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Ted Williams Homeless Golden Voice

How Social Media Got a Homeless Man Off the Streets


Monday, January 10, 2011

As they said on CNN, it's the story of James Earl Jones meets Susan Boyle.Who amongst us hasn't seen the video?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rPFvLUWkzsThe reporter from the Columbus Dispatch posted his video of a kind homesless man with a velvety voice on his newspaper's website on January 3.  The next day, Reddit.com (without permission from the newspaper) posted ...

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TwitPics from Snowmageddon 2010

Social Media and Snowmageddon 2010


Monday, January 3, 2011

Happy 2011, and welcome to the New Year!I hope you had a wonderful winter break, and didn't feel too lonely.  In the event you spent your winter break in certain parts of the country, the winter weather likely affected your plans.  Let's face it... it was the first white Christmas Atlanta had seen in 100 ...

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Does social media make us lonelier?


Monday, December 20, 2010

Recently, one of my clients sent me an article, which poses this question... does social media actually make us lonelier?   As we head into the holiday season, a time which is called the "most wonderful time of the year" and yet consistently is cited as a period when people truly feel lonely, I decided ...

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holiday shopping

How You Can Use Social Media For Holiday Shopping


Monday, December 13, 2010

As we head into the homestretch for the 2010 holiday season, for many of us, the realization that we have 2 weeks left to complete our shopping is causing a panic.  That's right, it's time to get serious and start thinking about what to buy our loved ones... and how can we get the best deals? ...

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Choosing an SEO friendly theme for your WordPress blog… it does matter!


Monday, December 6, 2010

When I first got into this business, everybody told me to set up a blog and make it the centerpiece of my online presence.  Oh, and WordPress was definitely the way to go.I dove in head first.  At first, I really hated WordPress.  I knew it must have some redeeming qualities, but there were so ...

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CNN Heroes 2010

CNN Heroes Awards – A Case Study on Social Good


Monday, November 29, 2010

"Social media has changed philanthropy - it makes it easier for others to become aware of your cause - to give." --Holly Robinson Peete at the CNN Heroes Award showPerhaps you watched the CNN Heroes Awards show on Thanksgiving night.  There are many wonderful charitable organizations and events out there, but I was moved (and quite ...

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