Social Media Roundup: Make Your Conference Tablet-Friendly

Did you happen to notice how many people were using tablets at the last conference you attended? That number is likely to grow and affect how conferences are designed in the future.

The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup:

Tablets Are Your Friend

How tablet friendly is your conference? (by @donnakastner  (opens in a new tab)) #assnchat  (opens in a new tab) http://t.co/jYrgwOgfYU  (opens in a new tab)

— Deirdre Reid, CAE (@DeirdreReid) July 22, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

More attendees = more tablets. Donna Kastner of the blog Midcourse Corrections reviews a Pew Research report that found tablet ownership at 34 percent among Americans ages 18 and older. In May 2010, that figure was just 3 percent. Is your conference doing enough to cater to a surging number of attendees using these devices? Kastner offers tips  (opens in a new tab) on how to make your conference more tablet-friendly. (ht @deirdrereid  (opens in a new tab))

Tweet Like a Pro

https://twitter.com/avectra/status/359316672496148480

Be responsive and helpful on Twitter, writes Larissa Fair on the Avectra blog. Your tweeting members and other stakeholders expect a prompt response given the real-time engagement inherent in the social media network. But don’t just respond for the sake of responding; make sure you address the follower’s needs. Fair gives more worthwhile advice  (opens in a new tab) on how your association can better utilize Twitter. (ht @avectra  (opens in a new tab))

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