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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
Google Mobile SEO: Smartphones Get Search Priority
In a series of recent comments, Google has hinted that sites which fail to properly tailor their approach…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why Instagram Can’t Be Ignored: An Essential Tool for Marketers
Late last year, it seemed like the mobile-first social network might lose steam over a privacy controversy. Instead,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
“Around the World in 80 Jobs”: Learn From a Blog Copycat Scandal
When a travel blogger learned that a human resources company took his concept and used it for a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Calls for Investigation Into Patent Suits
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez says that firms often derisively named “patent trolls” may be hurting consumers,…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Men’s Wearhouse Saga: Leadership Lessons You Can Take
Men's Wearhouse founder and leader George Zimmer went out anything but quietly earlier this week, in a public…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Medical Association: Obesity is a Disease
At its annual meeting, the American Medical Association decided to classify obesity as a disease—a move that could…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Chimpanzee Legal Protections: Nonprofit Push Behind Planned Changes
After receiving a legal proposal from a number of conservation groups and associations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Apple’s iOS7 Interface Revamp: 4 Things You Should Consider
Last week’s announcement of an interface revamp for iOS7 got mixed reviews, but with end users likely to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pandora Royalty Fees Lead Company to Buy Radio Station
The popular online radio platform, upset with what it saw as favoritism towards terrestial broadcasters, tried to solve…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Microsoft Office Hits the iPhone: What You Should Know
In a move that some users have been clamoring for for ages, Microsoft is bringing its long-dominant Office…
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Association for Molecular Pathology Applauds Gene Patent Decision
The Association for Molecular Pathology, the lead plaintiff on the high-profile case, applauded the decision by the Supreme…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
“While We’re Young”: Golf Association’s Message to Putters
In a series of fun new videos designed to get golfers to play faster, the United States Golf…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Google’s Social Services for Businesses Get Unified Dashboard
If you have a page on Google+, the company’s new Dashboard could help you ensure that you’re not…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Surveillance Programs: Groups Launch New Advocacy Coalition
As details regarding an unprecedented information leak surface, a number of advocacy groups, along with some associations, have…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
As Senate Debates Landmark Immigration Bill, Associations Weigh In
A number of associations from all sides of the business world have chimed in on the immigration bill,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Open Access: Publishers Offer Solution for Free Public Access
With momentum quickly moving in the direction of the open release of academic materials, the American Association of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Marketing, Membership & Communications: Where Tech Comes in
Complicated and at times technical issues were common themes during last week’s ASAE’s 2013 Marketing, Membership & Communications…
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Attorneys General to Google: Block Illegal Drug Ads
Finding Google’s handling of intellectual property violations lacking, the National Association of Attorneys General has invited the company’s…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
NSA Surveillance Programs Cause Concern For Associations
After bombshell stories broke this week about two separate secret programs run by the National Security Agency, reactions…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Citadel Botnet: How These Associations Helped Fight Back
With the Citadel botnet potentially responsible for more than $500 million stolen from bank accounts worldwide, a number…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Flight Attendants vs. Knives: Anatomy of a Regulatory Win
After months of negative feedback from associations and airline-industry unions, the Transportation Security Administration announced it was moving…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Hack Your Life With These 4 Cool Tools
Been a while since you reconsidered the organizational tools that make up your toolkit? Check out these cool…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Could Higher Taxes Be Coming to Air Travel?
With the federal government looking to find new ways to pay the deficit, one of the options on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Self-Driving Cars: Association Backs Federal Stance
While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sees potential for the self-driving vehicles Google’s been testing, they’re working…
