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MARCH 22, 2012
Email. Whether we like it or not, it is part of our lives. We love it when it’s easy and when others use it in a way that works for us. The rest of the time, we hate it. And when we hate it, we really hate it.
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DECEMBER 15, 2011
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OCTOBER 4, 2012
Headline from CNN. Bad things can happen to any business or brand. You do our best to avoid it; you hire the right people, make the right products, make the right decisions. Sometimes, though, things don’t go as planned and something, someone screws-up.
Almost Savvy
AUGUST 10, 2011
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Almost Savvy
AUGUST 16, 2011
Once you sign-up for Google+, the first order of business should be to build your profile. As with any social networking site, your profile is your home base. It’s where you tell people what you’d like them to know about you.
Almost Savvy
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
I spend way too much time online, most of it on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or LinkedIn. While you may not spend the hours online as I do, admit it, you are online a lot. My question to you is a simple one: How well do you really know your virtual connections?
Almost Savvy
JUNE 18, 2012
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Almost Savvy
AUGUST 11, 2011
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MAY 23, 2011
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JUNE 1, 2011
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Almost Savvy
JULY 13, 2011
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APRIL 6, 2011
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MARCH 24, 2011
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Almost Savvy
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Seemingly stealth group members. You know they're there, but you can't find them. Today’s post is written specifically for those responsible for managing a Group on Facebook.
Almost Savvy
MAY 25, 2011
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JULY 19, 2011
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Almost Savvy
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Have you ever received an email from someone and their signature block seems to run on forever with so many links that the signature is longer than the email itself? Are you guilty of this yourself? It’s okay to admit it, you’re among friends.
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JUNE 14, 2011
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JANUARY 5, 2011
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Almost Savvy
JANUARY 6, 2011
You’ve taken the job of connecting with the right people online seriously. You’ve methodically built your professional network of connections on LinkedIn. You’ve added your family, friends, old classmates and co-workers to your list of Facebook friends.
Almost Savvy
MARCH 8, 2011
I’ve been doing a lot of speaking lately. It is a huge compliment to receive so many requests. I am grateful for every one and wish I had time to honor all of them. It’s funny; I am extremely introverted, but give me a captive audience and a microphone and I’m in heaven.
Almost Savvy
OCTOBER 14, 2011
While it may seem that David Bowie is referring to Facebook when he sings, “Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes.” ” I’m pretty sure he had something else in mind.
Almost Savvy
JUNE 16, 2011
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APRIL 26, 2011
The Problem. I’ve been in pain for the last month. At first, the pain in my hand would come and go. Gradually, the pain moved to my wrist, up my arm and eventually to my shoulder. I spend too much time on the computer, there’s just no way around it.
Almost Savvy
JULY 15, 2010
You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore. Where did the romance go? When did we stop asking, “Tell me about yourself,” “Do you like to take long walks on the beach?” or even the tired old line, “What's your sign
Almost Savvy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
Almost Savvy, We are all learning, why not do it together
Almost Savvy
JULY 12, 2010
While many of us use social networking tools differently, most of us struggle with similar questions and challenges. Should I connect only with family and good friends on Facebook and only business contacts on LinkedIn
Almost Savvy
MARCH 16, 2011
It had been nagging me for months, though I couldn’t put my finger on exactly what it was. Things with my work have been going well and keeping me busy, but something didn’t feel quite right. I know a lot of people, more than I’ve ever known at any other time in my life.
Almost Savvy
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
To my friends who have received the bossy emails from me lately, I’m sorry. I tried to be nice when I told you to change your password right away and delete all the posts you’d sent to your friends. I know you didn’t like hearing about this.
Almost Savvy
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
From the AlmostSavvy mailbag: Rod asks: “I’ve noticed that I’m able to see some people’s full LinkedIn profiles when clicking on their link, but when clicking on the link to my own profile, I see very little information.
Almost Savvy
APRIL 12, 2011
The email I received from Gina had a very simple subject line: “Hello.&# The body of the email was also simple, just a link without any other text. Ugh; spam. I knew immediately what had happened. Somewhere, she had clicked on a malicious link and all of her contacts received the same email.
Almost Savvy
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
Almost Savvy, We are all learning, why not do it together
Almost Savvy
MARCH 31, 2010
Hey, you! Yeah, you standing in line at Starbucks using your phone to check-in while waiting to get your daily latte. We need to have a word. We've been connected for awhile on Twitter and Facebook. I like you, really I do
Almost Savvy
OCTOBER 4, 2012
Headline from CNN. Bad things can happen to any business or brand. You do your best to avoid it; you hire the right people, make the right products, make the right decisions. Sometimes, though, things still don’t go as planned and something, someone screws-up.
Almost Savvy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
If it feels like it is next to impossible to keep up with all of the changes Facebook seems to implement on a weekly basis, you are definitely not alone. What's public? What's private? How do I know who is seeing what I post
Almost Savvy
JANUARY 30, 2012
To those of us who live and breathe social media every day, it is easy to forget that not everyone is as comfortable online as we are. In fact, many people have concerns about being too visible online and some don’t want to be online, period.
Almost Savvy
OCTOBER 28, 2011
If you’re a Facebook user, you’ve probably noticed a lot of changes, especially on the homepage where you see updates from your Facebook friends. What you may not have noticed are the significant updates in how you manage your privacy, along with other new features and changes.
Almost Savvy
OCTOBER 7, 2010
There was a little get-together for tech reporters at Facebook headquarters today. You may have heard about it. Whenever Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, summons an audience because he’s got something to announce about Facebook, life as we know it grinds to a halt. Or so it seems.
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