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Archive for August, 2010

I received a fortune in a fortune cookie once that told me to learn to embrace turbulence as a positive force and use it for change. At the time, I was married, had a good job, and a very stable life. I remember reading it and thinking “This is deep. Must have been meant for [...]

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I’m writing this blog post at 4 a.m. because I figure if I’m not going to sleep, I’m going to work. Many authors and social media leaders are writing about how companies are monitoring the social spaces for what’s being said about their brand. Many of these companies are also trying to assist customers who [...]

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If you are unfamiliar with the term “inbound marketing”, then let me enlighten you. Inbound marketing was a phrase popularized by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah in the book of the same name and it refers to the process by which companies are getting found online and products and services are subsequently being sold to consumers by building [...]

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I wanted to address this article from the social media trade magazine Mashable because I work in the field of social media and many people still view time spent on websites like Facebook and Twitter as nothing more than lost revenue for a company. The truth is that social sites like Twitter and Facebook have [...]

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I liked this guest post article I wrote so much I wanted to share it on my own blog. Enjoy! (Note: Reprinted article. Original article is mine and appeared here) I love analogies. Among certain groups of friends, I am the one known for coming up with some of the greatest–and most head-shaking–comparisons known to [...]

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Recently, I had a great opportunity to visit the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. It’s amazing to me that since I have started blogging, experiences of my life have begun to play themselves out like the stories and life lessons of blog posts. It’s almost like looking at life an entirely new way. When conversations [...]

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