During my high school years, working at a local library, I remember the days I worked in the Reference Department were filled by requests for Consumer Reports Magazine. It was also one of the few magazines that we would have bound into leather volumes at the end of the year, ever preserving its contents in the …
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Managing Your Reputation, One Post at a Time
Posted August 30, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips, Social Media With | No Comments -
Twitter Squatters – Have You Claimed Your Name?
Posted August 24, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips, Social Media With | No CommentsHave you claimed your Twitter name yet? More importantly, has someone else claimed your twitter name? Many of us can remember back to the 1990′s when the internet was booming. Some individuals thought it would be a smart idea to gobble up some popular business name dot coms in the hopes that the business (or actor/actress/musician) …
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Facebook Places Launched, Foursquare Membership Soars – Oh, the Places You’ll Go….
Posted August 20, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | No CommentsIt has been a big week for location-based applications. Earlier this week, we talked about the launch of Shopkick, a location-based application solely focused on shopping. On Thursday, Facebook launched Facebook Places. The idea being that Facebookers can “check in” at various locations, similar to check-ins on Foursquare. The biggest drawback for this Blackberry user …
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Location-Based Shopping App Just Launched
Posted August 18, 2010 By Baxter in Social Media With | No CommentsThe newest location-based, check-in application lauched this week. Based in San Francisco, Shopkick launched it’s first application yesterday, available exclusively for iPhone and iTouch users. While the popular social network Foursquare, allows users to check-in at stores, places of employment, parks, their homes, etc., utilizing their mobile devices, users on Shopkick earn rewards only by checking into retail locations. The …
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Facebook’s Coming Out Of The Box…
Posted August 11, 2010 By Baxter in Business Tips, Social Media With | No CommentsWell, at least the boxes are coming out of Facebook. Facebook announced today that there will be changes to their pages including the boxes tabs and the size of the application tabs aka welcome pages. Here’s the info: We announced plans last October to remove application boxes and application info sections as well as reduce …
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Internet users spend 22.7% of their time on social networks
Posted August 2, 2010 By angeladenby in Blog, Social Media With | No CommentsThe popular social media website, Mashable, released a report today that discusses how the average Internet user spends 22.7% of their online time on social networks. Does this surprise you? They go on to discuss what forms of media are being replaced… The stats also show the degree to which social networking is displacing other …
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10 Things to Do After You’re Done Waiting in The Cake Boss line in Hoboken NJ
Posted By angeladenby in Blog, Local Flavor With | 5 CommentsUntil recently, Hoboken was probably most widely recognized as the birthplace of Frank Sinatra and Baseball. Sure, Ol’ Blue Eyes staked his claim on the square mile community, but that’s not all Hoboken has to offer. Today, Hoboken is a charming community of brownstones, bars, cafes, history, an amazing view of Manhattan and, at the …
