Apr
17

When the cloud fails you …

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So many of us conduct our business in the cloud these days. Therefore, we’ve come to depend upon it heavily and, when it fails us, we find ourselves frustrated and struggling to find workarounds to get the job done. Whether it’s a cell phone or general internet outage or a broken social media network, these…
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Feb
06

How to use social media to grow your organization

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We participated in an Audi Club of Wisconsin ice driving event this past weekend.  Shelby reported the event through social media and we’d like to share our experience. Before that though, below are the #shehechat topics for tonight and we hope you’ll join us at 8 p.m. CST on Thursday. Tonight’s topics 1. How do you…
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Sep
20

Finding the quality of social media

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When a new social media network appears on the scene, how do you decide whether to join or not? Are you concerned with its shiny newness and that it’s become popular talk among your friends and family? Or are you more interested because it offers something that other networks don’t and therefore has potential value…
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Mar
14

How to maximize your social media networks during events

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Back in October, Jim and I tackled a similar topic relating to using Twitter to cover trade shows. In my post, I said that I found Twitter to be the most useful social media tool for covering events and I tended to use it as if I was a journalist covering the event live. While…
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Dec
01

Foursquare changes OK but OpenTable keeps options open – Jim Says

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This falls under our She Said, He Said blog post series. Join us tonight on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST for #shehechat where we’ll be discussing all things concerning geo-location. We will touch on Foursquare, Yelp, OpenTable, GPS apps and more. Bring your own topics to the table for the chat! Are the recent changes…
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Nov
30

Is Foursquare crying for Yelp? – Shelby Says

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This is another in our She Said, He Said blog series. Tune in tomorrow for Jim’s views on this subject and our topics for our #shehechat on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST. I spent Thanksgiving week with family in Florida. My travel plans took me through five different airports and into some places I’d never…
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Nov
17

Changes with Google Reader (and other interfaces) – Shelby Says

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This is another in our “She Said, He Said” blog series. Please join us on Twitter tonight at 8 p.m. CST using the hashtag #shehechat. Last week during our Twitter chat, one of our WordCamp Chicago friends, Adam McCrimmon, requested that we focus one of our topics on Google Reader in an upcoming #shehechat. Yesterday,…
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