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A Gravatar is an image that follows you around the Web. It enables other to quickly recognizes you when you interact on the Web. Learn how to set one up with this video:

I know from experience that people often confuse domain registration and web hosting, the 2 different services needed for a website. Domain registration gives you the right to use a particular domain name, such as ChaosToClarity.com or apple.com. Those rights are purchased from a Domain Registrar like GoDaddy or Network Solutions. Web hosting, on the other hand, is a service provided [...]

The social media landscape is constantly evolving. Newcomers like Google+ arrive on the scene and others like MySpace become increasingly irrelevant. As social media companies mature, they inevitably change the way their services function—sometimes without warning. If you use social media professionally, staying in the loop is important to maintaining a successful social media presence. [...]

Communication can get a little crazy in today’s workplace with 4 recognized generations who have different life experiences, different comfort levels with technology, different comfort with fast paced change, and different existing skills. Breaking demographics down into generational groups is a long standing practice that can provide some useful insights about patterns of technology use [...]

Last week I gave a talk titled “Web Content Strategy for Your Business” at The Power Conference: Women Doing Business and was happy to learn that many session attendees were excited by the potential of curating content. It’s no small thing for those who aren’t writers—acting as a curator of other people’s content offers a [...]

We’ve just gotten around to playing with Google+ and want to offer you the same opportunity. Since it’s an invitation only party, we’re giving away invitations. If you’d like an invite, leave a comment below. Use the email where you’d like the invite to be sent You’ll need to have or set up a Google [...]

Using the LinkedIn platform effectively starts with a compelling profile, but that is just the start–you also need to take advantage of other options to present a full picture of your professional self. That means you should start developing a strategy for using LinkedIn that will help you reach out, improve your network, and establish yourself [...]

What’s not to love about a street festival celebrating authors, books, art, artists, and the business of  books? We’re happy to be back at the Festival for a second year, talking with folks about using the Web and Social Media to promote their work. Hope to see you there! Here’s the official press release and [...]