Chris Hopkinson

"I'd like to jump on this too. ASAE invited us to demo our mobile association app at the conference, you can take a look at it on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VYxGhxEYo0 and come see us demo it live at a free breakfast in Alexandria on March 4th (details here: http://associationsinnovate.eventbrite.com/). Cheers!Chris Hopkinsonwww.poweredbydub.comchris@dubmenow.com"

"Chris & Jeff: Great presentation/discussion! Just a FYI for those interested - we're hosting a free breakfast in Alexandria, VA on March 4th with Jeff and Higher Logic discussing mobility and showing off some of our association apps. Registration and event details are below and all are welcome. Thanks! http://associationsinnovate.eventbrite.com/ Chris Hopkinson www.poweredbydub.com"

"Great conversations today! Looking forward to Chris and Jeff's talk tomorrow. Please check out the free breakfast (registration link below) we're co-hosting on March 4th in Alexandria to learn more about mobile apps and here Jeff De Cagna speak about other innovative tools for associations. Cheers!http://associationsinnovate.eventbrite.com/"

"Hi Steve - tablets like the iPad and rumors of ones running Android will work with existing apps built on the iPhone and Google Android mobile platforms. I actually think tablets will start to open a much bigger 'app market.' Soon, you'll be able to add apps to Outlook, Microsoft Word, Gmail and more. There's a huge revenue opp for software companies in the app space. They have the distribution..."

"Great question Rao. I think there's quite a bit of compelling content you can put in an app. The app should be social; so you can have a Twitter like messaging stream (open to all) where members can post/read articles, post updates, news, events, etc. from other members- all targeted and relevant to members of that association. You can add other members as contacts to the app and follow their f..."

"Totally agree, it's vital for any organization to have a mobile-friendly presence at this point and a static site is a good start. We work closely with RIM, Apple and Google and their mobile teams. I think, just an opinion, they're going to make it much easier for developers to build mobile apps and start giving them greater access to private, native APIs (like calendar). There's a lot of $$ f..."

"Hi Steve - We've done both for about 700 organizations, so I'll speak from technology standpoint. From a development perspective; mobile web is easier because it's platform independent. But from a user experience, engagement, interaction and capabilities; apps are superior. About 90% of our clients go the app route. Just my two cents."

"I can reach out to some of the social media bloggers (Mashable, The Social Times, Tech Crunch, etc.)"