Everyone in my household is addicted to these soft, fluffy, sweet harbingers of cookie-ecstasy. I feel honor bound to implore everyone not to walk past them at the supermarket because they have the ability to cure disease, wipe your hard drive of malware and painstakingly launder your delicates. Lofthouse Cookies got Barack Obama elected- true [...]

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I feel really bad for this guy, and I think we’ve all fired off some off the cuff words into the intertubes only to have them come boomeranging back at us.
However, it’s worth noting that this sad tale starts with a disparaging tweet sent from the airport on the way to a client. To educate [...]

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In my last office gig, I heard time and time again that internet marketing wasn’t worth pursuing because the demographic we served (Boomers) didn’t “get computers.” I suspected that the 50+ crowd was being underestimated technologically, and it turns out they’re gaining ground.
I came across this piece and wanted to share it- it breaks down [...]

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Via Tess at the VAF comes this article about Virtual Assistants and small business.

For small businesses that are drowning in paperwork or administrative tasks, the traditional choice has been to hire a part-time or full-time assistant, or else slog through unassisted. But in these work-from-home days of the Internet, there’s a third option: hiring a [...]

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Via JK Virtual Office Resources, a cautionary tale for the internet age about the power of good and bad internet attention and your brand. Background: Motrin created some ads that unintentionally portrayed mothers in a less than flattering light. From the article, some key points:
…outraged mums, furious at the suggestion that their babies were a [...]

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Brilliant! Plans are underway to open the first free, online university for people across the globe. While rigid academics might balk at the idea, the fact remains that post-secondary education is and will remain out of reach for the vast majority of people who need it most. From the article:
An Israeli entrepreneur with decades of [...]

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Really. Following on from the superior e-mail service and awesome MS Office killer GDocs, Google is now after your hard drive. Especially for those of us in the virtual service business, this is very, very cool.
The long-rumoured GDrive is expected to be launched this year, according to the technology news website TG Daily, which described [...]

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By now, most tech-savvy marketing strategies include some social media marketing. This cool Mashable post highlights 30 new applications to do more for your business with Facebook.
And none of them involve saving the rainforest through the exchange of virtual plants, thankfully.
Think LinkedIn is the only place for business? Facebook is growing rapidly and it’s becoming [...]

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Well, this is cool. Anyone who has quietly gone crazy navigating a phone tree that needs serious pruning knows how frustrating blind waiting can be. (Is this going to be five minutes or five hours?!?)
Bank of America has been using Twitter to help customers more thoroughly and expeditiously. If Bank of America can use that [...]

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Polyvore is a site that can suck hours from you with its sheer possibility. Above and beyond the fun of compiling infinite cool outfits is a neat little quick and dirty tool for short and long term planning.
Personally, I’ve used it to visualize a room before I change it around or decorate. I’ve also used [...]

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Inkscape has been invaluable to me personally and professionally. This video is a great beginner’s how-to, with a bonus explanation of the benefits of open source software.
YouTube – how to use inkscape.

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Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

via Transcript – Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address – Text – NYTimes.com.
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Welcome to the White House! We’ve been waiting!

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Having been already disheartened in our belief in love by the “subway sweethearts” story last year, no one was too impressed by this transparent viral marketing ploy in Sydney, Australia.
She told the world via YouTube that she was a Cinderella trying to find her Prince Charming, a mystery man in a jacket, but Heidi Clarke [...]

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Another great Lifehacker tip- diversifying your data presentations.
Andrew’s flowchart, available as a JPEG or PDF, starts with the question “What would you like to show?”—comparison, distribution, composition, or relationship—and drills down from there based on how much and what type of data you’ve got to show.

via Charts: Flowchart Decides Which Chart Style is Best for [...]

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