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Social Media Roundup: Don’t Hand Good Ideas To a Committee

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The downsides of “design by committee,” and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Ideas Are Precious. +1 Fans of design by committee, read this: You might be ruining your chances to do anything innovative. — Thad Lurie, CAE, CIP (@ThadLurie) August 1, 2013. ht @ newsycombinator ).

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Blogging Elsewhere: April 2011

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And must you add social media to the mix? With 1300 committees, 11 dues-paying divisions, 17 roundtables, 57 sections and a myriad of possible membership combinations, members had trouble figuring out how to get involved. Will you pay $195 a year to read the New York Times online? Do you give up on email?

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Journalism Groups, Media Outlets Team Up to Protect Press Freedom

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Protect Press Freedom , led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Committee to Protect Journalists, brings together more than 30 nonprofit groups, technology companies, and media outlets—including big names like The Washington Post , NPR, Facebook, Comcast-NBCUniversal, and The New York Times.

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Mizz Information: If Your Members Organize Their Own Committee.

Mizz Information

If Your Members Organize Their Own Committee, Are You Failing Them? Cool, I thought--I always like seeing associations get media coverage and the article was in the New York Times. What does does it say about associations when members organize their own committees or councils independent of the association?

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How to Delight Meeting Attendees in 2020

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It’s critical to ROI—satisfied attendees are more likely to register for the following year, recommend an event to others and share their experiences on social media, according to magazine Convene, an events industry magazine. The American Society of Association Executives, based in D.C.,

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Why a Golf Caddie Group Set Up a Sponsorship Program for Its Members

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Speaking to The New York Times , ETCA Chairman Sean Russell noted that when expenses are taken into account, the work doesn’t pay much. In comments to Forbes , ETCA committee member Oliver Briggs noted the job comes with major challenges for caddies, who work as independent contractors for individual players, rather than for the tour.

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American Bar Association Gives Members Leeway on Jurors’ Social Presences

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Settling what had been a tough ethics question, the ABA recently gave lawyers the go-ahead to research jurors and potential jurors by studying their presence on social media. In the age of social media, it’s easier than ever to dig into a person’s information—especially when they post it publicly.