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Category Archives: Social Networking

Why I Switched To HootSuite

As many of you know I spend a lot of time on Twitter and have been spending more and more on it. 40,000 tweets later I have finally decided that TweeDeck was not the client for me. Yes it handles multiple lists very well and helps you organize your twitter experience. At one time TweetDeck ...

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John Lusher and Rob Cairns Talk Social Media and Tech

A couple of weeks ago I did a Skype call with my good friend John Lusher. We talked tech and social media. Below is the last 20 minutes of that call unedited and has it happened. Please support John he is a great friend and an amazing resource. John can be reached at His Web ...

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The Power Of Twitter

Everyone who does not understand the new way of doing things should look at this situation I was in. On Friday morning Kelli and I were supposed to get our rental car at 12pm. We had arranged for this by calling the local Enterprise Outlet days before we needed the car. Well at 11am we ...

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Privacy Online

Lately security online has been all the rage again. I am talking Privacy concerns. Every time I jump on Facebook or Twitter someone is complaining that these sites do not present enough options to secure personal data. They suggest that no one should use these sites because they are insecure. I think we should stop ...

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Headway Issues

A lot of you might know that I switched to the Headway theme sometime ago. Lately I have been having a lot of problems with my dashboard and upgrading to the latest version of Headway. The good news is my problem is solved. It turns out that my Web Hosting Provider, uses PHP 4.0 as their ...

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Why I Use Twitter

Twitter is my favorite social media avenue of choice. Many people ask me why Twitter instead of Facebook? How do you carry on a conversation is only 140 characters or less? Is Twitter not really a waste of time? The answers to these questions and many more are to come. Twitter was originally a platform that ...

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This Week In Review Episode 2

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A Review – Twitter Power – Joel Comm with Ken Burge

Last week I finished listening to a new audio book about Twitter. Twitter Power by Joel Comm with Ken Burge was a good listen. The book was well read and informative in parts. Parts of the book had something to be desired. One of the things in the book that Joel does is tells you ...

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Foursquare

This week I wanted to share my experiences with a new social media site called Foursquare. Foursquare is one of the new concept web sites and it is actually a lot of fun to use. The principal behind Foursqure is that all Smartphone have some GPS coordinate locating. As you spend your day going around town, ...

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6 People In History I Would Like To Meet And Have Dinner With

Below is a list of People in Business I Would Love To Meet: 1. Bill Gates Bill Gates Co-Founded the most successful software company in history, Microsoft. Like him or hate he is truly a visionary in the technology business. To listen to his thoughts and ideas would truly be inspirational. He has also had started an ...

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