In an article yesterday on Mashable , five trends for web design for 2011 were highlighted, leaving many business owners, designers and marketing teams to think “Am I in a good position going into the New Year?” Out of the list of 5, there were a few that stood out to me as incredibly important …
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Web Trends for the New Year
Posted December 2, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | No Comments -
Social Media and the 2010 Holiday Shopping Season
Posted November 4, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | 2 CommentsMy local Target store has had holiday decorations for sale since my birthday (October 16th). I always use that date as a measure and feel really strange if my birthday hasn’t happened yet, why am I able to already purchase tree lights and holiday M&Ms?! This year, retailers are getting an even bigger jump on …
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Facebook Places Introduces Local Deals & Discounts
Posted By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | No CommentsIt was announced yesterday afternoon that Facebook Places has taken the next step toward it’s growing location-based application and will now be offering merchant “deals”. Similar to how Foursquare offers “check-in specials” (offered for just checking in or being mayor), Facebook will now offer four types of deals for checking in using Facebook Places: Individual …
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Blocking Social Networks in the Workplace
Posted November 1, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | 2 CommentsWhile more individuals and corporations are becoming more engaged in social media, many companies have chosen to block social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. While many companies block the sites to keep distraction at a minimum, others do this to ensure that sensitive company information is kept as “private” as possible. But these …
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Extreme Makeover: MySpace Edition
Posted October 27, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | 3 CommentsThe rumors of a total MySpace overhaul have been confirmed today, with an announcement made about a total network overhaul. What was once one of the most popular social networking sites around (at one time, boasting more users than Facebook), has fallen out of favor with the masses, and is now revered as a more …
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Helvetica Backlash: Social Media’s Influence on Branding
Posted October 22, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | No Comments -
I’ll Tumblr For You
Posted October 21, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | No CommentsAs I prepared to sit down to write about Tumblr, an emerging microblogging site, my fiance turns to me (not knowing what I was working on here at the desk) and says “What’s Tumblr?”. Everyone is asking about it, trying to figure out if they “need” it, so let’s take a look. What IS Tumblr? Tumblr is …
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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 -
Twitter Updates for Better Security
Posted September 18, 2010 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 …
