By Steve Aedy | April 23, 2013
If you’re intelligent enough to become a college student, you may think you’re exempt from making stupid mistakes. Permit me to insult your intelligence. You are just as capable of messing up as someone with an IQ below body temperature. This is especially true when it comes to misusing Social Media.
Just telling you to use common sense or the Go…
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Posted in Education, How To | Tagged college students, social media behavior
By Dan Stelter | March 8, 2013
World Backup Day is March 31, which is good news for any potential April Fools out there.
A recent Wired.com survey discovered that 40 percent of participants have never backed up any of their personal data, while 25 percent perform a monthly backup. A whopping 80 percent reported that they have no backup of their most critical work files, digital wedding ima…
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Posted in General Web, Graphics, How To, Mobile, Small Business, Socialnomics | Tagged Backup, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, IT, small business, technology
By Dave Thomas | 100 days ago
If you’re a small business owner who never gives a second thought about your online reputation, both as an individual and one owning a company, you could be setting yourself up for trouble.
While many small business owners have too much on their daily plate to worry about what is happening online, it seems like some of them only take an interest when something g…
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Posted in Featured, How To | Tagged blog, online reputation, search engine, small business
By Mike Lewis | 113 days ago
Any entrepreneur will attest that starting a company is anything but easy. As business gets off the ground, entrepreneurs wrestle balancing long hours, wearing multiple hats, and figuring out problems and issues that distract from the ultimate goal of building a successful company.
Just ask Michael Skok. Michael spent the first twenty one years of his c…
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Posted in B2B, Case Studies, How To, Social Media, Startups | Tagged Entrepreneur, go to market strategies, marketing strategies, michael skok, startup secrets
By Dave Thomas | 116 days ago
With a new year and new opportunities for you to save money, just how much effort will you put into making sure there is more green in your wallet or purse at the end of the day?
One such way is to turn to social media to see how going green can actually cut down on your expenses, both at home and when you go to shop.
Although the green movement has met with mixed results i…
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Posted in How To, Socialnomics | Tagged energy, environment, money, recycling
By Dave Thomas | 117 days ago
It seems you can use social media for just about anything these days, especially when it means reaching out to consumers looking to spend money on remodeling their homes.
With that in mind, while the weather may be cold and frightful for a sizable portion of the nation, spring is actually not too far around the corner. As many people are apt to do, spring is a goo…
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Posted in How To | Tagged blogs, home remodeling, homeowners, Social Media, videos
By Dave Thomas | 140 days ago
Whether you are a seasoned travel agent or just starting in the business, social media can be a great tool for you to promote your company and the trips it offers.
That being said, just exactly what percentage of travel agents actually engage in and know how to properly use social media?
According to a 2011 report from L2, social media was determined to be a major…
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Posted in How To | Tagged customers, hotels, travel, trips
By Dave Thomas | 163 days ago
What is your New Year’s resolution for 2013? Could it be putting more energy into saving money on just that, your energy bills?
Whether you run a small business or are just your everyday consumer, saving money should always be high up on your list of importance. Without a focus on your expenses, you could be literally throwing money out the window.
So, how does t…
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Posted in How To | Tagged consumers, cooling, energy, heating, money
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