Archive for 2009

Best of 2009 Blog Challenge: Trip

I’m stretching my bloggin’ wings a tiny bit by signing up for Gwen Bell’s [@gwenbell] The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. You should too! Best Trip 2009: Adventures in wine, cheese, and NYC I didn’t get to travel as much as I normally do during 2009 (thank you crap economy) but I did manage to [...]

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Social Media: The new Chamber of Commerce?

I’ll probably catch some flack for the following observations, but in talking with some of my tweeps, I know I’m not alone. Its that time of year – time to renew my local Chamber of Commerce membership. Before blindly writing a $300-$400 check and dropping it in the mail, I have to stop and think [...]

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Twitter Lists: How I use them

Twitter recently revealed a new feature called Lists. Lists are a great way to organize the people you follow into various categories. They become collections of your favorite influencers for others to comb though and discover, and they make it a snap to find a particular tweep not showing up in your current tweet stream. [...]

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What in the world should a restaurant tweet about?

What in the world should a restaurant tweet about? Lots of restaurants have stepped in the Social Media arena; some finding their footing and running a well-oiled machine, others struggling with who, what and why to use Twitter for marketing. Aside from the time required to zone in on your Twitter presence, you want to [...]

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Lost in email translation

Have you ever sent off an email rife with inside jokes, innuendo, or sassy remarks that could only be understood as humor by the recipient? I do that a-plenty, only to folks I know, of course. A couple of days ago I received a contact email from my website that had me scratching my head: [...]

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