September 1, 2010      By: mspriest  
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My family won’t let me talk about the Ben & Jerry’s truck visit to my office anymore, so I’m taking to the internet to tell my story.  (In their defense, it IS all I talked about the day before, the day of, and the day after).  I realized last week that it was the last [...]

August 9, 2010      By: cristinalepore  
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India is a country filled with driving nightmares. The roads are packed with vehicles and drivers are often swerving across lanes and running red lights. Up until recently, Delhi Traffic Police were unable to ticket these offenders and maintain an authority over drivers.
Enter social media. Delhi Traffic Police and citizens created a Facebook Fan Page [...]

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Social Media
August 2, 2010      By: cristinalepore  
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According to a Nielsen study released last week, social media and online games are now more popular than email.
The study found that Americans spend nearly a quarter (23 percent) of their time online posting comments, pictures and videos on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, making it the most popular online activity among [...]

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July 27, 2010      By: admin  
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Nearly all businesses are using social media marketing in their marketing plans. Social media marketing is a hot topic that is increasingly popular. College grads are expected to understand every aspect of social media as they enter the workforce. The problem with this is that many colleges have not established social media courses designed [...]

July 12, 2010      By: cristinalepore  
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We have entered into an age where almost everyone depends on the Internet to support his or her daily needs. Whether it’s to look up directions to a new restaurant or to chat online with an old friend, we’re constantly using the Internet. Let’s face it; we’d be lost without the web. It’s interesting to [...]

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advertising
June 8, 2010      By: admin  
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The Gulf Coast oil spill tragedy has a horrific effect on both our economy and the environment.  This disaster opened up the door for many businesses and nonprofit organizations to aid in the relief effort.  One of the most recent tools utilized in relief efforts is social media.  With this said, there are some major [...]

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June 7, 2010      By: cristinalepore  
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As a college student, I am constantly trying to find more efficient ways of studying and note taking. I value the importance of a quality education, but I also value time spent with family and friends. Our time in school is limited to four short years and I want to be spend as little of [...]

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New technology
May 7, 2010      By: cristinalepore  
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Recently there has been much discussion on Facebook’s privacy (or lack thereof depending on what side you are on) policy. There’s been such a negative backlash that some users are forming a campaign to not log into Facebook for a full 24 hours on June 6, 2010.

This debate comes in response to the recent changes [...]

April 21, 2010      By: ajgerritson  
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I noticed today on my LinkedIn account that I now have the ability to attach links/images to my status updates (see below screenshot). Cool! As the saying goes, “pictures are worth 1000 words,” so I think this will help communication among LinkedIn connections.
I am curious how this will be received by other LinkedIn users. What [...]

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April 7, 2010      By: ajgerritson  
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Fact # 1 – I heart social media.
Fact # 2 – I am a Partner at an agency that hearts social media. We effectively leverage it every day for our clients.
Fact # 3 – I am writing this piece knowing that it will be posted to our company’s blog and hope it will be spread [...]