There are changes coming to social media regulations. In an environment where elections can be thrown by fake social media accounts and a seemingly endless string of data and privacy breaches leaves no one unaffected, people will quickly get fed up with third parties owning their data. The result? The Federal government could begin (slowly)…
Tag: technology
Three signs your association is ready for an online community
While I may be biased toward online communities–I think lots of organizations can find ways to incorporate community into their business strategies–I will also be the first to tell you that there is a right time, and a wrong time, to launch your association’s community. Before you can even start building your private social network,…
August in Review: Highlights From Skariphos.com
It’s been a busy month here at Skariphos, so I thought I would take a little break and take a look back at some August highlights. In addition to a few of my favorite articles from the blog, click the image below to get links to features of Skariphos and me, Luke Zimmer, in ASAE’s…
The future of online communities: Knowledge pills, VR networking and community-powered AI bots
Since I moved to DC, I’ve had a lot more time to ponder and listen to podcasts as I wait in traffic on my way to/from work. While all that waiting can be torturous sometimes (every day I see someone locked in the glass box of their car like an angry mime, beating the steering…
Addressing online violence: What’s the role of the community manager?
There are days when one wonders how people can be so cruel. I had one of those days when I read about Amy Inita, who was beaten while a group of her peers filmed the altercation and later died in hospital. What makes it worse is that, not a week before that, Marina Lonina pleaded…
