--- title: "Wednesday Buzz: Spotlight on Association Media" id: "28960" type: "post" slug: "wednesday-buzz-spotlight-on-association-media" published_at: "2015-06-17T18:25:56+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-09T17:51:24+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/06/17/wednesday-buzz-spotlight-on-association-media/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/06/17/wednesday-buzz-spotlight-on-association-media.md" excerpt: "A recap of one of the biggest association publishing meetings of the year. Plus: An online superstar ditches content curation for originality." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Communications" - "conferences" - "Meetings" - "Social Media" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Wednesday Buzz: Spotlight on Association Media If you’re not in Washington, DC, attending the 2015 [Association Media & Publishing Annual Meeting (opens in a new tab)](http://amp15.conferencespot.org/) as it nears its conclusion today, you can still keep track of the final sessions by following the [#AMP15 hashtag (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AMP15?src=hash) . Here’s just a sample of the goings-on from the three days of the conference: https://twitter.com/AssnMediaPub/status/611167215845511168 > Picked up so much great info from association media peers/exhibitors at [#amp15 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/amp15?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > that arms are aching from carrying it! [pic.twitter.com/aHj2bZXPkm (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/aHj2bZXPkm) > > — Michele Late (@michelelate) [June 16, 2015 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/michelelate/status/610924047208185857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Really enjoyed [@LeslieO (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/LeslieO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > ‘s session on writing tips based on web trends. Engaging, humorous teacher with great take-aways. [#AMP15 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AMP15?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — Jen Smith (@jenlefkosmith) [June 17, 2015 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/jenlefkosmith/status/611191910552731648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Extending shelf life of your research to tell your story – here’s what the launch looked like. [#amp15 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/amp15?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/jwqVVPiGQd (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/jwqVVPiGQd) > > — Kim Howard, CAE (@kimhowardsc) [June 16, 2015 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/kimhowardsc/status/610820410901430272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) We were honored to win several AM&P Excel awards on Monday night, which gives us the opportunity to thank you and all of our readers for sticking with us for the past year—it’s been a blast! > .[@ASAEcenter (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ASAEcenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > and [@AssociationsNow (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/AssociationsNow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > win big at [#AMP15 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AMP15?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/mpWkhQEdMF (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/mpWkhQEdMF) > > — Samantha Whitehorne (@swhitehorne) [June 16, 2015 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/swhitehorne/status/610613375878479872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ### Social Media Experiment of the Day https://twitter.com/AssnMediaPub/status/611160638933573632 **We know that [trade groups and corporations are experimenting](http://associationsnow.com/2015/05/trade-groups-meerkat-periscope-knockout-punch-yet/)** with live-streaming apps like Meerkat and Periscope, and forward thinkers in the association space are embracing these new platforms. AM&P live-streamed this morning’s session by keynoter [Ann Michael (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/annmichael) , president of [Delta Think (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/iSIozNeDLQ) , and communications pro Maggie McGary [streamed a tweet-up on Tuesday (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/maggielmcg/status/610856242341380097) . ### Other Good Reads **The popular viral-focused publisher *Upworthy*** is shifting its identity from content curator to original content producer, [as Capital New York reporter Nicole Levy writes (opens in a new tab)](http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2015/06/8570348/once-webs-fastest-growing-aggregator-upworthy-pivots) . **Ever think about all of those distracted moments** you experience throughout the day? What do they mean? What’s their significance? [Joshua Rothman (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/joshuarothman) , the *New Yorker*‘s archive editor, [examines the topic (opens in a new tab)](http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/a-new-theory-of-distraction) . **“Does the rise of ephemeral content spell the death of archives?”** Nieman Fellow and *Poynter* contributor [Melody Kramer (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/mkramer) asks that question, and [we’ll let her analysis of the issue speak for itself (opens in a new tab)](http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351053/does-the-rise-of-ephemeral-content-spell-the-death-of-archives) . [Morgan Little](https://associationsnow.com/author/morgan-little/) Morgan Little is a contributor to Associations Now. 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