Let your People Create I sit behind a computer.  Professionally.  In an average week, I probably spend about 60 hours behind a computer.  Now, that time is not wasted and my work is not without its fulfillment.  I really quite enjoy what I do and wouldn’t trade it, but every no... Read the full story

Yahoo to Puchase Tumblr - Is it enough? Have you heard?  Another millennial, techie genius, entrepreneur has struck it rich using that uniquely American combination of creativity, moxie, and persistence.  David Karp, age 26, never completed high school or college but he started learning HTML at... Read the full story

WiFi Enabled I've mentioned before how much conference attendees love their phones.  They love checking-in, posting photos, looking up places to eat...they love everything about their phones.  So, it isn't a surprise that the opposite is also true.  Attendees hate whe... Read the full story

Turn your First Time Attendees into Repeat Attendees Do you remember the first time you attended a conference or major professional event?  I do.  I was 16 and was nominated to attend a conference in the State Capital.  Only four kids from each high school were selected.  We would get to stay in a hotel, we... Read the full story

Google's Inactive Account Manager and your Digital Heir Google is involved in every part of our online lives.  We use Google as a search engine.  We use it for directions.  We use it for e-mail.  We use it is for blogging.  If you are reading this, odds are you use Google to get here.  Google has become such a... Read the full story

Fearless Employees are Better Employees Be fearless.  Be brave.  Be remarkable.  Read any cool tech magazine or visit a future-minded website and this is what you’ll hear.  I work in an office that receives a lot of publications and e-mails talking about things like company culture, passion, le... Read the full story

Pinterest Gets a Fresh New Face Are you a Pinterest fanatic?  What’s not to love?  The site offers visitors the opportunity to view beautiful photos of pretty much everything.  Looking for recipes?  Check out the “Food and Drink” feed.  Ideas for something to keep the kids entertained?... Read the full story

Telecommute vs. Tradition A lot of hay has been made over Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s recent decision to end the practice of allowing employees to work from home.  If you have watched television or picked up a paper, you no doubt saw a plethora of opinions on the subject.  Some are... Read the full story

Inspiration at Your Event Passion is important.  It sparks progress and drives change.  So often even those who genuinely love their careers can get lost in the minutia.  We think about the details – the next day’s meetings, our mountain of unopened e-mails, our computers freezing... Read the full story

Advertising Overload Do you watch television?  Listen to the radio?  How about use the internet?  Or go outside?  If you participate in any of these activities, than you are being inundated with ads.  When I wake up in the morning, the very first sound I hear is the advertisi... Read the full story

Minimizing your Technology Headache As a young-ish person with an iPhone and a rudimentary understanding of how computers work, I’m frequently called upon to manage technology needs for conferences and events.  Now, this isn’t as glamorous as it sounds (if it sounds glamorous at all).  It d... Read the full story

Give the People what They Want - Keeping your Conference Sucessful Have you ever attended a conference?  What did you notice?  The innovative menu cards?  The fun, interesting name badges?  How about all that totally exciting signage?   The simple truth of the matter is that most people just don’t notice these parts of t... Read the full story

Does Facebook Owe You $10? So, over the weekend my husband received an e-mail from Facebook.  That, in itself, is no surprise.  Like many around the world, we are now used to being barraged with e-mails from everyone’s favorite social media giant.  The body of the e-mail, however,... Read the full story

Tips for Public Speaking Year after year statistics tell us that we Americans are terrified of public speaking.  Indeed, more people fear public speaking than fear rattlesnakes or death.  Why?  What is it about standing up in front of our peers and presenting that sends us into a... Read the full story

Take a Hike - Add a Little Nature to Your Next Event Have you ever gone to a conference held in a hotel?  You know, two or three days where you sleep, eat, learn, and possibly dance…all under the same roof? If you travel for work, you have probably had one of these experiences.  If you staff conferences, yo... Read the full story

Tech Update - Homeland Security Advises Users Disable Java On Thursday, January 10, 2012 the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, cautioned computer users to disable Oracle’s Java 7 software on their machines.  They believe that hackers have found a... Read the full story

I "Like You" Like You There are a few products that I really love.  A particular brand of yogurt.  Seedless mini oranges.  Merino wool socks.  A fancy hairspray.  Crazy cool Japanese pajamas.  Like the song says …These are a few of my favorite things.  Years ag... Read the full story

Deck the Halls – The Office Holiday Party is Back I started at my first real grown-up job in 2008. Right in the heart of what we now refer to as “the Great Recession.”  I worked at a place that had, at one time, been legendary for its over-the-top, amazing office holiday parties.  Old timers loved to reg... Read the full story

Classwork and Conferences For many of us, our days of sitting in a classroom are behind us.  We all have fond memories of our favorite classes…the ones that taught us the lessons we still use today.  They likely had teachers or professors that truly cared about their subject, and... Read the full story

Green Your Conference or Event For many the idea of “going green” for a conference or meeting is just about as appealing as a root canal.  With so much to think abouhttp://www.heartlandlodge.com/content/modules/rhino.publisher/files/uploads/resort/Nicole/346003183841225795_nUTbvHeu_c.j... Read the full story