Thank you to Jeff Hurt for tweeting a link to this excellent post on the responsibilities of an Online Community Manager.
Online Community Manager: A New Position in Education
Well done, Red Cross. Here is how to handle a Twitter mistake with class – and end up getting props on Mashable!
I’m not sure why – but I want this. My birthday is in May. 
Friday Funny!
This is an older post – but definitely worthwhile! (My response: AMEN!)
On-point post about Quora, mostly about how people/brands are using social media:
The Drive-Thru Mentality of Social Media
Jeff Hurt shares another neat way to enhance an event with animated texts:
Take The Wiffiti Plunge: Engage Your Audiences With Animated Texts
Social Fish offers very easy-to-understand and straight to the point steps to get started on WordPress:
How to build a WordPress website for your nonprofit
A scathing interesting article from the NY Times on the WebMD business model:
Another perspective on the above worth reading (two sides to every story, right?):
NY Times Magazine: A Prescription for Fear
Calling out Groupon for their insensitive Super Bowl and the poor attempt at damage control:
On LifeRegrets of the Dying (If you only have time for one of these links – this is the one you should visit)
Incorporating Your Customer’s Voice in Your E-mails
How do you deal with conflict?
Mobile apps are a waste of time for associations.
(I can’t wait for the update! @NuclearFire was lucky enough to get his hands on it as a developer and has said that the update is a game changer for the iPad, and really improves the functionality.)
[Image via JJay]
*Spotlights are ‘bizzaro’ this week as they may seem a bit random. I’ve been suffering writer’s block for two weeks and thus have read A LOT to try and get past this. They are good links, but not exactly like what I usually post. Enjoy.
AstraZeneca Staffers Want to Know: Why Doesn’t Their Symbicort Lady Have a Face?
Dogs Filmed at 1000 Frames Per Second
Eight Things Your Employees Want from You
My Dirty Little College Secret
Craigslist Post of the Day: Top-Tier Law Degree ($59,250)
Yeesh! Boys and their toys – ridiculous! That looks like fun.
The 25 most awesome mugs ever created
Event Camp: A Social Media Jam Session for Events People
San Francisco’s Answer to Westboro Baptist Church
The Ten Weirdest Drug Stories of the Month
How to Get Along with Frenemies
Facebook: Consumers Locked Into Technology?
Moscow’s Stray Dogs Evolving Greater Intelligence, Including a Mastery of the Subway
Look Out! Run For Your Lives. They’re Coming To Your Next Event! Attendee 2.0
SocMed Managers Series: American Academy of Physician Assistants
5 Ways Blogging Can Save Your Sanity
irony
Mike Elgan: 10 obsolete technologies to kill in 2010
8 Things Every Geek Needs to Do Before 2010
Business Fumbles and Blunders From 2009. What Were They Thinking?
Superhuman tape measure skills
