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CONDO MEDIA CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Claudette Carini CAI NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jared McNabb, CMCA, PCAM, President Tony Chiarelli, President-Elect Robert H. McBride, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Vice President Barbara Vieira, CMCA, AMS, Treasurer Charlotte A. Scuderi, Clerk Richard E. Brooks, Esq., Director Paul T. Carroccio, PE, CMCA, AMS, Director Guy E. Ferrone, Director Paul V. (Pete) Garrett, CMCA, AMS, Director Ellen A. Shapiro, Esq., Director Beth Tramontozzi, Director CONDO MEDIA INC. BOARD MEMBERS Richard E. Brooks, Esq., President Jared McNabb, CMCA, PCAM, Vice President James Connolly, Treasurer Ellen A. Shapiro, Esq., Clerk Claudette Carini, Director Jack Carr, P.E., LEED-AP, Director Richard Churchill, Director Erik Simard, Director COMMITTEE CHAIRS Attorneys’ Committee Patrick Brady, Esq. / Gary M. Daddario, Esq. Banquet Committee Erin M. Alicata Communications Committee Wesley K. Blair III Conference & Expo Beth Tramontozzi Golf Tournament Paula Solemina / Tony Chiarelli Maine Legislative Action Committee Joseph G. Carleton Jr., Esq. / Larry Clough, Esq. Managers’ Committee Robert McBride, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee Thomas Moriarty, Esq. Membership Committee Jared McNabb, CMCA, PCAM Program Advisory Council Mitch Hayes, CPA Rhode Island Legislative Action Committee Ed Allcock, Esq. / Frank A. Lombardi, Esq. EDITORIAL Claudette Carini ccarini@caine.org Contributing Editor Tanya Pearson tpearson@caine.org SALES AND MARKETING Natalie Springsteen nspringsteen@caine.org ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Judi Nickels jnickels@caine.org CORRESPONDENCE CAI New England / Condo Media Inc. 888 Worcester St., Ste. 20 Wellesley, MA 02482 (781) 237-9020, Fax (781) 237-9028 www.caine.org FROM THE CED’S DESK The Official Publication of CAI New England Tweets, Walls and Invitations to Connect ynonymous with Telex from the ’60s, the use of the fax machine in the late ’80s and the evolution and proliferation of e-mail in the ’90s, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are among a few of the many new social networking technologies available for communicating with family and friends, as well as business associates and colleagues. Telephone conversations and the use of voicemail seem to be more outdated than ever before; instant access and messaging are now in vogue. Whether it’s a means to: reconnect with high school classmates; join a discussion of like-minded individuals with similar hobbies; or inform everyone about a lunch of hamburgers and french fries just consumed, it appears that everyone is tweeting or updating their Facebook page. While some are fans of these social networking tools and opportunities, others question their application and often-limited content. Who tweets? Should CAI have a Facebook page? Are there practical applications of LinkedIn for CAI-NE? To answer those questions and others, various chapter committees and members continue to discuss these new communication opportunities. And, over the coming months, the strategic planning task force will also consider them as part of their overall review and update of the chapter’s strategic plan. If you want to weigh in on the discussion, e-mail me at ccarini@caine.org and let us know what you think, how you use these new technologies and how CAI might more effectively communicate with members and others through tweets, walls and invitations to connect. S Sincerely, Claudette Carini Chapter Executive Director CREATIVE SERVICES McNeill Group Inc. (215) 321-9662 www.mcneill-group.com Condo Media USPS # 018-946 is published monthly in Wellesley, Massachusetts by the New England Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, 888 Worcester Street, Suite 20, Wellesley, MA 02482. Publisher’s periodical rate postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts and additional mailing offices. Subscriptions: $36/year. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Condo Media c/o the New England Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, 888 Worcester Street, Suite 20, Wellesley, MA 02482. This publication attempts to provide CAI’s membership with information on community association issues. Authors are responsible for developing the logic of their expressed opinions and for the authenticity of all presented facts in articles. CAI does not necessarily endorse or approve statements of fact or opinion made in these pages and assumes no responsibility for those statements. This publication is issued with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Form A Declaration of Principles, jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers. CONDO MEDIA • OCTOBER 2009

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