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CraigRitchie.com

Craig Ritchie — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:56:43 -0400

Craig Ritchie's Blog.

Bio and Interests: Robert Morrison

Robert Morrison — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:33 -0400

...a Czech-speaking American ex-pat living in Prague since 1993

Buzz Strategy

Shammara Hussain — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:12:40 -0400

Highlighting news & trends in online retail, social shopping,
product reviews, market research, and interesting web trends overall.

Journalism's Evolution In An Era Of Social Media

DJ Francis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:07:11 -0400

Journalism is at a crossroads, with two distinct groups voicing their opinions.

On one side, many journalists don’t buy the trend toward social media and have their heads firmly entrenched in the sand. They believe in their readership’s loyalty and claim that social media is a passing fad.

One the other side, other journalists have fully embraced the social media tools at their disposal and go so far as to trumpet the death of journalism. They expect newspapers to close up shop; the death knell of print news is a symphony of tweets.

Social Media Publishing for Those Who Don't Have Time...

Karrie Sullivan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:22:46 -0400

I was asked recently by a small business owner whether it would be smart of her to use Facebook to market her business and for a recommendation on whether to use myn10.com. My friend is an executive coach who thrives (as most consultants/service providers do) on her professional network. My email back to her turned out to be more like a whitepaper or blog post so I thought I'd share:

The CEO Sales Trap

Marc Hausman — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:53:13 -0400

The foundation of relationship selling is the ability to establish a connection with decision-makers at a prospective customer.

Who better to champion your product or service than the CEO? They refer you to one of their lieutenants with a positive reference and you are well on your way to securing a new client. Right?

Social Voting Sites: StumbleUpon, Digg, Sphinn...

DJ Francis — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:41:19 -0400

Let's talk blog promotion.

I was really glad when Chris Brogan posted this post last week regarding StumbleUpon because I've been meaning to write something similar. If you check out the image at the top of this post, you will see a list of top referring sites that have led back to my blog since I began. StumbleUpon is not only at the top of the list, but mentioned several times throughout the list.

What Is Twitter? A Beginners Guide

DJ Francis — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:17:19 -0400

This is a brief users guide for those curious about how it works, wondering about its value, and wanting to get the most from the experience.

You may have heard of Twitter and be a little confused. Early adopters have been playing around with it for a couple of years, but Twitter finally seems to be making it into the mainstream.

What Is Twitter?

Africa Technology and Investment Digest 6

Jon Gos — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:30:34 -0400

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Google Invests in Kenya’s Mobile Planet
This week Google made the announcement that it is making a minority stake investment into Kenyan mobile operating company Mobile Planet…

Is More-Faster-Now the Answer?

Valeria Maltoni — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:14:20 -0400

I’d say that if it were, the question could almost be anything these days. We want, no we demand to exact it from others - colleagues, sometimes spouses, and most definitely companies as represented by their customer service representatives. But do you demand more of yourself?

Let me rephrase, do you enjoy it when others demand more-faster-now of you? Consider this.