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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
For-Profit College Trade Group Sues Over New Guidelines
Just days after the Education Department presented a new “gainful employment” rule targeted at for-profit colleges, the Association…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mozilla, GSM Association Work Toward Filling Digital Gaps
A new collaboration between the browser maker and the mobile-operator trade group hopes to build digital literacy worldwide—relying…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Chat Apps: The Safest Places to Have a Conversation Online
According to new research by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, most mainstream chat apps fail to live up to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Oil Industry Group Makes Move Against Texas Fracking Ban
Facing a ban on hydraulic fracturing in its Denton, Texas, birthplace, the Texas Oil & Gas Association is…
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Alpaca Association Works to Discourage Get-Rich-Quick Schemes
With a high-profile animal abuse incident drawing negative attention to the alpaca-rancher field, the Alpaca Owners Association is…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Make Hybrid Membership Work for You
An association-membership firm offers tips to move beyond the traditional one-size-fits-all approach. Also: what nonprofit marketers should know…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
The Tide Is Turning on Mobile Devices in Schools
Is the value of smartphones as an educational tool greater than their potential to distract? Increasingly, school districts…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Obama Administration Says No to “Skinny” Healthcare Plans
Believing that healthcare plans that fail to cover inpatient hospital stays are not in the spirit of the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Apple’s Biggest Malware Threat Ever
Mac and iOS users get wind of the first major malware threat ever to face Apple's platforms. Also:…
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New Ad-Industry Antifraud Group Works to Weed Out “Bad Actors”
A coalition of advertising groups have launched a new entity, the Trustworthy Accountability Group, intent on fighting the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Starwood Hotels Launches Keyless Entry at Hotels
The keycard may soon be a thing of the past. By early 2015, the chain plans to offer…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Roundup: Ballot Initiatives Make Breakthroughs on Election Night
Precedents set by passage of key ballot initiatives on issues as diverse as genetically modified organisms, marijuana, and…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Google Glass’ Vision Problem
A new study suggests you might be a walking or driving hazard with the wearable computing device on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hybrid Theory: FCC’s Net Neutrality Debate Shifts Again
A new net neutrality approach being floated by the Federal Communications Commission tries to give both tech groups…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Virginia Manufacturers Team Up With Colleges to Attract Young Workers
Working with community colleges across the state, the Virginia Manufacturers Association hopes to use expanded training programs to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Alex from Target: Viral’s Random Nature
Sometimes you just gotta roll with it, even if it makes no sense. In other words, we're talking…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Project Management and the Dangers of Too Many Cooks
There's a reason it took more than a decade to finish the HTML5 standard. When too many stakeholders…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Advocacy Campaigns: Election Day Lessons You Should Actually Heed
Why real people matter in advocacy campaigns, from elections on down. Also: making the case for gamification.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
For-Profit College-Aid Rules Draw Critics on Both Sides
New rules aimed at improving student outcomes at for-profit colleges are being criticized by both educational groups that…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Infection Control Group Spearheads Online Ebola Training Course
Working with officials at Johns Hopkins and the CDC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
International Franchise Association Wants Labor Board Explanation
With complaints against franchisors piling up at the National Labor Relations Board after a July agency ruling involving…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Dealing With a Data Breach? Follow This Advice
The Direct Marketing Association this week offered its members a useful guide that tells them what they should…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Music Publishing Groups Have New Competitor
With the backing of a legendary music-industry manager, for-profit Global Music Rights has managed to attract dozens of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Movie Studios, Theaters Take Hard Line on Wearable Tech
Planning to wear Google Glass or a smartwatch to the movies? Better make sure it's off once you're…
