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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. Do I want to treat Flickr as a serious base for showcasing my photographic works? One night in 2006, over Tiger beer and carrot cake at a hawker center , my designer friend Little Ong told me about Multiply. Another friend, Dinnertube , started posting videos on Youtube in 2006. This is his story.

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How the Internet and Telecommuting Saved My Life

Waxing UnLyrical

In 2006, my second son Ayden was born and I really started to reflect on my life, my job, and the future. Image: cheetah100 via Flickr, CC 2.0 . For years, I struggled with work-life balance. . I’m living proof of that. How the Internet and Telecommuting Saved My Life is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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Finding Keywords: The First Step to Blogging Success

Waxing UnLyrical

Having built my first web site ( DVD Verdict ) in April 1999 and managed one of the larger SEO teams in the country from 2006 to 2009, it’s safe to say I’ve seen many changes in web marketing over time. Image: esocialmediashop via Flickr, CC 2.0. Guest post by Sean McGinnis. I’ve been a web marketer for a long, long time.

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6 Things The Army Taught Me About PR

Waxing UnLyrical

Twitter, which was founded in 2006, didn’t exist when I left. Image: familymwr via Flickr, CC 2.0. Image: rajkumar1220 via Flickr, CC 2.0. My soldiers told me MySpace was a place to meet girls, so it didn’t seem to have a practical business application and I didn’t want another password to remember.

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Learning 2.0 - The Things

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Week 3: Photos & Images Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites. Week 2: Blogging Set up your own blog & add your first post. Register your blog on PLCMC Central and begin your Learning 2.0 First youll need to register your blog.

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What Is A Blog? The Question That Won't Go Away

Twist Image

Is flickr a Blog (you can post pictures, comment on them, archive them date, etc.)? More riffing on this from 2006: A Blog Is Like Lemmy From Motorhead ). It allows anybody to have a thought, and to share that thought in text, images, audio and video, instantly and for free for the world to see. Instant publishing. business book.

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Hawaii Tsunami Proves Social Media Power Again: Information is a.

Bare Feet Studios

You can follow and connect with Shane on Twitter , LinkedIn , Flickr , The Reef , Viddler , Facebook , Upcoming , and at his neglected blog. Rescue Time to the Rescue Independent Hawaii Musician Kenneth Makuakane Thrives on Social Media Explore Our Topics Activism Aloha Audio Branding Gossip 2.0