Archive for December, 2011


Pew Internet and American Life Project Study: Consumers Not Turning to Social Media Sites for Local Business Info

A recent study by the respected Pew Internet and American Life Project has caused a stir in the advertising and marketing world. To the suprise of many, they found that very few people reported using social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter for local business news and information. In their study, 60% say they [...]

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Got a Kindle for Christmas?

So, you got a Kindle or Kindle Fire for Christmas, and now you’re looking for some books to read? Here are my top 3 recommended titles for getting ready for 2012. Poke the Box, by Seth Godin If you read anything about marketing at all, you’re familiar with the prolific blogger, writer, and entrepreneur Seth [...]

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Connecting your WordPress blog to your LinkedIn profile, using the LinkedIn WordPress App, a video tutorial

If you have a WordPress blog and a LinkedIn profile, you can easily add a section to your profile which will display the last 3 posts from your blog. This tutorial video will show you step-by-step how to activate the WordPress App in your LinkedIn account. Don’t pass up this easy, free way to automatically [...]

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New look for Twitter unveiled today

Twitter introduced a new version of their website today on their blog. Your content is now organized into 4 “Tabs”. The Home Tab: This is where you will see the tweets of those you are following. Content such as photos and video will be embedded directly there, for easy viewing. The Connect Tab: In this [...]

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Pixlr.com, a free, web-based photo editing tool

If you need to do some basic photo editing, but you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on PhotoShop, or if you’re not at your own computer, there are a number of free, web-based photo editing sites out there. One of my favorites is Pixlr. You can easily perform a wide variety of actions [...]

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