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New Healthcare Group Aims to Fight Social Media Misinformation

Associations Now

The Association for Healthcare Social Media, born from a campaign to get doctors to share their credentials on Instagram, wants to help equip medical professionals with social media best practices. The group is led by Austin Chiang, a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist who, fittingly, has a large social media following.

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A Strong Online Community Starts by Supporting Community Managers

Associations Now

Keeping an eye on conversations and content in online communities is not for the faint of heart. Content moderators for various social media platforms have reported experiencing burnout , as well as emotional and psychological trauma from reviewing the darker side of the internet. That approach really wore me down.”

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Membership Hack: Microvolunteering for Content Creation

Associations Now

Your members can pitch in as content creators of social media feeds, newsletters, or blogs. At the Austin chapter of the National Association for Catering and Events, creating engaging content is everyone’s responsibility. These microvolunteering opportunities can help time-strapped members get involved. How to hack it?

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Association Brain Food: 10.20.23

Reid All About it

Unlike social media, a mobile app provides a cohesive and centralized communication channel to your members. The Free Press ) Social media platforms hate the written word. Location: Austin TX. Their advice seems so obvious, yet apparently most associations need to hear it. You’re leaving money on the table!

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10 virtual event tools you can use to move your meetings online

Association Success

And with some employers sending staff to work from home when possible, many event organizers, businesses and associations are turning to virtual events in order to maintain some semblance of normalcy and to keep open lines of communication even as large gatherings are becoming increasingly impossible to host. Social media .

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ICYMI: Key Takeaways From Our 2018 Super Forum Keynote Speakers

Higher Logic

(For example: Lady Gaga’s Little Monster community, now an app , or the Mini Cooper community.). Also, fun fact - Jackie identifies as a One-Percenter for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so she created a community for fanatics like her.who also live in Austin, Texas. This approach makes us better, more effective communicators.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.10.17

Reid All About it

Presenters: Amanda Marijanovic (moderator) with panelists from PCMA, Freeman, the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Austin Convention Center. Presenter: Ruwaida Vakil, freelance medical writer, communications specialist, and owner of ProMed Write, LLC. More info/register. Host: PCMA. Tue 2/14 at 2 p.m. Host: ON24.

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