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Why I’m Over Declaring Tech Tools “Over”

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With the launch of Google’s new social network, Google+ , there are many who have rushed to publish opinions about the demise of other networks, most notably Twitter and Facebook. Some have even gone as far as to shut down their accounts on these other networks to move their entire online network to Google+.

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How To Manage Your Online Reputation By Using Google Alerts

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In addition to the wonderful feedback to my post last week about 3 Mistakes You’re Making Online , I also received questions about my third point – using Google Alerts to monitor your reputation online. If you’re part of the second group, I strongly encourage you to consider using Google Alerts. What is Google Alerts?

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New Tool Makes My Email Work Harder and Smarter

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I found out about this tool when I saw Arik Hanson rave about it online. We combine information from several sources; at the moment, these are Google Profiles,Gravatar, Plancast, Rapleaf. What are your favorite tools which help you make your email even more of a workhorse? Real names have been changed to protect the guilty.)

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What is Your Favorite “Real-time” Tool?

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And, at what point, do real-time tools stop being new toys which only truly-geeky people use and start becoming so embedded into our everyday lives that we don’t really think about them, but can’t imagine living without them? I invite you to hear from some of the attendees as they share a few of their favorite tools.

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Ready for Yet Another Social Platform? Here Comes Google Buzz

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Here Comes Google Buzz Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media , Twitter on February 9, 2010 | one response Are you ready for a new social platform? Here comes Google Buzz , which brings social elements right into you? More accessible than other networks, but less geeky and intimidating than Google Wave.

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Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends | Almost Savvy

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The Real Life Social Network I’m excited to share a thought-provoking presentation about Real Life Social Networks from Paul Adams , a blogger and researcher at Google. Could this be a glimpse into what’s next from Google? Should I connect only with family and good friends on Facebook and only business contacts on LinkedIn?

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Top 5 Signs Your Business Should Not Be Using Social Media

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The number of businesses on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube is mind-boggling, but the real question is how many of them are using the tools wisely? Incorporating social media tools into an overall business strategy definitely offers important opportunities which wouldn’t be possible any other way.