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February 8th, 2012 by Damian Davila
When it comes to sexy new mobile technology, nothing beats Siri. She may not have the prettiest voice, and appears uncultured due to her unwillingness to work with non-English speakers, but the iPhone’s inaugural personal assistant app maintains her attractiveness through the technological breakthrough she represents.
Since the beginning of the Internet, information searches have exclusively been conducted through the…
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February 2nd, 2012 by SEM Contributor
It’s the time of embracing social media and allowing it to grow your business. Here are some of the most recent statistics about facebook. There are 350 million facebook users across the world of which 50% log in on any given day and spend an average of 55 minutes on it. And there are 1.6 million facebook fan pages that…
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February 1st, 2012 by Ann Smarty
If utilizing social media opportunities is a must for your business, you should never assume that the people you hire are already aware of how to best take advantage of it.
Whether your focus is on well-known giants like Facebook and Twitter or smaller, lesser-known social media channels, the training you offer to your employees will play a large role…
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January 31st, 2012 by SEM Contributor
Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus have created new advertising and marketing possibilities for small businesses like self storage facilities. The advantage that these tools can bring to niche markets are many. For the most part, they are free (unless you buy an ad on Facebook); they are simple to use; and they allow you to directly…
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January 30th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
Tell the world what you’re doing in 140 characters? Easy, what could possibly go wrong? Well it’s funny you should say that, businesses have gone out of business and people have lost jobs, money and even their freedom just by saying the wrong thing on Twitter. Common sense will help you stay out of too much trouble but here are…
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January 26th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
In the digital world it is a lot easier to do something good for someone else. It’s still early enough in the year to get into new habits that benefit others and make you feel good about yourself. These days, you can make the effort with just a few clicks from your computer. The Internet and all the ways we…
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January 25th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
LinkedIn is a fantastic online resource for all those interested in learning from their peers. The networking site is growing every year and is now connected with professionals from over 200 countries. The great thing about LinkedIn is that it brings together millions of professionals from across the globe, creating a very useful resource if you are looking for specialist…
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January 23rd, 2012 by Ann Smarty
You love Twitter, but are you taking advantage of all the tools out there that can enhance your tweeting experience?
Here’s a look at the five tools we use to enhance the Twitter experience.
TwitterFox
Firefox users will love TwitterFox, a plugin that lets you see tweets in a popup menu from your web browser. TwitterFox prevents you from always…
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January 19th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
The Presidential election of 2008 has been dubbed by some as being “the Facebook election” – and as more and more political candidates pick up fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter, campaign consultants are predicting that social media will drastically change the way elections are determined – from the presidential race to local elections. In fact, it has been…
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January 18th, 2012 by Damian Davila
If you ever saw the film High Fidelity,(starring John Cusack and Jack Black), you might remember this short dialogue:
Barry: I wanna date a musician.
Rob Gordon: I wanna live with a musician. She’d write songs at home and ask me what I thought of them, and maybe even include one of our little private jokes in the liner notes.
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