM (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PCICM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — PCI SSC (@PCISSC) [April 7, 2014 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/PCISSC/status/453302222622035968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > .[@thejudeabides (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/TheJudeAbides?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > merges Windows XP migration with the Oregon Trail [http://t.co/IGpP4LiFzd (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/IGpP4LiFzd) > [#biztech (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/biztech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/s1Gnc0l7K5 (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/s1Gnc0l7K5) > > — BizTech Magazine (@BizTechMagazine) [April 4, 2014 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/BizTechMagazine/status/452087619615076352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Here’s a quick glimpse into what the end of XP means to you and its 499,999,999 other users: [http://t.co/131l01Nrvu (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/131l01Nrvu) > [#infographic (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/infographic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — AtomContentMarketing (@AtomCMarketing) [April 7, 2014 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/AtomCMarketing/status/453129000685416448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Today’s the day**that Windows XP loses its official support for good. [We’ve written a lot about this topic](http://associationsnow.com/search/windows+xp) in the past few months, but rather than look back, let’s look at some good infographics—some reminding us of how great the operating system was, others offering tips on what to expect if you plan to stick with it after today. Which one’s your favorite? ### Other good Reads ***Event Manager Blog*** ponders whether that event app you’re using [is costing you too much (opens in a new tab)](http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-app-pricing) . **Speaking of events,** Bizzabo has a list of the “[20 Must-Read Event Industry Blogs (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.bizzabo.com/20-must-read-event-industry-blogs) .” Clearly, we’re 21st. **Sometimes, success is somewhere other** than the place you were expecting it. Such is the tale of Stewart Butterfield, who has managed to pull two separate success stories—Flickr and Slack—from the jaws of two different failed gaming startups. [PandoDaily has the backstory (opens in a new tab)](http://pando.com/2014/04/05/third-life-flickr-co-founder-pulls-unlikely-success-out-of-gaming-failure-again/) . (iStock/Thinkstock) [Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now. 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