Monthly Archives: August 2011

Baking Social Media Cookies

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Dorien

Baking Social Media Cookies
 
I love to bake!
I love to write!
I love social media!
Are you with me?
Analyzing all the things I like to do, and how they relate to each other gave me the idea to write a blog post to compare [...]

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Social Media Referrals

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Dorien

SOCIAL MEDIA REFERRALS
Would you ever buy a house from a stranger?  Or do you prefer a Realtor you know and trust?
Where would you send your child to preschool?  We assume you will inquire among your friends which school is the best, most convenient, [...]

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Social Media Voices – Can You Hear Them?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Dorien

SOCIAL MEDIA VOICES – CAN YOU HEAR THEM?
You’ve decided to be part of the new media.  You want your business to be represented on social media and you want to use social media to drive traffic to your website and [...]

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10 Basic Takeaways From Our Hands-On Social Media Workshop

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dorien

We conducted our ‘Hands-On Social Media Workshop – The Basics: Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn’ today.
The workshop was held at the Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conference & Business Center in Myrtle Beach.
The accommodations were great for a workshop like ours and included the use of an [...]

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Back To School – Educating in Technology & Social Media

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Dorien

BACK TO SCHOOL – EDUCATING IN TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
I’m throwing some words out here to see if you can date yourself:
Slate ‘n Chalk
Ink Blotter
IPad
Spiral Notebook
IBM Notebook
Black Board
Dry Erase Board
SMART Board
Study Guide
Floppy Disk
Flash Drive
Which words reminded you of your school [...]

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5 Tips: Get More Comments on Your Blog

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Dorien

5 TIPS: GET MORE COMMENTS ON YOUR BLOG
When you started your blog, did you consider the following:

Who would read your blog?
Who would search for your blog posts?
Who would comment on your blog posts?
How you would drive traffic to your blog?

Ideally, [...]

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Can Government Shutdown Social Media?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Dorien

CAN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SOCIAL MEDIA?
This morning an interesting article came out by Business Insider via author Adam Tayler.  It was titled: “The UK Is Considering Shutting Down Twitter, Social Media After Huge Riots.”  Read it here.
Social Media is everywhere.
After reading [...]

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Why, How and What To Blog

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dorien

WHY, HOW AND WHAT TO BLOG
The same few questions about blogs and blogging keep coming up with my clients:
What is a blog?
Why should I blog?
How do I blog?
What do I blog about?
Simply put, any business owner should get in the habit of [...]

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Local Area Network

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Dorien

LOCAL AREA NETWORK
No matter what you business is, what you do or where you live, at some point you need to get out of your house, your work zone, your confort zome and meet new people.
Making new business connections and [...]

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