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Association Brain Food: 2.9.24

Reid All About it

For Sunday soup night, I made a delicious wild rice and mushroom soup from the January/February 2013 issue of Cook’s Illustrated. Host: UST Education Speaker: Bill Mcglade, President, Community Leaders Institute & epIQ Creative Group Wed 2/14 at 12 p.m. It’s pretty swoony on swordfish steaks or any other fish. More info/register.

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Does Your Organization Have Social Media Guidelines for All Staff?

Beth Kanter

We adopted a set of Guidelines that TNT created (creative commons) to ENCOURAGE their staff to use social: bit.ly/YQe91n Brian Fitzgerald (@brianfit) March 10, 2013. All this should be communicated succinctly in a document that is based on discussion, roadshows, and training for staff on using social media effectively.

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CTIA Paves Way for Mobile Phone-Unlocking Law to Take Effect

Associations Now

The law is now fully in effect after years of back and forth between the federal government and the wireless industry, thanks to the efforts of consumer advocacy groups and CTIA: The Wireless Association , a trade organization representing wireless communications companies. Those guidelines helped shape the new standards. How it Works.

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Friday Buzz: Did Google Open Up the SEO Floodgates?

Associations Now

. “Ideally, if you 301 redirect a page to an exact copy of that page, and the only thing that changes is the URL, then in theory you may expect no traffic loss with these new guidelines,” Shepard wrote. ” No matter your opinion on big, hairy SEO issues, we can all agree on one thing: This 2013 Onion brief is hilarious.

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Nonprofits, Trade Groups Working to Contain Ebola Outbreak

Associations Now

271 The number of vaccines being developed to fight infectious, genetic, and other types of diseases, according to a 2013 report [PDF] by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. One of those vaccines, being developed by researchers in the U.S. and the Netherlands, could protect against Ebola.

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Round Two: CTIA Fights Another Local Cellphone Ordinance in Court

Associations Now

. “If you carry or use your phone in a pants or shirt pocket or tucked into a bra when the phone is ON and connected to a wireless network, you may exceed the federal guidelines for exposure to RF radiation. This potential risk is greater for children,” the notice states [PDF].

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Study: Cyberattack Concerns Run High Among Small Businesses

Associations Now

Hackers and digital attackers are on the prowl, increasingly clawing their way into businesses’ IT systems—that’s the fear held by more than nine out of 10 respondents in the recent 2013 Small Business Technology Survey. The Federal Communications Commission lays out guidelines to prevent a cyberattack.

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