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13.03.10
#Olympia, #Tacoma census jobs still available. $11.75-$17.50/hr - The Business Examiner. http://ow.ly/1jum8
09.03.10
You May Be Dangerously Sleep Deprived and Not Know It http://ow.ly/1gkgK
08.03.10
Twitter Grows nearly 1500% in 2008 http://ow.ly/1fsnS. Twitter also reported same 1500% growth for 2009 yesterday.
08.03.10
Nielsen report: time spent on social network, blogging sites growing more than 3X the rate of overall Internet growth. http://ow.ly/1fscH
05.03.10
Check this service out: Isolate pieces of web pages, remove backgrounds, print or save as PDF - Free! Works on Mac or PC. http://ow.ly/1eT0l
04.03.10
just joined a video chat at http://bit.ly/aPmygW #tinychat
04.03.10
Why No Business Should Be Involved In Online Social Networking http://ow.ly/1efvO (Make sure you read the entire article)
04.03.10
Social media privacy: Insurance companies want access to your #Facebook - http://ow.ly/1edXt. Moral of the story - think before you post!
04.03.10
Social network security: Where is the outrage? http://ow.ly/1edPo. Keep this in mind as you use services like #Facebook Connect.
01.03.10
The #Facebook imperative for enterprise software. ZDNet.com http://ow.ly/1cRgm. The paradigm shift to social computing is here.
28.02.10
Google Makes Facebook Pages a Higher Priority for Businesses - http://ow.ly/1cg2d. Your FB Fan Page is now more important than ever!
28.02.10
Local Tweets: 9 Ways to Find Twitter Users in Your Town http://ow.ly/1c644
28.02.10
Playing around on Google #Buzz. Definitely see some nice features, but some things that should be obvious R hard to find. Feels like beta.
27.02.10
Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=IDaAncyw
27.02.10
Carly Simon reveals 'You're So Vain' clue - http://ow.ly/1bTdK. Beautiful piece of social marketing by Carly to promote her new album.
26.02.10
I'm sitting @ Smitty's right now... pizza they're cooking 4 us smells fantastic. Hope ur coming to eat it w/me or I'm going to ruin my diet!
26.02.10
Can we make it? 100 members by the end of February - The Venue Online, (really) free business networking community. http://biz-venue.net.
26.02.10
Hey... the VOL #Olympia Meet & Greet is TODAY at noon! Business networking and authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza. http://bit.ly/9xgeMy
26.02.10
Why and How to Use Disqus with Wordpress. http://ow.ly/1bvlN We build #Disqus commenting into #Joomla! and #Wordpress sites we develop.
26.02.10
@zacpalmer It was a day-long virtual conference on social media for business sponsored by the American Marketing Association.

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AMC Review: Is Real-Time Search Good for Businesses?
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Author: Michael Brito
Original Article Located at: Social Media Examiner
Our Rating: 5 (Definitely read this article!)
Published: January 28, 2010

Summary:  Michael Brito discusses how Google and other search engines' push to provide dynamic, real-time search capabilities, including social media content, will affect how businesses use the social media.  Brito suggests that businesses will need to actively participate in the social media, monitor keywords relating to their brand, and generally take a proactive approach to the social media.

Tagged underGooglesocial mediareal-time searchkeywordsalertsMichael BritoSocial Media Examiner
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Preemptive Reputation Management - The Best Defense is a Good Offense
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When you search your name or your company name on Google, what do you see? Do you know how these results are affecting your reputation or the reputation of your company?

The key to effective online reputation management is to be pro-active and monitor situations before they become a problem. Online attacks against individuals, organizations and brands can contribute to damages surpassing billions of dollars each year. The most cost- effective solution is to prevent these problems before they develop.

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5 Ways To Make a Video a Social Experience
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Author:  Peter Wylie

Original Article Located at:  Social Media Examiner

Our Rating:  4+ (Definitely read this article!)

Summary:  The use of online video has increased tremendously over the past year.  Wylie discusses methods to incorporate video into your social media stream (i.e., social video):

  1. Post Videos to Your Facebook Profile
  2. Be Active on Youtube
  3. Join Live-Streaming Sites
  4. Use Video Functions on Social Aggregators
  5. Shoot Your Own Video Blog
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Always Be Prepared To Market
Written by Corey Lopardi   
Thursday, 21 January 2010 16:40
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“Be Prepared,” that's the motto of the Boy Scouts of America. "Be prepared for what?" someone once asked Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, "Why, for any old thing." said Baden-Powell. As a young man I took the motto of the Boy Scouts of America to heart. And I suggest that in sales and marketing you do the same.

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New Study Reveals Facebook Better Than Twitter for Marketers
Written by Amy Porterfield   
Monday, 18 January 2010 13:13
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The team at Social Media Examiner recently received a real gold mine of social media insight. It’s a mega report recently released by MarketingProfs called, “The State of Social Media Marketing.” This massive report highlights social media usage, strategy and predictions for 2010. And this article will bring you a small look at some of the findings from this content-rich report.

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