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APRIL 2, 2013

It’s now the second largest social network in the world, having surpassed Twitter in active monthly users at the end of 2012. Initially many people were not convinced by Google Plus, but time has shown that it has become a very valuable social tool.

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JANUARY 10, 2012

I predict this will be a big focus for social media in 2012. And Mayor Booker and his team were listening via Twitter and went into action. When one constituent bad-mouthed Mayor Booker on Twitter, Cory showed up at his door and helped him shovel out. Making a Difference in 2012. How can this be effectively done?

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JULY 10, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact World Domination Summit 2012: The First Event I’ve Cried At (Twice) Posted on 07/10/2012 // 17 Comments I needed a day to collect these thoughts into something not just comprehensive, but comprehensible. was incredibly happy to get back to it.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 13, 2016

Coming runner up for the Hays/Executive PA Magazine awards for Newcomer of the Year 2012 started my journey into becoming a career PA. We use Twitter and LinkedIn – Peterborough PA Network group. Twitter: @PboroPA. Aside from the network, what have been your career highlights to date? About the network…. Network details….

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 20, 2012

Twitter [link].   The same holds true for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and a myriad of other online social media tools that I use.    Date: August 17, 2012 6:10:29 PM CDT Subject: Cinch.FM   Effective August 20th, 2012,  no new accounts can be created on Cinch.FM iTunes [link]. VoiceBo [link].

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Small Business CEO

JULY 18, 2012

Join our sister site, Small Business Trends , for a Twitter chat tomorrow, July 19th! The number of targeted attacks, against small businesses, in the first 6 months of 2012 has doubled! Origami Twitter Bird Photo via Shutterstock. Together they will explore how you can protect your business from cybercriminals.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 4, 2013

Well 2012 is over and done with and we are now already two days into 2013. If in 2012 you did not attend any events or training sessions then you should speak to your manager or HR immediately to get something booked for 2013. I hope you all feel the same and are looking forward to the next twelve months.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

This coming Thursday, February 23, 2012 , they will conduct a Twitter chat from 7pm to 8pm New York time. For more information on this Twitter chat, visit Small Business Trends. Probably because they don’t know how to go about protecting their data. Have no fear, Anita Campbell and Symantec are here to help.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 11, 2015

At your event you can now display the “twitter wall on steroids!” Attendees are used to being able to see the feedback via twitter on every speaker so why not take it one step further. Here’s one of my favourite share moment from EIBTM in 2012. Display the rich feed during your event. Thinking Inside The Box at EIBTM.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 29, 2011

MENLO PARK, CA -- As 2012 approaches, many people are taking to heart the expression, “Out with the old, in with the new.” Use tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter regularly to keep in touch with professional contacts. Hello reader! We read this story today by OfficeTeam and felt it was valuable and wanted to share it with you.

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JULY 23, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Goodbye Google: The Epilogue Posted on 07/23/2012 // 3 Comments It’s been a few months since I gave a shot at eliminating much of Google from my life. Sometimes You Just Have to Go Home says: 07/25/2012 at 10:15 pm [.] Photo credit: Aray Chen (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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DECEMBER 24, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Take it Slow Posted on 12/24/2012 // 2 Comments This week isn’t your typical week. So take it slow. Still, you might feel the pull of your to-do list. But still…take it slow. The quietude may be unsettling, and leave you jittery. Notice it…but take it slow.

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On The Job

JULY 10, 2013

She also organizes "tweet ups," she says, contacting regular Twitter followers and asking them to meet her if she''s in the city where they live. In 2012, employers spent about $225 billion on domestic travel, a 5% increase from 2011. People really appreciate it so much," she says.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact 2013: My Year in Preview Posted on 12/31/2012 // Leave a Comment As this piece goes live, some of you around the world will have already finished ringing in the new year while others will be still waiting for it to arrive. It is a bookmark for the year. A touchstone.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Introducing…The Ready Retreat Series Posted on 11/07/2012 // 4 Comments Before I make some of the big changes here at the weblog, I’ve decided to make one of my first big announcements since leaving Lifehack and forging out on my own once more.

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Customers Rock!

JANUARY 24, 2012

Other metrics tie directly back to the bottom line (ex: value of sales coming directly from Twitter). As we move into 2012, I fully believe this will be the year that executives begin asking the difficult questions to their social media teams, including what kind of returns they are getting on their social media investment.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Coming Christmas Day: The Front Nine Posted on 12/20/2012 // Leave a Comment December 25th is a pretty special day for a lot of people, and this year it is going to be all the more special for yours truly.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact How to Get Unstuck: The Big Paper Exercise Posted on 09/12/2012 // 4 Comments If you ever find yourself stuck and unclear of where you are and where you’re going, do the following to get unstuck and get moving again — in your right direction: Find some paper.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Building a Thing to Build a Bigger Thing Posted on 12/15/2012 // Leave a Comment After a very busy week, Craig Jarrow and I had a couple of discussions. One of them took place Friday night, where we talked about the week gone by and even more about the weeks ahead.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Women in Business' In January 2012 she was added to ‘Who’s Who: 100. Women in E-Commerce’, in August 2012 included in “Top 5 Coaching Blogs”. You can find andrea on Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachandrea. Time NOW!”. and on Facebook: [link].

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Catch Friday

JANUARY 22, 2012

On Twitter Hacker group Anonymous have 249,000 followers, are you one of them or is one of your children? Meanwhile Anonymous are apparently tapping into twitter accounts and. According to the Daily Mail (2012) Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos has stated that he is. borders and where do they stop?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Posted on 11/10/2012 // 1 Comment There will be no posts going up at Vardy.me In fact, as of Thursday November 15, 2012 Vardy.me I’ll be on Twitter, App.net, and other social networks (as per usual), and while you wait to see the new look of the blog you can check out the new look of my website, MikeVardy.com.

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JULY 25, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Mountain Lion Posted on 07/25/2012 // 2 Comments I’m not going to spend a ton of time talking about Mountain Lion (the latest iteration of the Mac operating system that was released today) because I haven’t spent much time with it yet. But these folks have.

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DECEMBER 29, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Resolve Posted on 12/29/2012 // 1 Comment I don’t do new year’s resolutions. Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This website started in late 2012 as a way for me to explore both a new media format and a new way of thinking about work and workplaces. I’d already been active in various roles in the workplace, design and facilities sector for twenty odd years, but needed a new challenge. And this was it.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Home Posted on 10/24/2012 // 1 Comment I’m writing this late in the evening…shortly after I returned home. I spent the later part of tonight with a good friend, listening to a live bluegrass band. I had nachos. I drank some beer – two to be exact.

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Leaving Lifehack Posted on 10/06/2012 // 8 Comments The title says it all, really. How I Face Scary Stuff: The IDEA Criteria says: 10/31/2012 at 4:15 pm [.] Non-Friction says: 11/01/2012 at 2:23 pm [.] This wasn’t a decision I came to lightly…by any means.

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JULY 13, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact How Stillness Works Posted on 07/13/2012 // 1 Comment I’ve only been in The Yukon for a little over two days, and I’m already noticing a difference. The main difference is that I’m noticing more. This is how stillness works. If you haven’t read it yet [.]

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2012

Last week I went along to Confex 2012, for those that don’t know Confex is a large exhibition aimed predominately at event organisers. Follow me on twitter @PracticalPA. During this year’s event the powers that be put on a PA day which along with the exhibition including specific training sessions for PAs.

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JUNE 29, 2012

Planning Stephen Hackett Sure Has One Packed Mac The Mikes Go Nerd Herding The Mac of Myke 0 comments   Get Livefyre FAQ Sign in + Follow Post comment Link Newest | Oldest Trackbacks Your Two Brains says: 07/02/2012 at 9:28 am [.] Believe In. You can read Patrick’s [.]

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JULY 1, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Happy Canada Day! Photo credit: Alex Indigo (CC BY 2.0)

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

She also has one of the coolest twitter photos I have ever seen! Since beginning her career Bethany has been awarded the runner up PA Newcomer of the Year award 2012. Leeanne has recently set up the Charity PA Network and continues to go from strength to strength! Catherine Thomas – @ Cath_A_Thomas.

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JULY 6, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact On Turning Pro Posted on 07/06/2012 // Leave a Comment I was going to write a post here today, but after spending the better part of my train ride to Portland reding Steven Pressfield’s Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work 1 , I decided to get back to my book (..)

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

  It will launch on December 7, 2012.   Readers, in addition to Cena's site, you can find her on Facebook and Twitter too.          link] Thanks for sharing your story Cena! 

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

  It will launch on December 7, 2012.   Readers, in addition to Cena's site, you can find her on Facebook and Twitter too.          link] Thanks for sharing your story Cena! 

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AUGUST 3, 2012

0 comments   Get Livefyre FAQ Sign in + Follow Post comment Link Newest | Oldest Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK.

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JULY 20, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Letting the Sparks Fly Posted on 07/20/2012 // Leave a Comment Today is a travel day. 1 I don’t have a lot to say as a result, mainly because I don’t have the time to say it.

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