Youtube.com has made stars out of everyday folks for many, many years now.  We watched the Evolution of Dance, Leeroy Jenkins!, the Grape Stomping Lady, and the Star Wars Kid get passed around social circles at lightening speed, providing instant entertainment and distraction from work. And while most of these people don’t push fame past

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If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook the last few days, you’re probably aware that I’ve had a very negative customer service experience lately. I’m not proud of the rants this little episode sparked, but coming from a very diverse customer service background that includes call centers, retail and social media, I was

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The 24-hour news stations and explosion of social media news sharing means that there’s never really a time without breaking news.  But in reality, some news days are completely dull, filled with droning financial news and the latest political drivel while other days are filled with flashy scandals and big announcements… perfect fodder for social

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As usual, most great ideas I hear about social media come from Chris Brogan. No wonder he was named the #1 small business social media mogul by Dunn and Bradstreet in a Wall Street Journal article a few days ago. But I’m not here to talk about Chris as much as I am here to

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Update (5/3/2011)  - Charts showing the Twitter traffic before, during and after the announcement. On this particular blog, this is post #100.   Usually that would be cause for celebration, but given the announcements made on 5/1/2011, it pales in comparision. As you have no doubt heard, read, or have seen, President Obama announced to

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Social media is becoming an important tactic in the total marketing strategy for many companies around the world.  As a result, there’s a huge rush to fill those positions with qualified people. So it seemed only natural that BeBizzy Consulting would provide a way for businesses and job searchers could find each other. Jobs.BeBizzy.com was

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UPDATE (12/15/2011) – The original posters of this process, Tweetsmarter.com, have posted a new, simplified process that should make it easier to make this process work for you.   I just tried it on my page with Google Chrome, and it worked perfectly.  Enjoy! Alternate directions with browser bookmarklet So many people are failing to

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The talented folks at Funny or Die have patched together a historical documentary of the five years Twitter has been in existence. Directed by Ken Burns, this 3+ minute, completely inaccurate history of the social media platform takes you from it’s conception on a playground through Lady Gaga’s rise the top. Caution, there’s some NSFW

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