That’s why a much larger percentage of the community is  active  on Pinterest than on other sites such as Twitter or LinkedIn, where it can be more daunting to start or comment on a discussion. Heidi’s first priority is to respond to comments she receives on her pins. She also promotes new discussions on her related resource boards–but tells people to  “Click Here” rather than comment  and then links back to the discussion pin. That way comments appear and are consolidated on the pin within the Discussion group board. Heidi Kay agreed to share some of her secrets. MORE >>

Keep comments engaging. Here’s the latest post in our “INDUSTRY INSIDERS” column. Every Monday, we’ll be bringing you the inside scoop from several awesome association technology vendors and consultants who will share the insights they have gleaned from years of working in our association industry. All of them are  smart and savvy bloggers, and we know you’ll enjoy what they have to say! ———————-. Why “How to…”? Because I feel it represents basic human behavior at its best. Do you look forward to developing one? MORE >>

Facebook users love liking, commenting on, and sharing photos more than any other type of content on Facebook. Users will be more likely to share, comment on and like an amazing photo than they would a link to an article containing that same amazing photo. Please share your ideas in the comments below! The reason why Facebook paid a billion dollars for Instagram is the same reason why Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social media sites in history. It’s also the reason why Facebook redesigned Pages to the new Timeline layout: People Love Pictures. Use Reddit. MORE >>

Post your thoughts in the comments. This is a guest post by Aliza Sherman,  whose new book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Crowdsourcing , is a basic primer about the concepts, processes, and techniques of crowdsourcing. Get the book here. Aliza is a “web pioneer and social media innovator. She cofounded Conversify, an early social media marketing agency, and founded Cybergrrl, Inc., one of the first full-service Internet agencies in the ’90s. Aliza provides forward-thinking commentary on technology and its impact on communications, marketing, and customer relations. MORE >>

In speaking to our Event Production Team this week, they told me 90 % of clients do not open their Q & A or chat areas for attendees so they can view each other’s comments. open up the dialogue to everyone so attendees can see comments and respond. While you are presenting, he or she can integrate audience comments to make the program more interactive. This is a guest post by Rich Feinstein , CEO extraordinaire at CommPartners , a company that provides webinar, e-learning and virtual conferencing services. Thank you to Rich for this guest post. Most webinars stink. MORE >>