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Facebook Email Is Up And Running

You know it is going to be a busy day when you login to Facebook,go to check your messages,and Facebook tells you that you can now start sending and receiving email to external email addresses.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the notification from Facebook that their email system is now active and [...]

Social Media in the Workplace –Lunchtime Leaders

Social Media in the Workplace

Kim Maslaniak,HR Consultant and owner of KAMhr,will be presenting at the May 19,2011 meeting of Lunchtime Leaders. Ms. Maslaniak’s presentation,Social Media in the Workplace,will cover the use of social media in recruitment and hiring,employee privacy,discipline issues regarding social media use [...]

First Impressions Matter

First impressions matter. Period. That first interaction is critical. your behavior,how you look,what you say,social status,socio-economic status,height,weight,gender,race,religion,the list goes on and on. In the first few moments of an interaction,all these components are analyzed and used to determine if further investigation is warranted. A [...]

Facebook Introduces Discount Deals Targets Groupon –Businessweek

In an attempt to capitalize on the success of Groupon,Facebook is launching a new daily deal service. The service will be rolling-out in key cities across the US:San Francisco,San Diego,Dallas,Atlanta,and Austin.

Programs such as Groupon,Living Social,Wow,BuyWithMe,and others are leading the way with online discount [...]

Chrysler Social Media Agency Told To Hit the Highway After Twitter Foul Up « Marketing Pilgrim

As you can see from the Marketing Pilgrim article below,it is critical that you have the right people in place when working with social media. Staff members who are inexperienced,lack business and marketing expertise,or don’t understand the effects of unprofessional posts to Facebook,LinkedIn,or Twitter can and will jeopardize you business.

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How Do I Facebook –Glossary

Getting to know Facebook can be a difficult task. So many pieces to the puzzle. A list of terms and explanations can help both the beginner and the expert understand the various part that make up the Facebook environment.

At a recent Davis,Ca Chamber of Commerce training session,an attendee mentioned that a glossary [...]

Technology Trends for 2011 (podcast)

Stewart Savage,of Abaton Consulting,shares information about Technology Trends for 2011 to the Progressive Business Exchange. Topics include cost-saving measures,mobile technology,direct marketing,social media,and sharing rich content.

Stewart Savage can be reached at info@AbatonConsulting.com and www.AbatonConsulting.com

This podcast is part of the Business Speakers Series and is brought to you by [...]

Coupons to the mailbox

Special offers that land in your email box are nothing new. Modern SPAM filters generally handle eliminating these encroachments into our personal lives.

It now seems people are eager to learn about new offers and to have those discounts emailed to them on a daily basis.

Could group buying offers be the next big trend [...]

Google dethroned as most visited site

Facebook and it’s 500 million users is making waves by becoming the most popular destination on the Internet. Facebook also gets top honors as the most common search term.

If you haven’t considered Facebook as a major player,you may want to think again. Being the most-frequented place on the Internet makes Facebook a essential [...]