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JUNE 18, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Atlantic Monthly on The End of Men | Main | The Female Economy » June 18, 2010 Tim Berrys Baby Boomer Un-Retirement - Part 2 Several years ago (have I really been blogging that long?) I posted on Tim Berry's un-retirement.    His answer was he was retired.

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MAY 12, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 | Main | An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector » May 12, 2010 Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 Nielsen is forecasting that smartphone sales in the U.S. will exceed "dumb" phones in 2011. 

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AUGUST 5, 2010

  A major reason given for planning to work past traditional retirement age is the impact of the recent recession.    The survey covers generational attitudes in the workplace and looks at Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. .  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures | Main | Why Global Poverty is Declining » October 22, 2010 Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2011 Is it just me, or is it too early for 2011 top trends lists?  View an alternate.

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JULY 13, 2010

   The general consensus from the feedback is that despite the growth of social media, having a traditional website is still a good idea. Yesterday's post Do Small Businesses Still Need a Website? generated more traffic and emails than usual.   The View an alternate.

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JULY 12, 2010

.  The dramatic growth in social media use - especially Facebook - is resulting in more small businesses choosing to use social media sites as their primary, and in some cases only, web presence.   Social media sites are also inexpensive to create and use.    The idea is simple. 

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AUGUST 4, 2010

" We're looking forward to the next wave of Network Solutions Small Business Success Index data on small business use of social media.  Posted by: traffic school california | August 10, 2010 at 01:45 AM Companies realize that time on social sites is increasing. That's an awesome return! View an alternate.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Put the word out in your ezine, blog, and social media, before you head out for the holidays. Share with them your excitement about your new offerings and goals in 2011, and ask for them to help you spread the word. Reach out for referrals. What better time than the holiday season to connect with people?

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges | Main | Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 » August 24, 2010 What are Social Magazines and Flipboard? Flipboard is the best known of the many new entrants in a space being described as social magazines. 

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JUNE 21, 2010

He is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. Marc Meyer is the Director of Social Media and Search at Digital Response Marketing Group in Naples, Florida. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

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MAY 5, 2010

| Main | Smallbizlabs Bidding on Newsweek » May 05, 2010 More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web Nielsen released their March data on the top social networking sites.    The chart below, from Nielsen, is pretty self-explanatory. many used facebok.coz they have fun and more game. Having trouble reading this image?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Successful small businesses are leveraging social media and technology :  the SBSI results continue to show that technology and social media help many small businesses thrive despite the challenging economic conditions.    I look forward to tweeting with you on wednesday. View an alternate.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

  Social media provides an ideal platform for dandelion marketing.  .  These programs are released and measured for results.    Rapid feedback loops are used to decide which programs are continued and which are ended.  There's a lot more to the Dandelion Marketing concept. 

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JUNE 22, 2010

  They are fluent in social media.    Some of the best examples of Twitter usage comes from this industry and several good uses of social media are presented in the article. .  But according to Hartman it is "often described as "magical" by die-hard fans." 

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

Tips: Have a wonderful holiday and please join us again in February 2011 for the first episode of our 2011 season themed “Keeping it Real!&# Fire away and we’ll answer your questions in our February 2011 episode. Service Corps of Retired Executives (S.C.O.R.E.). Knit Picks. National Needle Arts Association.

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MAY 18, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Business Week, The Economist on the Trickle Down Recovery | Main | Great Quote on Consumer Versus Business Social Media » May 18, 2010 DMAs Spring Magazine Focused on Going Global The spring issue of Point Magazine is on going global.  Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement | Main | Data and Analytics Help Macys Go Local » October 01, 2010 A Detailed Look at U.S. Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. View an alternate.

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JUNE 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Tim Berrys Baby Boomer Un-Retirement - Part 2 | Main | Free Webinar: Using Twitter to Grow Your Business » June 19, 2010 The Female Economy Following on the heels of The End of Men is the female economy.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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MAY 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media? Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.   Think science fair on steroids meets craft show on steroids.  View an alternate.

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MAY 4, 2010

In the case of social shopping, I have no idea why they aren't aggressively pursuing it. Posted by Steve on May 04, 2010 at 01:16 AM in Business Models , social media | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Why Arent Newspapers Doing Social Shopping?

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MAY 3, 2010

.  It is also becoming attractive to companies to offer social shopping services.    We expect this trend to quickly move from early adopters to the mainstream.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JANUARY 5, 2012

  Social Trends.   Being Human:  A trend that has rippled through our research the past couple of years - and especially in 2011 - is the growing dissatisfaction with our de-humanized world.  Corporate employees tell us they are tired of being cogs in the enterprise machine.    Technology Trends.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Yahoo CEO on Local Content | Main | Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement » June 30, 2010 Wisconsin, Illinois Companies Feeling the Recovery The QPS Employment Group is a staffing and recruiting firm operating in Wisconsin and Illinois.  Having trouble reading this image?

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MAY 11, 2010

Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.   The main driver for this shift is price.    Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Small Business Recession Not Over | Main | Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement » September 29, 2010 The Future Job Thats Here Today I've been a regular reader of Popular Science since junior high and have always enjoyed their visions of the future. 

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

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AUGUST 12, 2010

  Posted by Steve on August 12, 2010 at 01:00 AM in social media | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference CRM Magazines Small Business Suite CRM Winners : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

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JULY 15, 2010

  Posted by Steve on July 15, 2010 at 01:00 AM in social media , transparency | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Privacy and Transparency in the Internet Age : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

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JUNE 4, 2010

  In-person and telephone interviews will be used to augment the survey research, dive deeper on topics of interest (the role of social media in coworking, for example) and develop case studies.     We hope to finish the project in the late fall of this year.  Having trouble reading this image?

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 | Main | 20 TED Talks for Small Business » August 26, 2010 Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms One of the trends I find really interesting is the continued growth of small personal services companies. View an alternate.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

.  The growth of contingent workers will: Provide more part-time and freelance job opportunities for older workers not ready for traditional retirement Shift where and how we work, with the home and 3rd places like coworking facilities becoming more important work places. Reduce employment security. View an alternate.

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MAY 14, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 | Main | Business Week, The Economist on the Trickle Down Recovery » May 14, 2010 An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector No great surprise, but the vast majority of non-profit organizations in the U.S. View an alternate.

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

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MAY 26, 2010

  He retired after selling off the land a decade or so later.  I also have a friend who retired from Corporate America today after joing Organo Gold, so the healty drinks industry didn't surprise me either. .  At one point I mentioned that Drive-In's seemed like a lousy business to be investing in. 

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