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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

I’m keeping it light. My favorite subject line this week was on a message posted by an association executive director in ASAE’s online community: “I need to shoot my leadership.”. Having trouble with the board? Nope, he was only looking for a photographer to do some head shots. How disappointing, but what a hilarious subject line, good job.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

I lead off this week with a request to your heart. And wallet. Tonight, as you sit down to dinner, thousands of families in your area struggle to provide a nutritious meal to their kids. Food donations are decreasing , yet the number of adults and kids who go hungry every day is increasing.

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AUGUST 31, 2012

If I had to pick one blog to take with me to a deserted island, it might be Brain Pickings. Maria Popova is a curator like no other, bringing us fascinating posts about creativity, knowledge, science, art, culture, and more. She describes herself as “an interestingness hunter-gatherer and curious mind at large.”

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AUGUST 24, 2012

That’s Not the Real Me: How Vanity Sabotages Facebook Advertising by Louie Herr. I find this idea both hilarious and accurate, especially this: “We are actors on a stage. Shakespeare, as ever, proves prescient.” We’re a crafty bunch, showing off our best selves on Facebook, sometimes cool, sometimes not.

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Colorado Social Media Marketing Team 150

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MARCH 12, 2012

100 years ago today , Juliette Gordon Low called her cousin and said “I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” ” She gathered 18 girls that night to form the first Girl Scout troop in the U.S. million girls and adults.

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Handbook Leadership America Video 150

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JANUARY 25, 2013

In the fall of 2012, Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter , authors of Humanize , surveyed 505 individuals about social media and leadership. Go see what else he has to say, it’s always spot on. Here’s another handy resource – five free image editing and photo correction tools from Lauren Barraco at Business 2 Community.

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Wichita Social Media Kansas Content 150

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

In one corner, a company that made a mess of customer service and then made it worse with social media. A moving company threatened to sue my friend’s wife because she wrote a negative Yelp review about them.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. What a crazy week, I’m trying to get lots of work done before I take time off during the holidays. I must practice what I preach. Bill Sheridan at the Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA) interviewed Daniel Pink about his new book, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The morning after Sandy hit I read a post by John Herrman about how we use Twitter during disasters. Twitter’s capacity to spread false information is more than canceled out by its savage self-correction.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

I’ll get to my favorite reads of the week in just a bit, but first, indulge me for a moment. It will make you feel good, promise. My tweet of week won’t surprise anyone who saw my tweets last Friday or Saturday: @FoodBankJenC: Thank you so much to everyone who supported the 24 Hour Telethon $20,500 & 3,300 lbs raised.

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North Carolina Mooc Social Media Case Study 150

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

I didn’t go to ASAE’s Technology Conference this week because I was too busy and too cheap, but I almost felt like I was there – minus the hugs, good conversation and drinks. You know why – Twitter, baby.

Massachusetts 150

Massachusetts Social Media Content Analysis 150

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MAY 3, 2011

I’m adding this one to my wish list for 2012. This conference is not a tough sell. Looking over the program , which includes speaker Twitter handles (kudos!), my eyes were bugging out. Did you go to #asja2011? What were your big take-aways? Tagged: Marketing , Web and Social Media , Writing & Blogging.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

This is no ordinary Friday. Tonight we’re driving two hours to Greensboro to see two old flames from my childhood – Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. The remains of The Who is on tour doing Quadrophenia, the album that started my love affair with them. And anyone who knew me in high school, college or beyond knows how crazy I was about that band.

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