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Healthcare Associations and Social Networks

Last Tuesday I had the opportunity to participate in a two-part panel discussion on Healthcare and Social Technologies, sponsored by ASAE & the Center for Association Leadership. It was part of the organization’s first Healthcare Association Conference, bringing together leadership from many different medically oriented associations. Acronym, which is ASAE & the Center’s aptly-named blog, … Continue reading “Healthcare Associations and Social Networks”

Book Review: What Would Google Do?

I’m almost done listening to the Audible version of Jeff Jarvis’ new book, What Would Google Do? I’ve long been a reader of Jeff’s Buzzmachine blog, and so had eagerly anticipated his book. I wasn’t disappointed. As a former media critic for People and the founding publisher of Entertainment Weekly, Jeff knows “old media” and has been thinking … Continue reading “Book Review: What Would Google Do?“

BuzzMachine: Covering conventions is a waste

As usual, Jeff Jarvis nails it in his take on the number of journalists covering the major party national conventions: Forbes.com reports that the number of journalists covering the conventions this fall will remain at the same level as 2004 and 2000: 15,000 of them. What a waste. The outcome of the conventions is known. … Continue reading “BuzzMachine: Covering conventions is a waste”