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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. I literally have dozens of connections on Twitter with PR pros in the UK, Singapore and India, for example. Image: rajkumar1220 via Flickr, CC 2.0. Facebook had a mere 20 million registered users. Prioritize.

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Open Community Case Study – American Library Association

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For example, a few years ago when a new registration system wasn’t working correctly, Twitter lit up with complaints. Clay tablet, 3100-3000 BC, photo by Takomabibelot (Flickr). The 15th century container, Latin manuscript, photo by Bazylek100 (Flickr). ALA Twitter feeds. However, “bitching isn’t the default now.”

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Some Tasty News on Bookmarking

Social Media Marketing

There's an FAQ on Delicious that answers questions about the transition. Image credit: Pink Sherbet Photography (Flickr). For a little more behind the deal and situation that led to it, Mashable and Read Write Web have some good coverage that you may want to check out. What's next for users? Why has Yahoo!

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Open Community Case Study – Empowering the Periphery

SocialFish

For example, a few years ago when a new registration system wasn’t working correctly, Twitter lit up with complaints. Clay tablet, 3100-3000 BC, photo by Takomabibelot (Flickr). The 15th century container, Latin manuscript, photo by Bazylek100 (Flickr). ALA Twitter feeds. However, “bitching isn’t the default now.”

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Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News

Waxing UnLyrical

If not, Google offers a comprehensive FAQ on getting included in the news search engine. Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? You can catch up with her on Twitter or by email. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Erica Holt, Hilda, Violetta, Brian Reilly, matt_case and others. pts Settings.

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Is Voicemail Dead?

Waxing UnLyrical

Image by ixographic via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND-2.0. He started a Google Group of FAQs, one of which contained a document called “ how best to contact me.”. He describes the phone (and I imagine this applies to voice mails) as “a venomous insect and a waste of my time — as indeed it is.”.

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15 Old and New Ways to Find Blogging Inspiration

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3. Twitter Trending Topics. Running list of FAQ’s. Image credit: Flickr. Do not underestimate Feedly; pay attention to the components of great headlines you come across. Notice the topics that affect people the most and get plenty of feedback. Research people’s tweets depending on the purpose of your writing.

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