We’ve been closely following the #tech11 hashtag on Twitter since the Technology Conference began – while participating in the conference ourselves, of course! (Be sure to follow our fearless leader, Mark Sedgley on Twitter: @segemite.)

There are two great ideas and concepts we ‘d like to pass on to you.

When thinking about your association’s mobile presence, assume everyone has just one eyeball and one thumb. People check their phones while waiting on lines, when they have a few minutes to spare here and there and yes, while stuck in traffic. I rarely – if ever – am fully, 100% engaged with the content I’m getting on my phone, so make sure yours is easily digestible.

Collect Twitter handles in your AMS. This will make your association’s members easy to find online and give you an automatic list of people to follow. As a matter of fact, collect any social media profiles and information about your members that you think would be useful.

What’s the best thing you’ve learned at the Technology Conference so far?

Take a look at this awesome infographic about mobile statistics for associations. Lindy Dreyer at SocialFish and Results Direct developed it, and I love the information it provides.

One big statistic? By 2014, 20% of adults will own a tablet. (Does a Kindle count? Because I’m already part of that number if so.) When you’re developing mobile apps, don’t forget tablets!

Happy Wednesday! I barely know what day it is anymore – can you believe we’re more than halfway through November?! Next week is already Thanksgiving.

Before we get carried away with the holidays, though, I’ve got a few great presentations to share with you all this morning. Let us know what you think!

We’ve got another infographic to share with you all today! This one deals with how the “Millennial generation” uses mobile – whether it’s device ownership, or mobile shopping habits. (Confession: I own all four of the devices they profile – tablet, mobile phone, laptop and mobile music device.)

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Happy Friday! This week has completely gotten away from me! I’ve been busy catching up on all the great association-related blog posts from this past week, so I’m finally getting around to sharing my five faves with you all. Which ones resonated the most with you?

1. I’m glad Tom Morrison has been blogging more because he has so many great insights to share! His latest post discusses how it’s not as hard as you may think to interact with different generations. How has your small staff association engaged with younger professionals in recent years?

2. I shared this post this morning on Twitter, but it seemed to get a great response and I wanted to share it again: cell phone etiquette. David M. Patt shares a story about a colleague taking not one but TWO calls during a meeting and placing a third call on his own. Is this standard etiquette for meetings now?! I hope not.

3. Silos, as pretty much everyone knows, are frustrating. But Jamie Notter reminds us that silos are often in place for a reason. There are lots of stakeholders in associations, and silos can help keep things organized. I don’t think small staff associations necessarily have as many issues with silos as larger ones (for the obvious reason that there are fewer staff members), but this is still a great post for association professionals.

4. Shelly Alcorn used Occupy Wall Street as the inspiration for her latest – awesome – post: Associations are the 99%. Associations were designed to protect the 99%. They have a long history in the United States. Is the message of Occupy Wall Street resonating with your small staff association?

5. You may have heard about a little device called the iPhone 4S and its accompanying new operating system. Android, Blackberry and iPhone fans alike have been buzzing about it all week. Well, it turns out that mobile social web use is on the rise, according to a new Nielsen report Lindy Dreyer shared. Take a look and ask yourself how your association can improve its mobile presence.