Filter Out Twitter Spam Notifications

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How I learned to save some time and filter out spammy Twitter notifications using GMail’s built in filtering

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Following Your Heart

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Are making choices based on what’s best for you or because you think it’s what your suppose to do?

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Is Search Bowing Down To Social?

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Rand Fisking of SEOmoz recently gave a presentation that included a section of how they have documented a correlation between Facebook “likes” of a page to its ranking within the search results. His presentation received a bunch of chatter and last week he wrote it up at the SEOmoz blog to illustrate that correlation. The [...]

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Has The Pit lost its social media mojo?

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I once used The Pit as a case study of how to do social media right. What happens when the driving force behind it’s social media moves on?

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It’s a communication problem

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Do all problems stem from poor communications? If you learn how to communicate better you will have happier clients, happier co-workers and maybe even a happier marriage.

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Case Study: Local Politics and Social Media

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When my friend told me about Dan Forest was running for NC Lt. Governor I decided to check in on his online presence.

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Why Boston Rob Won Survivor: Redemption Island

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Boston Rob wins Survivor by playing the perfect social game. It should be used as a learning series for anyone trying to figure out the social media landscape.

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Best Music Blog On The Entire Web

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Lydia wasn’t ranking for a key phrase at her music blog even though she was doing almost everything right. What could be the problem?

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The Karma of Deleting Negative Comments

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Before you delete that negative comment, think of what the underlying message you are sending. A negative comment is just another opportunity to shine.

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The New Reality for Small Business Owners

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The world has changed for business owners that have to interact with real people all day long. Here is a cautionary tale of a cupcake shop.

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A Chance to Put Up or Shut Up

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A couple of weeks ago Cord Silverstein stunned me when he asked me if I had ever thought of applying for the Director of Interactive position at Capstrat.

Ummm, no. I hadn’t.

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