by Sheila Scarborough | Sep 25, 2012 | Twitter, Web Communications
Of all the social media tool and channel options that bombard us daily, the most indispensable, cannot-live-without ones for me are my blogs….and Twitter. My good friend (since 1978!) and tech mentor Dwight Silverman, editor at the Houston Chronicle and author...
by Sheila Scarborough | Apr 3, 2012 | Life-hacking and Tips for Better Living, Meetings and Conferences, Twitter, Web Communications
In today’s world of free, easy-to-use networking tools with worldwide reach, associations and other fee-based groups (like a member-based DMO) must prove their value over and over to those who pay membership dues. I was acutely conscious of this when I joined the AWC...
by Sheila Scarborough | Nov 29, 2011 | Meetings and Conferences, Tourism Currents, Twitter, Web Communications
It can be difficult to keep up with current trends in tourism, hospitality, travel and technology….unless, of course, sleep is optional for you. For the rest of us mere mortals, fast-paced Twitter chats are invaluable. They are some of THE most useful hours I...
by Sheila Scarborough | Oct 30, 2011 | Blogs, Life-hacking and Tips for Better Living, Web Communications
How do you keep up (or even better, stay ahead) in a fast-moving environment? You pay attention to the important things, while everyone else gets sucked into a noise vortex and wastes time on the unimportant. BusinessWeek had a cover story in April 2005 – yes,...
by Sheila Scarborough | Jun 6, 2011 | Meetings and Conferences, Twitter, Video, Web Communications
In 60 seconds, Beth Conway from the St. Joseph, Missouri CVB – @StJoMo on Twitter – explains why Twitter is NOT about what she had for lunch…. (Here’s the direct link to Beth’s video on YouTube, and here’s the Tourism Currents...
