Using Immediate Communication Effectively

I had two great experiences this week of receiving immediate communication regarding something I was interested in. First of all, my child's pediatrician is using Twitter to update interested parents on the status of their flu vaccine shipments. This is great for me...

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Deciding on Linkedin Invitations

I presented a 90-minute seminar on Linkedin yesterday as part of my Social Media Marketing seminar series. And the question came up, as it always does when talking about social networks, how do I decide who to connect with? Fast forward 24 hours. I just received an...

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thecardboard.net – free business card listing service

I just posted my business card at thecardboard.net - a free listing service. Check it out and upload your card! There is also space for a profile of your business. Visitors to the site can contact you, email your card to others, map to your location, or add your card...

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Converting Files

Converting files can be one of the most challenging tasks I have as a web designer. Today, I had to post a video to a client site. The video came to me on a DVD in a format not suited for the web. I don't have high end video editing software so I wasn't sure what I...

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Please Listen to Your Customers

I had the opportunity today to listen in on a proposal for phone and internet service for one of my small business clients. What amazed me was how the salesperson did not listen to my client. They were offering phone and internet service with a bunch of bells and...

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Social Media Opens Up Whole New World

Through the magic of a friend’s Facebook status update, I was introduced to woot.wine today which naturally led me to their main site – woot!. This is a great business model for the internet – the deal of the day. Woot! offers one deal per day, usually an...

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Never Asked Questions

I was visiting my County web site today and visited the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page and saw a link at the bottom of the page to Seldom Asked Questions followed by a link to Never Asked Questions (NAQ). What a clever way to include info that might otherwise...

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Life Just Got Easier, really?

I saw this van driving down the road today. You may not be able to see the tag line on the back of the van, but it says "Life Just Got Easier". Whew, I feel better. Although I'm not sure how life got easier or what Mac Gray does. A little research online and I learned...

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