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The #1 Reason You’ll Want to Use Google+

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Whether we’re looking for travel information for our next vacation or reviews and best prices for our next purchases, we’re probably searching on Google. Related articles which may interest you: How Old is the Perfect Social Media Expert? Google is the power player when it comes to online search. What’s that you say?

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Disconnected in a Hyper-Connected World

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I was able to catch up virtually with an old friend from high school who now has a beautiful family and a fascinating career, a dear friend I met while traveling in Europe some 30 years ago (and whom I may have tried to encourage to break a few rules while in East Berlin) who is now doing great things working for the U.S.

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Blogging for Tickets. Am I Selling Out?

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Often, you may not even know that the blogger had received something in exchange for writing the post or article, although this is changing due to a relatively recent FTC ruling requiring such disclosure. I was given free registration for the conference, though I paid all travel expenses out of pocket – quite a hit on my credit card.

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11 Tips To Thrive on Twitter | Almost Savvy

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People ask for travel recommendations, advice how to fix a problem with their blog and everything in-between. Related articles which may interest you: LinkedIn-apalooza! Reply Melissa King says: September 18, 2009 at 4:39 pm Enjoyed the article Irene! Reply Mike Craney says: March 4, 2010 at 3:49 am Spot on article!

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Blogs: I'll Show You Mine if You'll Show Me Yours

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Related articles which may interest you: The Re-Branding of Me: Website Under Construction Do You Have a Digital Business Card? Just check it out: [link] I also blog myself about marketing (click my name above) and then I have a personal travel blog which I don’t update too often. The post still makes me chuckle.)

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Yet Another SXSW Post (And, No, I Don't Know If You Should Go Next.

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This applies to conferences, travel, everyday running around town. Related articles which may interest you: Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends New Tool Makes My Email Work Harder and Smarter Who Influences You? Whatever you do, think about how the device might be returned to you if lost. Please add your thoughts below.

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One Random Thing About Me

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To kick things off, I’ll share that I once spent 18 months traveling on my own through Europe and the Middle East. I’d only planned to travel for about 3 weeks. A few snapshots: I befriended a woman in Aswan, Egypt with whom I shared no common language, yet we shared stories and swapped articles of clothing.

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