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15 minutes per day promoting your business using Social MediaBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-11408923467110124592012-01-12T17:49:00.000-08:002012-01-12T17:49:46.447-08:00The Social Media News Daily<a href="http://paper.li/ekaterina/social-media-tweeps">The Social Media News Daily</a>:<br /><br /><a style="font-size:13px" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk">'via Blog this'</a>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-65487743192662455252012-01-02T12:20:00.000-08:002012-01-02T12:20:39.960-08:00Are you relevant? The secrets to becoming sought-after - Philadelphia Business Journal<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Takin%27_Care_of_Business_single.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Takin' Care of Business" height="225" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Takin%27_Care_of_Business_single.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="225" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 225px;">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Takin%27_Care_of_Business_single.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div>Read this article to be sure you are taking care of business!<br />
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<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/print-edition/2011/12/02/are-you-relevant-the-secrets-to.html?ana=e_pft">Are you relevant? The secrets to becoming sought-after - Philadelphia Business Journal</a>:<br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=f3bf4de3-e9ad-42c1-a45d-17f7f5ad5cb4" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-3325395360902493282011-10-18T09:44:00.000-07:002011-10-18T09:44:03.654-07:00MediaPost Publications Social Media Influences Brand Reputation 10/17/2011<div><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_marketing" rel="wikipedia" title="Social media marketing">Social Media Marketing</a> is not to be ignored - Do you read reviews of items you are thinking of purchasing? I do. This article says I am in the majority.</div><div><br />
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhwB_opZzZs9__6_anweBoUbcDwYOiejyG7pUqUIkXoGblZjuLDr9XnRQG7hkCGBhU5TUd3Jd_HLiSQoQdAtxeEswR7nGyc1C6GxhpwSqyXg3vYThD1yGJWPM0TahsrxMDwKCT5ujwWg/s1600/word+of+mouth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhwB_opZzZs9__6_anweBoUbcDwYOiejyG7pUqUIkXoGblZjuLDr9XnRQG7hkCGBhU5TUd3Jd_HLiSQoQdAtxeEswR7nGyc1C6GxhpwSqyXg3vYThD1yGJWPM0TahsrxMDwKCT5ujwWg/s320/word+of+mouth.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/160520/social-media-influences-brand-reputation.html">MediaPost Publications Social Media Influences Brand Reputation 10/17/2011</a>:<br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a><br />
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<li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.stayonsearch.com/3-biggest-social-media-marketing-myths">3 Biggest Social Media Marketing Myths That You Need to Break Out Of Immediately</a> (stayonsearch.com)</li>
</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=d0530e46-767f-401d-939a-1f2349827d59" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-29037563480299241652011-10-10T15:50:00.000-07:002011-10-10T15:50:19.202-07:00How to Optimize 7 Popular Social Media Profiles for SEO<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seo-blocks.gif" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="seo block" height="231" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seo-blocks.gif/300px-Seo-blocks.gif" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seo-blocks.gif">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #777777;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Increase your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://social-media.alltop.com/" rel="homepage" title="Social Media">Social Media</a> visibility some interesting tips to help you be seen.</span></span></div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/seo/how-to-optimize-7-popular-social-media-profiles-for-seo/">How to Optimize 7 Popular Social Media Profiles for SEO</a>:<br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a> <br />
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<li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/separation-social-media-seo.html">Why You Can't Separate Social Media and SEO</a> (searchenginepeople.com)</li>
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=78436714-a24e-4d9a-af16-f0957e025503" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-81210478703919932262011-09-24T18:28:00.000-07:002011-09-24T18:28:53.977-07:00faraway land<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29809546@N00/433690479" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Madeira - Cascades on a rainy day" height="240" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/433690479_f3a59aad4a_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="160" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 160px;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29809546@N00/433690479">John Spooner</a> via Flickr</span></div>Stress has been a part of my life since forever. But I have found a few ways to melt it away - Here is a recent discovery made by my friend Susan and passed along to me.<br />
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do and enjoy my first composition.<br />
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<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=9148ab81-3330-4d09-8c38-0316d051a70d" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-16990133872481277632011-09-17T21:17:00.000-07:002011-09-17T21:19:50.928-07:00Labor Ruling Is a Reminder to Revisit Social Media Policies | Blog | Daily Dose | Entrepreneur.com<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32119772@N03/4412472230" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Social Media Overlap" height="205" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4412472230_3deb69b6ca_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="240" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 240px;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32119772@N03/4412472230">Intersection Consulting</a> via Flickr</span></div><b>Your dammed if you do it wrong ...but you are out of luck if you don't do it at all.</b> <br />
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Crafting a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" rel="wikipedia" title="Social media">Social Media</a> Policy that encourages respectful use of social media in regards to your business is more important than most people understand. <br />
1. It provides a clear statement to employees that your business is interested in social media and what is being said about the company and industry.<br />
2. It is a starting point to educate your employees on legal use of social media e.g. copyright, confidentiality etc.<br />
3. A good social media policy will err toward encouragement - with an eye to creating brand ambassadors out of employees.<br />
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<a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/220287?cm_sp=nextarticle-_-220287-_-220282">Labor Ruling Is a Reminder to Revisit Social Media Policies | Blog | Daily Dose | Entrepreneur.com</a>:<br />
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<li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://musingsfromsussex.com/2011/09/13/video-social-media-policy-in-4m-20seconds/">Video: Social media policy in 4m 20seconds</a> (musingsfromsussex.com)</li>
</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=0877cfc9-db20-4eed-b752-deb44afd3244" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-55731656384620410062011-08-31T15:31:00.000-07:002011-08-31T15:31:26.946-07:00MediaPost Publications "The Affluent Effect": Consumers In A Digital World 08/31/2011<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Social_media_revolution.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Infographic on how Social Media are being used..." height="493" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Social_media_revolution.jpg/300px-Social_media_revolution.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Social_media_revolution.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>How many times have you heard a client say that Social Media doesn't reach their audience? That is the past this is now.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Read this article and discover just how open the affluent are to finding the information they want.</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=157695">MediaPost Publications "The Affluent Effect": Consumers In A Digital World 08/31/2011</a>: <br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=8f322327-758d-4ab4-812a-efb8c0ca006a" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-18519616932206313642011-08-29T21:29:00.000-07:002011-08-29T21:33:14.921-07:0065% of online adults use social networking sites | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34339772@N08/4902866564" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Social Media and Your Organization" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4902866564_f2850f4bbd_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34339772@N08/4902866564">Neal Schaffer | Windmills Marketing</a> via Flickr</span></div><div>If you don't think your customers are on Social Media - Think again!</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Social-Networking-Sites.aspx">65% of online adults use social networking sites | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project</a>: <br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a> <br />
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<li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://r.zemanta.com/?u=http%3A//bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/half-of-america-is-using-social-networks/&a=53193005&rid=fa3a8432-0041-4a12-b018-caa132f32081&e=70ca073de56a01ca4c386041a3b6f549">Half of America Is Using Social Networks</a> (bits.blogs.nytimes.com)</li>
</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=fa3a8432-0041-4a12-b018-caa132f32081" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-56568187219286054762011-08-29T11:53:00.000-07:002011-08-29T11:55:51.059-07:00World Humanitarian Day 2011: 12 Incredible Internet Activists<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51848516@N02/4885155346" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="World Humanitarian Day" height="160" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4885155346_9d803f51fa_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="240" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 240px;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51848516@N02/4885155346">United Nations Information Service - Geneva</a> via Flickr</span></div>Now more than ever we must help one another!<br />
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<a href="http://mashable.com/2011/08/19/world-humanitarian-day-2011/">World Humanitarian Day 2011: 12 Incredible Internet Activists</a>: <br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a> <br />
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<li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://worldofmusick.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/what-you-should-know-the-humanitarian-crisis-in-somaliakenya/">What You Should Know: The Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia/Kenya</a> (worldofmusick.wordpress.com)</li>
<li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/opinion/world-humanitarian-day?src=rss">It's World Huminatarian Day!</a> (marieclaire.com)</li>
</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=9e8e8320-c3e7-4d5d-85f7-c22ff7967c84" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-25760241848350688612011-08-24T10:04:00.000-07:002011-08-24T10:05:59.881-07:00Google+ Coming to Search Results Near You | ClickZ<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/google" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image representing Google as depicted in Crunc..." height="99" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0002/9578/29578v7-max-450x450.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="250" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 250px;">Image via <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/">CrunchBase</a></span></div><div>Why is this important - because the web is so wide (excuse the pun) that it is useful to have items pointed out to you by those you trust.</div><div><br />
...sorta like I am doing now.</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2103198/google-coming-search-results-near">Google+ Coming to Search Results Near You | ClickZ</a>: <br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=d5d32e8d-1a59-4de2-a394-5d1b070c698c" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-12283578691193193482011-08-19T12:38:00.000-07:002011-08-19T12:56:33.248-07:00Regulators Give Brokers More Clarity On Using Social Media - WSJ.com<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnwFD8534OjdXYBbYBU8Jzlbrq6_2vQJAWw3GqgncvF-OEaxCqZR3XsNArlupV4Xpb2oziYvCd7Pe1Vx4KF52I9fldI6hQyS4D86uAA1gLXhabIO-Dl4AwcEhIV7ETHwHcs-2nJBy3ko/s1600/QWA_Quantum_Wealth_Advisors-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnwFD8534OjdXYBbYBU8Jzlbrq6_2vQJAWw3GqgncvF-OEaxCqZR3XsNArlupV4Xpb2oziYvCd7Pe1Vx4KF52I9fldI6hQyS4D86uAA1gLXhabIO-Dl4AwcEhIV7ETHwHcs-2nJBy3ko/s200/QWA_Quantum_Wealth_Advisors-1.jpg" width="200" /></a>The <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Financial_Services" rel="wikinvest" title="Financial Services">Financial Services</a> Industry has been hamstrung by regulations on use of Social Media. Although this clarification is welcome; it is still up to the employers of financial advisers as to how and where they will be allowed to participate in social media, since the onus of staying compliant is theirs.</div><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110818-710038.html?mod=dist_smartbrief">Regulators Give Brokers More Clarity On Using Social Media - WSJ.com</a><br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=62de970e-191c-48b0-a37d-50e2bfb0f040" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-26229616486931279132011-08-17T11:27:00.000-07:002011-08-17T11:32:00.882-07:0016+ Projects & Initiatives Building Ad-Hoc Wireless Mesh Networks « emergent by design<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wlan_adhoc.png" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Peer-to-Peer or ad-hoc wireless LAN" height="127" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Wlan_adhoc.png" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="260" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 260px;">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wlan_adhoc.png">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>There is so much more going on below the surface of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://friendfeed.com/social-media" rel="homepage" title="Social Media">Social Media</a> and Technology. I do not pretend to understand it - but find it fascinating? If you understand this article and want to teach me about it I am up for a cup of coffee and a synopsis!</div><div></div><a href="http://emergentbydesign.com/2011/02/11/16-projects-initiatives-building-ad-hoc-wireless-mesh-networks/">16+ Projects & Initiatives Building Ad-Hoc Wireless Mesh Networks « emergent by design</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=bbde766e-a58c-4589-8208-ff2102632d71" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-16825076736104056732011-08-11T13:30:00.000-07:002011-08-11T13:35:06.622-07:00Author Ryan Blair On How Self Made Millionaires Are A Myth - Resources - Portfolio.com<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sna_large.png" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A social network diagram" height="352" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Sna_large.png/300px-Sna_large.png" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sna_large.png">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>Stressing the importance of our <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network" rel="wikipedia" title="Social network">social network</a> online and off in creating success.</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.portfolio.com/resources/2011/08/11/Author-Ryan-Blair-on-How-Self-Made-Millionaires-Are-a-Myth?ana=e_pft">Author Ryan Blair On How Self Made Millionaires Are A Myth - Resources - Portfolio.com</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=3757d2fe-d56b-4c3b-9880-8921d757a346" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-19579121084021204662011-08-04T13:58:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:58:35.926-07:00Follow - it is key to Blogging<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/product/blogger" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image representing Blogger as depicted in Crun..." height="80" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0001/2809/12809v2-max-450x450.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="278" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 278px;">Image via <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/">CrunchBase</a></span></div>I have been blogging much more lately - really just pointing out informative articles I find interesting and I believe would be useful for my readers.<br />
<br />
This all started when I added a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-google-voice-extension-for-chrome.html" rel="homepage" title="Chrome extension">Chrome extension</a> to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://blogger.com/" rel="homepage" title="Blogger">Blogger</a> which makes adding the articles seamless and then found <a href="http://www.zemanta.com/learn/">Zemanta Assistant</a> which offers photos, related articles and In-text links. Those two FREE additions really make blogging fun and easy!<br />
<div><br />
</div><div>But where do I find these interesting tidbits? From the people I follow for the most part. I love to mine <a href="http://www.twitter.com/">twitter</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://facebook.com/" rel="homepage" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/today/">LinkedIn Today</a> and my extensive <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.google.com/reader" rel="homepage" title="Google Reader">Google Reader</a> library are all wonderful sources. The key is to follow people in my line of work, or have similar interests <b><u>and </u></b>who offer hyperlinks; they are a goldmine! Eccentric, quirky, funny bloggers add to the experience. </div><div><br />
</div><div>The key to all of this is to also have a bookmarking app - I love <a class="zem_slink" href="http://delicious.com/" rel="homepage" title="delicious">Delicious</a>. When I start searching for information I usually don't have time to read the whole article, so tagging them in Delicious is a great way to keep similar topics together. Finally if I really want to read it soon, I use another Chrome extension called <a href="http://fivefilters.org/kindle-it/">Kindle-it</a> , this app sends the article to my <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzem-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB002Y27P3M" rel="amazon" title="Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite - Latest Generation">Kindle Reader</a> so I can read it at my leisure.<br />
<br />
</div><div>Now when my clients cringe at the thought of blogging - I introduce them to my system. Big Smile- happy client.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>So jump in and go for it!</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/29-tips-to-make-your-video-marketing-easy/">29 Tips to Make Your Video Marketing Easy | Social Media Examiner</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=964ad5e7-e980-4d24-98de-6b86d7125854" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-88162432569104858382011-07-25T11:15:00.000-07:002011-07-25T11:15:44.440-07:00Could Social Media Flub Cost You $4.3 Million? - The BrainYard - InformationWeek<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Social_media_revolution.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Infographic on how Social Media are being used..." height="493" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Social_media_revolution.jpg/300px-Social_media_revolution.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Social_media_revolution.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>This article's message is why I stress creating a Social Media Policy. In addition employers must educate their employees on how to use Social Media correctly to protect your business and themselves.</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/industry_analysis/231002459/could-social-media-flub-cost-you-43-million">Could Social Media Flub Cost You $4.3 Million? - The BrainYard - InformationWeek</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=99979940-9076-4429-8e96-d9afd49cd258" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-69702739562696644332011-07-21T23:22:00.000-07:002011-07-21T23:24:24.716-07:00Sitting is the new smoking, eye spies, 'mile-high' graphics :: BtoB Magazine<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Smokingheltheffect.gif" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summary of tobacco related diseases. Click to ..." height="164" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Smokingheltheffect.gif/300px-Smokingheltheffect.gif" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Smokingheltheffect.gif">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>I gave up smoking 30 years ago - It was not easy, but I did it - now I need to give up sitting????</div><a href="http://www.btobonline.com/article/20110711/STRATEGY020102/307119995/sitting-is-the-new-smoking-eye-spies-mile-high-graphics">Sitting is the new smoking, eye spies, 'mile-high' graphics :: BtoB Magazine</a> <br />
<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=b4a3dca4-f31e-4e3e-9839-10ee11c358da" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-44584628761912563142011-07-20T12:50:00.000-07:002011-07-20T12:51:21.613-07:00Kindle It | fivefilters.org<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/43602175@N06/4070018686" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Amazon Kindle PDF" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4070018686_b8febdd20a_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/43602175@N06/4070018686">goXunuReviews</a> via Flickr</span></div><div>I love my <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzem-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB002Y27P3M" rel="amazon" title="Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite - Latest Generation">Kindle</a> because I can read all the PDFs I download while away from my computer. Now, with this FREE app <b>Kindle It</b> from <b><a href="http://fivefilters.org/kindle-it/">fivefilters.org </a> </b>I can take content I want to read off the internet and put it onto my Kindle. I love to research but don't often have the time to read it when I find it - now I can Kindle It . OH YES! this will be a game-changer for me- what do you think?</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://fivefilters.org/kindle-it/">Kindle It | fivefilters.org</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=ca16e7ef-e309-4bb8-8c7e-7ac11e6b98f6" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-72123567521578560072011-07-17T12:29:00.000-07:002011-07-17T12:33:39.544-07:00Foursquare Now 10 Million Strong: Has Your Business Checked-in? Brian Solis<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Foursquare_logo.svg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Foursquare (social networking)" height="83" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Foursquare_logo.svg/300px-Foursquare_logo.svg.png" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Foursquare_logo.svg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>I use <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.foursquare.com/" rel="homepage" title="Foursquare">Foursquare</a> - but not often enough. Usually, I'll check-in while waiting for my appointment - I post who I am meeting and their business. Good exposure for both of us.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I did get a Free Frappuccino at <a class="zem_slink" href="http://starbucks.com/" rel="homepage" title="Starbucks">Starbucks</a> for checking in - as it grows in your town it will more goodies will be available.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Check out what Brian Solis has to say about Fourssquare</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.briansolis.com/2011/07/foursquare-now-10-million-strong-has-your-business-checked-in/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pr20+%28Brian+Solis+RSS%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher">Foursquare Now 10 Million Strong: Has Your Business Checked-in? Brian Solis</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=62c3bddc-993d-4efc-89b9-1fded6b20052" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-51416198307178167342011-07-16T12:14:00.000-07:002011-07-16T12:19:26.398-07:0012 Quick Tips To Search Google Like An Expert<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Share_of_Searches.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="a chart to describe the search engine market" height="190" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/US_Share_of_Searches.jpg/300px-US_Share_of_Searches.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Share_of_Searches.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>We all have been using search engines for ever - some of us have gotten really into it - even using Boolean Operators<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b>.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b>This is a great way to learn how to expand your search repertoire</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/1264/12-Quick-Tips-To-Search-Google-Like-An-Expert.aspx">12 Quick Tips To Search Google Like An Expert</a> <br />
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</ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=f9d3e97c-5a76-48a1-a467-5590c3239768" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230565372289097640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867034638633102346.post-15716695517037327652011-07-13T08:15:00.000-07:002011-07-13T08:21:52.666-07:0010 Ways to Beat Online Obscurity | Copyblogger<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seo-blocks.gif" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="seo block" height="231" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seo-blocks.gif/300px-Seo-blocks.gif" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seo-blocks.gif">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div>Everyone know that writing a Blog is supposed to help with your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization" rel="wikipedia" title="Search engine optimization">SEO</a> and get people to your business. ..but only if you have followers this article gives you a few ideas on how to have people actually read your blog.</div><div><br />
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As I train people in Social Media Made Simple, I tell them that they should consider <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" rel="wikipedia" title="Blog">Blogging</a>. Half are excited about the idea the other half are frozen in their tracks. I know both feelings.<br />
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So when I came across a tool to help us all, I decided to tell the world of my readers.<br />
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I just downloaded <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" rel="homepage" title="Zemanta">Zemanta</a> - <a href="http://www.zemanta.com/">http://www.zemanta.com/</a><br />
it's FREE and useful and may actually help your blog grow.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I found out about this tool by reading a notice from one of my <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.linkedin.com/" rel="homepage" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn Groups</a>.<br />
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written my a groupmate Ken Mueller, he is always starting discussions a good example for my clients.</div><br />
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My suggestion Check out Zemanta.com and check out Ken's Blog http://www.inklingmedia.net<br />
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Full Transparency - I receive nothing from Zemanta but their free service and Ken has been a 2nd line contact though I have invited him to become a first line connection.<br />
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Happy Blogging.<br />
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