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A Brief History of the Evolution of Social Technology

Social Media Marketing

To truly appreciate social media and the ubiquitous nature of the Internet, the consumer must first remember the wireless networks' distant and humble beginnings. Piggybacking on Herz' radio wave, Marchese Guglielmo Marconi translated the wave into a wireless signal that would make short-distance radio transmissions possible.

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The 5 Commandments of How to Raise $1Million on Kickstarter

Waxing UnLyrical

Image by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Flickr: Kick-Tipp) [ CC-BY-SA-2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons. Christopher Wallace is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Amsterdam Printing , one of the nation’s largest providers of promotional products for businesses large and small. That’s no longer the case. Show your face in the video.

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Why 2 Days Later is 2 Days Late

Ari Herzog

Tweeting back and forth with a Verizon Wireless customer support representative last night, I learned data-only monthly plans for the Blackberry are only eligible for hearing-impaired customers. And the imperative for companies to conduct business in the now pervades all digital media and marketing. Why I wrote the above.

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The Motorola XOOM: A Revolutionary Tool

Waxing UnLyrical

I was recently given the opportunity to use a Motorola XOOM for almost 3 months by my good friend Mark Farnen , whose client is Verizon Wireless (Verizon is the carrier providing 3G/4G service for the XOOM). Image: brandon shigeta via Flickr, CC 2.0. XOOMing in. How about you? Let the XOOM vs. iPad debate begin.

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How A Fake Taxidermist Is Keeping AT&T On Its Toes

Waxing UnLyrical

Vest-less Now, I am not, and have not been, an AT&T customer (I’m quite happy with Verizon Wireless). Image: Clyde Robinson via Flickr, CC 2.0 You’ve been using Twitter quite delightfully to poke fun at AT&T’s wireless service. I’ve been following and “talking&# to ATT_Fake_PR for a while.

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Why SEO is Easier than Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

However, the number of SEOs I’ve come across are much fewer and farther between than social media marketers. Despite this, social media marketing is much more difficult than search engine optimization. In both of these aspects of search engine marketing, you begin by learning. Here’s why. Much like SEO.

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Customer Service: Contrasting Examples

The Marketing Blog

Nice idea though Reply Rajesh Kumar April 30, 2008 at 4:30 pm Did you try writing them a letter old istyle – I mean have you tried to write their marketing head registered post with AD?! @Rajesh – Nah I didn’t try. Reply aanondo April 26, 2008 at 9:04 am Good one Daksh! Theme: Pressrow.

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