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Archive for the ‘Social Networking’ Category

Your Business Should be in the Twitter Sandbox

Friday, May 9th, 2008

As a business owner, I'm constantly looking for new ways to build awareness of my brand in a positive way. As a result, I have explored many of the different types of online marketing and am always on the lookout for a new spin on online marketing. With the wild ...

Is your small business taking advantage of social media?

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Facebook. Myspace. Digg. Angie's List. If you are a small business owner and have never heard of these four Web sites before, I am afraid I have some bad news. You are missing out on potential, free exposure. Social Media is changing the way businesses are understanding their customers. If your ...

Insoshi, The Open-Source Social Network

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Recently, TechCrunch's Mark Hendrickson posted on Insoshi, a RubyOnRails open-source social network developed by Michael Hartl, author of RailsSpace. After tinkering around with it for a little while, I thought I would help contribute to this project, as I have been interested in starting my own social networking site ...

How to get Facebook Chat on your Desktop

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Digsby has hit the scene like Britney Spears at a mental institution. At last, I can finally toss out AlertThingy and Twhirl and and all that other garbage that causes me to waste time reading spam all day mixed in between 5-10 messages from people I know in real life. ...