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Matt Baehr is currently the Director of Membership Development at InfoComm International, the trade association for the professional audiovisual industry. Matt has a background in Human Resources and currently holds a PHR certification. He holds an MBA and Masters in Sports Administration from Ohio University and is an avid soccer player.
My first post of 2009 - w00t!
Looking back, 2008 was a major year of change for me. In April, I welcomed my beautiful daughter Madeline Louise into the world. Then, in October, I started my first ED job with the Arlington Soccer Association. Needless to say, those two events have…
January 5th, 2009 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
As I continue my slow read through Here Comes Everybody (I am reading many other things at the same time which is my downfall), I think I have found the crux of social media. I am sure everyone already realizes this, but I figure I will mention it anyway. Shirky…
December 14th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
I, like many, worked at a grocery store in high school. First a bagger, then a cashier, then the produce department. Each job required training on how to do it. I usually spent several shifts shadowing someone, then several on my own but with supervision. This method seemed to work…
November 30th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
Another Shirky Quote:
November 24th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | ContinuedRevolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new technologies — it happens when society adopts new behaviors.
Another great quote from Shirky in Chapter 6 that I think gets lost on a lot of folks.
November 20th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | ContinuedPrior to the spread of movable type, scribes didn’t write slowly; they wrote at ordinary speed, which is to say that in the absence of a comparable alternative, the speed of a man…
Shirky has a great quote in Chapter 6 that you should use as an association professional in advocating your boss for starting a social media program or hiring someone dedicated to your current social media efforts.
November 19th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | ContinuedWith many more possible groups competing for the average individuals time, the speed with which…
Wow. I just realized it has been 5 weeks since I posted last. That is what having a new job as ED and a 7 month old will do. Needless to say, I have been busy. But, I have started reading Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky again. So, be…
November 17th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
I am so sorry I haven’t blogged in a while. 9 days between posts is a lot for me. But, I traveled last weekend to see my beloved Wolverines get crushed by Illinois. Then this week I was out for 3 days for my final InfoComm trip which was to…
October 10th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
Yesterday I went to my local Verizon store to get my new cell phone. I compare the experience to the DMV. I walk in and there are kiosks (that I walk right by). Someone stops me and asks how they can help. I tell him I need to buy a…
October 1st, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
Most people who plan meetings and conferences know that how you arrange the chairs makes a big difference in how people interact and learn. I got a chance to see this firsthand on Wednesday.
We had a regional meeting in New York City. We have run this type of meeting…
September 26th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
I am sorry. I try to leave any political views out of my blog. And maybe this doesn’t truly count as political, but whatever.
Long story short. PETA is nuts.
September 23rd, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
I am so very excited to announce that as of Oct. 13, I will be the new Executive Director of the Arlington Soccer Association. This is the perfect opportunity for my to combine my work experience and my education (I have a Masters in Sports Administration) with one of my…
September 23rd, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
I had the pleasure of facilitating a Membership Idea Swap at ASAE today. We had good attendance and a good meeting. But one thing that someone commented to me on after was that so many people were stuck on doing things the same way that have always been done. When…
September 16th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
I know a lot of us like to pass along cool websites we find. Well, I found a site that gives awards to cool new mashups. Check it out.
Lots of Twitter based mashups among others. Ping.fm might be the most useful one I found.
September 15th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
I got an interesting anonymous comment on my post about drawing the line on social media.
Why do you “tweet” if you already have a blog?
For those that don’t know, a “tweet” is a message someone posts on Twitter. Twitter is a microblogging platform that people can post messages…
September 9th, 2008 | Matt Baehr | Comments | Continued
Done (just love having a to-do checked off so quickly). Thanks. Now to practice writing that on checks ;) 
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