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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Learn From Martin O’Malley’s Reddit Malady
How one big-name public official—the governor of Maryland—got Reddit really, really wrong this week. Also: How a social…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
CompTIA, TechAmerica Play Up Strengths With Merger
CompTIA’s acquisition of TechAmerica combines two trade groups whose similarities—both focus on the information technology field—belie differences which…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Senate Airfare Pricing Bill Offers Another Take On “Transparency”
A new Senate airfares bill, launched in direct response to a House bill that would remove taxes from…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hotel Group Takes on Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals
With the model quickly growing while regulatory questions remain up in the air, Airbnb and its short-term rental…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Should You Throw Unemployed Members a Bone?
The pros and cons of giving members who are out of work a discount or even a free…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Community Managers: Avoid an Eternal September of Your Own
Online communities change all the time, and sometimes they bring in changes that aren't necessarily welcome to the…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The Mullet Strategy to Online Community Management
Why a "business out front, party in the back" strategy may help you better leverage your online community.…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Do We Really Use Microsoft Office All That Much?
The popular productivity suite remains an workplace standby—and a cash cow for Microsoft—but a recent study suggests that…
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Bar Associations Call Out Republican Attacks on Trial Lawyer
In South Carolina, a gubernatorial candidate finds himself under fire from the Republican Governors Association over his work…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
As Target’s CEO Resigns, Retail Payment Upgrades Remain the Focus
With fallout from the holiday season's huge data breach now toppling Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel, a top retail…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Is a New Bill Proposing More Toll Roads a Good Thing?
A measure in a new federal transportation bill could allow states to pay for infrastructure upgrades by charging…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Executive Group’s New Benefit: Free Conference Registration
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives is trying to sweeten the membership deal for prospective members with buying…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC’s Tom Wheeler Tries to Clarify Net Neutrality Stance, Again
Less than a week after facing a public backlash on proposed open-internet rules that would allow for a…
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Botched Clayton Lockett Execution Raises Ethical Questions, Groups Say
A botched execution in Oklahoma on Tuesday—the latest in a recent string of executions that haven't gone according…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Create Visual Content: Visual Cues for Nondesigners
A few useful apps that could help you create visual content quickly without the design know-how. Also: Has…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
AT&T Gets Airborne: Wireless Giant Tries In-Flight Wireless
Competition is heating up in the airline industry, with the wireless provider promising to go toe-to-toe with GoGo…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
South Korea: Association Officials Arrested After Sewol Ferry Tragedy
The Sewol ferry disaster, which left hundreds dead and missing earlier this month, has led to the arrest…
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Horse Racing Groups Denounce Top Trainer Over Animal Mistreatment
Days ahead of the Kentucky Derby, horse racing is facing a scandal that could change the face of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
AdSense 2.0? Mobile Ad Networks Become a Hot Commodity
With mobile advertising growing at a faster pace than other options, tech giants such as Twitter and Google…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bar Association Launches App To Help Keep Medical Documents Handy
The American Bar Association’s new My Health Care Wishes mobile app puts a copy of a person’s advance…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Life Support: Tech Coalition Hopes To Prevent Another Heartbleed
After the Heartbleed bug exposed the low level of funding the OpenSSL project was subsiding on, a tech-world…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Fully Engaged and Ready to Grow
A membership expert talks about a member experience that knocked her socks off. Also: a Silicon Valley human…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Google+ and the Problem With Making Everything All About You
The search giant's social media offering may or may not be on the ropes after a major management…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Internet Explorer’s Latest Headache
Security experts sound the alarm on the popular browser because of an out-in-the-wild exploit. Also: the pitfalls of…
