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Don’t Be Camera Shy: Making The Case for Instagram

Associations Now

According to Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom , users of the social media platform share more than 70 million photos and videos each day. The visual social media platform Instagram continues to rise in popularity. 300M+ The number of users Instagram reported late last year.

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Debunking Five Myths About Google+

Association Adviser

Vic Gundotra, head of social at Google, reported in October 2013 that Google+ experienced a 58% increase in users between May and Oct 2013. Despite what you may have read in the media, that hardly makes Google+ a “ghost town.” ” Myth 2: Google+ is a just another social network.

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

What surprised us most in 2013? Year-round, 365-day engagement through technology and social media is one of the biggest trends she has observed. Measuring social media. Many associations lack member communication plans that are fully integrated. Re-thinking membership.

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Travel Groups’ App Turns Traffic Jams Into Advocacy

Associations Now

Building America’s Future, a bipartisan infrastructure-advocacy coalition cochaired by three big-name politicians—former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and former Pennsylvania Gov. ” Leveraging the Travel Industry. . ” Leveraging the Travel Industry.

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#GivingTuesday’s Growing Reputation Leads to Surge in Donations

Associations Now

The noncommercial alternative to Black Friday involved a much larger number of charitable nonprofits this year, and the results suggest that the social-media-driven event might point to the future of donation drives. Following that success, the 2013 event had more participants— and more centralized organization.