The Dish on: winwinapps
The Dish highlights clients doing good work and worth a closer look.
Anna Palmer (@winwinapps), founder of winwinapps, is a connection powerhouse. Her beautiful web-based application allows organizations to set-up and promote events that collect funds. Whether for an auction, black-tie gala, golf tournament or basically any type of fundraising effort, the application lets you collects funds, manage tickets, send promotional emails and keep track of all. AND its basically FREE to use.
As winwin puts it:
winwin is a simple, web-based toolkit that takes the headache out of running a nonprofit, freeing you up to do the work that really matters. We offer online, live and silent auctions – they’re easy to set up and they handle all the details for you (including processing payment and nagging walkout bidders). There’s also free email, with no limit on the number of subscribers or emails you send. Collect gifts and process donations securely; find out what your supporters are thinking with our customized, free survey builder, and register supporters and process tickets online.
Chris Brogan touches on what makes a city resonate
Renowned A-list blogger and social media/business consultant Chris Brogan is interviewed here by Tourisme Montreal Insider Tamy Emma Pepin for The Montreal Buzz. Chris was in town to give a keynote presentation at the Infopresse’s Rendez-Vous Web event.
Chris gushes over the energy and excitement he experiences while in Montreal (isn’t that what we all want for visitors and tourists?!) He also chats a little about how organizations can get started with social media and the rewards and benefits that come from participating and connecting with your audience.
I’ve read his latest book (and all of them, truth be told) Social Media 101, which is basically a compilation of his best blog posts from ChrisBrogan.com. There’s a wealth of information in the book – great tips, hints, and loads of links to check out. Its an easy read; in a language we can all digest and put to work for us.
Tamy’s video interview
Tourism-related posts on ChrisBrogan.com
Social Media Starter Moves for Tourism
Tourism Bureaus and Bloggers
How Bloggers Can Work With Tourism Boards
An Augmented Reality app for tourism?
The Museum of London recently launched its own Augmented Reality (AR) app called StreetMuseum for the iPhone.
How it works
Simply select a destination in London from your phone’s GPS and hold your phone up from your present street location reveal the same location from many years in the past. The app will recognize the location and overlay a historical image over the live video feed of the real world. Dig deeper by tapping the info button for more information on that particular scene.
From Doodles to Launch
There’s a cool little company hailing from Burlington, VT called inlu. inlu.com bills itself as an eco-friendly online gift tool for collecting funds for social events, celebrations, wish-lists, in honor of and group gifting efforts. Get it? In Lieu Of (buying stuff, give instead)…inlu.
I recently was on board to create a microsite for inlu’s Sex and the City 2 Movie Party campaign. Sarah Jessica Parker herself gave it her blessing, so inlu was off to the races to promote movie-going and charitable giving in tandem in the few weeks prior to the movie’s opening weekend.
While sitting down with the inlu team, I sketched out the desired layout and graphic elements that would accompany the campaign web page. Here I’ll show you how an hour’s worth of doodles and jotted thoughts ended up online and ready for FABULOUS.
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Eat Drink & Be Social Highlights
This post is a compilation of articles from my Twitter for Restaurants blog. There’s much relevance here for the entire hospitality industry.
Last week I wandered on down to Cambridge, MA for my first Eat Drink & Be Social event put on by Dialogue. The house was packed and attendees could be seen diligently taking notes and live-tweeting on their laptops and smart phones. Between the presenters and panelists, there was much to talk about for restaurants and social media.
This week I’ll break down the highlights that I think you might find valuable. Read more
