Oh what can I say about Cheese Days? The most widely discussed attractions for this 3 day festival in Monroe, WI are, the warm and delicious fried cheese curds, the cheese tent (where you can sample before you purchase), and the 3 hour long parade on Sunday afternoon. Monroe Wisconsin holds ‘Cheese Days’, a weekend …
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Cheese Days in Monroe, Wisconsin
Posted September 29, 2010 By laurarenee1 in Blog, Local Flavor With | 5 Comments -
Happy Birthday, Google!
Posted September 27, 2010 By Baxter in Blog, Social Media With | No CommentsThe popular search engine, identified best by its simple white background and primary colored logo, turns 12 today. When Google began as BackRub in 1996, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin probably hadn’t dreamed that their venture would turn into, basically, an action. If you need information today, what do you do? You Google it. …
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National American Business Women’s Day
Posted September 22, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips With | No CommentsToday, September 22, is National American Business Women’s Day. First celebrated in 1982, this nationally recognized holiday celebrates the nearly 70 million working women in the United States. But back in 1949, businessman Hilary A. Bufton, Jr. founded the American Business Women’s Association along with three other women in Kansas City. Today, there are dozens …
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Foursquare: The Quest for the Badge
Posted September 21, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | No Comments -
Michigan State Tailgate vs Notre Dame 2010
Posted September 18, 2010 By ChristinaWiz in Blog With | No CommentsTips and Tricks of Tailgating at Michigan State University The one tradition that I have faithfully been participating in for the past eight years at Michigan State University (MSU) is Tailgating. It’s a nice way to gather with family and friends on a Saturday with one common goal; to have a good time while rooting …
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Twitter Updates for Better Security
Posted By elenatzerefos in Social Media With | No CommentsIt looks like Twitter is making some updates for better security. Twitter apps will no longer be able to store password information. Also, shortened links will now include part of the original domain so we can see what we’re clicking on. Here’s the email they sent out last night. Over the coming weeks, we will …
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Project Management for Small Business: Why We love Basecamp
Posted September 17, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips With | No CommentsContinuing in the spirit of how JSN evolved, and continues to evolve as a small business, today we wanted to look back to how we chose a project management tool, and why we selected Basecamp. We realized that we would quickly outgrow Google Apps project management tools and needed to look for a cost-effective solution. While as individuals, we had …
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Starting a Business Without Breaking the Bank
Posted September 13, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips, Techie Talk With | No CommentsAs JSN enters our second year, we have been reflecting on how we started and how very simple it is to start a small business. All we had was a computer, a strategy, a big-picture goal and some really talented and determined people driving the bus. While starting a business comes with its own set of risks …
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It Was A Very Good Year…
Posted September 2, 2010 By angeladenby in Blog, Business Tips, Local Flavor, Social Media With | No CommentsIt has been 367 days since I started this company, Java Social Networking, and I can’t help but think back to everything that’s happened during the past year. Fellow business owners will probably agree that the first year in any business is much like a roller coaster. With so many unknowns, we dive in head …
