Chaos To Clarity: Success in a Digital World

Job Seekers & Professionals: Intro to 4 Key Social Networking Sites (Video)

September 14, 2009
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Are you a job seeker? Are you thinking about your online reputation?  Whether you’re looking for a job or want to improve your professional web presence, social networking is for you.
Take 5 minutes for an introductory-level screencast and get an overview of 4 key services and some important tips to get you moving; [...]

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Lucky 13 Twitter Links for Link Friday

September 11, 2009
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I put together these 13 lucky (cuz we did all the work) links related to twitter from ones we’ve been collecting on delicious. Link Friday will become a regular feature so keep coming back if you have link love.
1. Twitter 101 for Business — A Special Guide – A business guide on twitter from the [...]

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Social Media Metrics

September 8, 2009
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When you’re using social media in marketing campaigns, it’s important to know how to measure the returns on your investment of time and money. Tom Chapman’s blog post, Measuring the success of social media will get you started. If you want to know what on earth people measure, a quick trip to The Social Organization’s [...]

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Flight Bargains!

September 4, 2009
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If you’ve been reading this blog with any regularity you’ll know that I love a good bargain. Who doesn’t enjoy getting a great discount on purchases? I am very careful with my spending and always conscious of my budget. That is why I make sure to snag a good deal whenever I can and this [...]

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Online Reputation Monitoring

September 1, 2009
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In addition to Google Alerts, there are other useful ways to monitor your company reputation and brand online and, just as importantly, many ways to track the results of your social media marketing efforts.
Socialmention.com says that their service is “like Google Alerts but for social media” so they monitor and return search results from more [...]

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Websites for Finding Bargains on Tech

August 28, 2009
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Short on cash?  Need to make a purchase but afraid you’ll exceed your budget?  Hoping to find a bargain?
Well, these days it seems that just about everyone is tightening their belts. Everybody is looking to save a dollar wherever they can. Sure, you can put off some purchases but there are some that require to [...]

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Get Your Story out on the Web

August 14, 2009
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If you have a business, the sooner you get your story out on the Web the better—and no matter where you work right now, it would be a disaster to underestimate the benefits of representing yourself as an independent brand.
Did you ever see A Knight’s Tale with Heath Ledger? Imagine you just arrived in a [...]

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Your Web Presence isn’t for You!

August 11, 2009
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That’s right, your business web presence is for your users. It’s easy to forget your business website or blog may be about you, but it’s still not for you. Any business web presence should put user experiences first and allow those experience to drive decisions about how a site looks and functions.
When it comes to [...]

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