Social Media

Are You Ready? Rural Business Planning for the New Year

December 31, 2009

Another New Year’s Eve, this time celebrating the arrival of a new decade. If you’re like me, you start looking ahead to all the changes and improvements you’d like to make in your life and your business. And odds are, learning what social media IS and how to use the various sites (or use them [...]

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The First 100 Days

April 12, 2009

I thought today would be an appropriate time to comment on the first 100 Days. No – not the first 100 Days of Obama and his new Administration. ME! MY first 100 Days! I’ve written this blog for 100 days straight, come hell or high water. When I decided to give this blog a go, [...]

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How Social Media Can Help Small Business

April 9, 2009

Are you using social media yet? Have you tried Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook? How about writing a blog, or even commenting on some? If not, don’t wait too long to start your learning and determine what’s right for you. Business owners who have taken the leap into soap media are finding benefits, and lots of [...]

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Social Media for Tourism Businesses

April 7, 2009

Social media like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and others are obviously a huge trend for all industries these days. But social media can be especially useful to tourism businesses. Hotels, restaurants, tour guides, retail outfitters, golf courses and resorts can all benefit from getting messages out to potential customers – whether they have reservations yet or [...]

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When Does Email Become Ancient History?

March 19, 2009

With all the talk these days about social networking, have you started to wonder if anyone – besides you – is still using email? If reaching high numbers of people is your goal, then social networks and blogs are a better choice than individual emails. They are more efficient for group communication. In a recent [...]

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A Personal Lesson in Social Media

March 17, 2009

My stepdaughter Sarah entered the hospital this past Saturday when she went into labor, right on time, to give birth to her first child. We looked forward to receiving news as her labor progressed, and old fogies that we apparently are, we stayed close to the phone all day so we could know what was [...]

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Being Your Authentic Self Using Social Media

February 27, 2009

Deciding whether social media is worth your time is one thing. Learning how to select the ‘right’ social media for you – and actually use them – is another. Perhaps the biggest dilemma is learning how to be yourself using social media, whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Flickr. Take a look at Social Media [...]

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