If it is internet related you have to add a little e- or i- before the word Remember when e-verybody did that to the name of their company or their news story? Well in these days, it is a bit of a faux pas. The other night I was watching Larry the Cable Guy's "Only in America" show on the histo
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02/15/2011
I received an email over the weekend from a potential customer that had a few questions that they wanted to get answered. No problem of course. We reply to these immediately on a Monday morning to help out. The person asked for a phone call so I called and the person has call blocking software
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02/14/2011
No, I didn't close on a new 5/3 split level with pool. We gave the ultimate gift for any creature and that is a new home. Our kids age 8 and 3.5 have been wanting a dog for quite some time and have been extremely patient. They have endured a half dozen trips to various shelters and rescues, a f
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02/14/2011
Okay so they didn't really have Britney in mind when they made some very substantial changes to Facebook pages. But in typical Facebook fashion, I got the email telling me of the "upcoming" changes a day after I discovered them for myself. But I vowed to be more positive in 2011 and to be honest
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02/11/2011
Smart Phones passed PC's in units shipped in 2010 Okay, pry your eyes off of the surprised cat. This is news. Smart Phone sales rose 300% over the past 2 years while PC's only grew 45%. Of course you are saying, sure, smart phones can grow faster because they are really just starting to hit th
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02/10/2011
So I am reading a story today that Facebook and Google have had talks with Twitter about potential mergers, buyouts, etc. and the story mentions that Twitter has been valued at close to $10 billion. I am of course thinking to myself. $10 B for a company with no discernable revenue stream. The
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02/10/2011
SHG - Social Growth Hormone That's right it is time to give your social skills a boost with Steroids. You think you have social wired? Think again. A review of the top 50 sites as ranked by site ranking engine Alexa, featured 19 sites driven by user content. Some are commerce sites like Amazon
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02/09/2011
You have 140 characters to say your piece but a thousand words with just a picture. Use a Twitter Picture service to help you say more with less. Make Micro-blogging your friend. We use it all of the time for our clients. A brief message with a Picture. Here is an example: Great new waterfront
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02/08/2011
Did you know that when your Facebook visitors come to your business page, they don't have to land on the wall? In fact, I seldom suggest having visitors land there. Why? You don't control the formatting or the message they receive as their FIRST IMPRESSION. I suggest controlling where they la
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02/08/2011
I have done speeches and presentations to groups to help them self motivate and increase their sales / business / customer list and I always use sports analogies when I do so. Why? It is something that I am very familiar with having grown up playing just about every sport imaginable. And secon
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02/07/2011