Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Why Superfish is So Scary
The adware installed on a number of recent Lenovo laptops deeply compromises online security. Learn how to get…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The “Pawscars”: These Awards Are for the Dogs
The American Humane Association’s sixth annual PAWSCARs awards gave a little love to a few films that followed…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
NAB Gets Bullish on Digital With New Tradeshow Offerings
The National Association of Broadcasters' annual tradeshow is getting more serious than ever about new technologies, expanding the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Adobe Photoshop: An Image-Editing Legend’s Milestone Day
Twenty-five years ago, Adobe Photoshop entered our lives—and it's been making our photos look better ever since. Also:…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: How Nonprofits Are Using Digital Platforms
A new survey of nonprofit professionals finds that many nonprofits can see the advantages of digital outreach but…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Business Travel Group Warns of Homeland Security Shutdown
An immigration battle threatening the funding of the Department of Homeland Security could cause major ripple effects for…
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Tax-Return Fraud: Associations on Alert for Falsified Returns
In the wake of Intuit disabling part of its popular TurboTax software to prevent tax-return fraud, industry groups…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
At Cybersecurity Summit, Industry Groups Offer Solutions to Protect Data
Following the lead of President Obama and prominent CEOs including Apple's Tim Cook, financial and retail groups alike…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Hollywood Post Alliance Group Renames, Hoping to Expand Reach
The Hollywood Post Alliance last week announced it was rebranding itself, in the hopes of becoming more inclusive.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Send in the Drones: Associations Warm to FAA’s Delayed Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration’s long-gestating requirements for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles proved less onerous than many…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: An Association for Snowball Fights
When DC’s many associations shut down due to inclement weather, here’s one association that ramps up its, uh,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
OpenLabel: How Data Could Define the Future of Advocacy
Could advocacy become a more personalized affair than ever? A new app, built off the back of public…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New Jersey Tech Council Has Its Eye on Post-Embargo Cuba
The technology trade group plans to take at least half a dozen executives from the state to Cuba,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Companies Not Utilizing Social Media for Product Recalls
A new report from the consumer advocacy group Kids In Danger notes that, while deaths and injuries from…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Federal Conference Spending: OMB Allows “Mission Critical” Exemptions
In an update to the tight regulations around federal conference spending, the Office of Management and Budget says…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Competing Beer Bills Highlight Brewing Industry Conflict
Two bills that would reform the federal excise tax on beer take different approaches. Craft brewers argue that…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Facebook Jumps Into Threat-Sharing Game
Facebook’s newest social network is for cybersecurity threats, not friends.
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Help School Boards Beat the Bake Sale Blues
With federal rules pitting school fundraising needs against healthier nutrition standards, some states are allowing exemptions for bake…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Supply Chain: Labor Tensions Cause Port Headaches for Retail Sector
A backed-up supply chain on the West Coast—rooted in a union conflict between longshoremen and port terminal operators—could…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
A Hairy Situation: Occupational Licenses Face New Scrutiny
An Arkansas hair-braider’s fight against the state’s tough licensing requirements for cosmetologists is just the latest example of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Turbulence in the Open Skies: Travel, Air Groups at Odds Over Treaties
While agreements that allow international air carriers to serve U.S. airports have been successful in boosting travel, domestic…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How Shopping Centers Are Boosting Their Game in the Age of Amazon
With online shopping taking a bite out of the traditional shopping experience, an industry group says that the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Doing an Interview? Skip the Pitch
A public relations expert emphasizes that you should be ready to offer expertise, not a sales pitch, when…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How Governance Could Look Like GitHub
The complications of running a constituent-driven organization has a lot in common with programming, according to some smart…
