Continuing 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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Project Management for Small Business: Why We love Basecamp
Posted September 17, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips With | No Comments -
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 …
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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 CommentsDuring 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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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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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 …
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Six Degrees of Separation
Posted July 8, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Social Media With | No Comments -
Old Town’s Festival of the Moon & Sun 2010
Posted June 27, 2010 By ChristinaWiz in Blog With | No Comments
