Thoughts from a Greek-by-marriage Marketing, Social Media and Communications Specialist. Taking Social Media from Personal Interest to Professional Endeavor. I received a list of possible questions, so I sat down and wrote responses to each of them. Ah, where to begin? Try volunteering .

Homer and Bart need to set up a hyperlocal site in Springfield. How often do you see Bart, or Homer, online in the Simpsons? Sounds like a trite point, but bear with me.

A member-centric association revolves around the individual member. It is after all, the member that most associations are pledged to serve. Obviously it is impossible by definition that an entire association revolves around each member but it is important, as much as possible, to make the member feel that way. Being member-centric assumes you know your members. What do you know about your members? Is member data self administered or staff administered? Associ.

Pieces of me on community - original flavor. This is an ongoing collection of reflections around the intersection of technology and community, broadly defined. Brian has been working in the online community space since 1999 and currently resides in Seattle. Thursday, January 05, 2012. News of Kodak preparing for bankruptcy. High school - early 1990s. College - mid to late 1990s. Seattle - 2001 to current. Saturday, October 29, 2011.

My name is Blaise Grimes-Viort. I am an experienced Online Communities Manager and Social Media Strategist, and have worked with global brands, startups and charities, in fields such as Videogaming, Social Networking, Pharmaceutical, Broadcasting, Publishing and ISPs. What an Agency Looks f.

Online Community Builder, Content Creator and Digital Strategist. Empathy is the Ultimate Superpower. A lot of the advice is stuff that is helpful and I end up following. On rare occasions, the advice, while well-meaning, ends up being wrong for us.

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The power to make a difference. Tuesday, November 29, 2016. I learned a bit of my family heritage from the Irish Ambassador to the US while volunteering at a registration table for a DC event;. At a Leadership Summit bringing together scholars from across the many years of the program;. I heard from award winners from the International Center for Journalists, courageous.