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Daily Buzz: Peace Out, Yahoo Groups

Associations Now

To give you an idea of the scale of the loss, Yahoo reported that more than 115 million people used the service as recently as 2010, according to eWeek. LinkedIn is a great way to boost your professional network—but make these seven etiquette mistakes , and you might come off as the opposite, says the Hootsuite blog.

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Friday Buzz: How Your Smartphone May Be Hurting You

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To celebrate #SMDay, the Buffer blog shares 10 top moments in social media history, starting with the birth of Facebook. Since 2014, largely due to social media, the ALS Association has raised more than $115 million for research towards Lou Gehrig’s disease,” writes Brian Peters. Other Links of Note.

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Wednesday Buzz: The Value of Slacktivism

Associations Now

After collecting $115 million in a single year , has the ALS Association’s rampant success following the viral spread of the Ice Bucket Challenge prompted any results? Some say it missed some important points , but association communications expert Maggie McGary has an interesting defense of Turkle’s points in a new blog post.

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Thursday Buzz: Ice Bucket Challenge Will Return #EveryAugustUntilACure

Associations Now

More important, the challenge raised $220 million globally , of which $115 million was donated to ALSA. While her video (above) and latest blog post focuses on admission at museums and similar cultural facilities, Dilenschneider’s insight can help associations and organizations look at pricing for their memberships—and more.

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The ALS Ice Bucket Donor Retention Challenge

Beth Kanter

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. Says Newhouse, “$115 a lot of money, not enough to cure disease, but it is a game changer.”

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Tiers Put Power of Choice in Members’ Hands

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Meanwhile, Sheri Jacobs, FASAE, CAE, has championed the method of matching offers to what individual members value in her book The Art of Membership , and Tony Rossell has been beating this drum for a few years now over on his blog. The changes give PBA members more control over their membership. .

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What to Know Before an Association Website Redesign – Practical Advice

Vanguard Tech

115 association professionals participated in the survey and offered their opinions on how long ago they designed their sites, what drove the design and more. Vanguard has sharing bits of information from the survey on our blog and other content.

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