Social Media Roundup: It’s National Cat Day!

There are plenty of hashtags floating around Twitter, but few are quite as adorable as today’s spree of #NationalCatDay tweets celebrating the eponymous holiday  (opens in a new tab). How are organizations hopping onto the feline bandwagon? Find out in today’s Social Media Roundup.

Celebrating #NationalCatDay

We did it! #1 Worldwide!! The cats will not be ignored!!!! Cat Army you rock!! pic.twitter.com/bvejFvefya  (opens in a new tab)

— NationalCatDay™ (@NationalCatDay) October 29, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

Hopping onto a particular hashtag can be a dicey enterprise  (opens in a new tab) for many organizations, because doing so runs the risk of appearing insensitive or out of touch. But #NationalCatDay is a bit safer, and some organizations are succeeding in their efforts to join in the celebrations.

Your #UberKITTENS  (opens in a new tab) are arriving meow! TODAY 12-4PM, request KITTENS and give back! http://t.co/0Hsp1yLgtt  (opens in a new tab) pic.twitter.com/W45JayaICp  (opens in a new tab)

— Uber (@Uber) October 29, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

But the biggest cat-related event of the day came from a partnership between ride-sharing company Uber and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals  (opens in a new tab). The duo, with help from Cheezburger  (opens in a new tab), has generated a ton of attention for its promotion delivering kittens to users  (opens in a new tab) in several U.S. cities. For $30 you can get 15 minutes to spend with the kittens, and all funds donated to participating shelters through Uber’s app will be matched by the company.

Here are some of our other favorite tweets from the day’s festivities, including our favorite unconventional marketing pro Taylor Swift. Want to see more? Follow the #NationalCatDay hashtag on Twitter  (opens in a new tab).

Happy #NationalCatDay  (opens in a new tab) from the Texas Dental Association! #CatDay  (opens in a new tab) #CatsOfTwitter  (opens in a new tab) #dental  (opens in a new tab) #dentistry  (opens in a new tab) #cats  (opens in a new tab) pic.twitter.com/ywu4fMheHZ  (opens in a new tab)

— Texas Dental Association (@theTDA) October 29, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

It’s #NationalCatDay  (opens in a new tab)! Is your pet prepared for disasters? Read our @GetReady  (opens in a new tab) fact sheet: http://t.co/oIkOi7edfE  (opens in a new tab) pic.twitter.com/PNglc4TDDn  (opens in a new tab)

— APHA (@PublicHealth) October 29, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

National #CatDay  (opens in a new tab)? Obviously cause to share my recent cutest cat pic pic.twitter.com/YFgf6KFDbg  (opens in a new tab)

— maggielmcg (@maggielmcg) October 29, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/527498315123159040

(ht @NationalCatDay  (opens in a new tab))

How to Control the Chaos of Your Meetings

Moderation Design: Conducting a Monumental Symphony http://t.co/YiET7gPhXH  (opens in a new tab) by @DagvoorzitterNL  (opens in a new tab) #MPI  (opens in a new tab) #Eventprofs  (opens in a new tab)

— Skift Meetings (@SkiftMeetings) October 29, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

Not familiar with the role of a meeting manager? Professional meetings coach Jan-Jaap In der Maur  (opens in a new tab) breaks down the job in a guest post for Event Manager Blog  (opens in a new tab), in which he compares moderating meetings to conducting a symphony. They both require preparation and planning; they can’t rely solely on quick thinking and improvisation.

“A meeting moderator should dig deeply into the meeting design and the underlying goal,” he writes. “A great and [effective] event is designed with great care and into great details, and you – the moderator – are the one to make it an effective meeting by the way you execute this design.”

And how do these managers address individual participants?

“A good and effective moderation design will engage everyone, even the introverts,” der Maur advises. “It’s a process, starting with clear goals, a perfect meeting design and an extensive briefing of the moderator.” (ht @EventMB  (opens in a new tab))

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