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Forget Blogging, It’s All About ‘Vlogging’
It doesn’t seem too long ago, where everyone was talking about blogging and just how important it was for every business to feature a blog on their website to engage with their consumers. However, it …
Infographic: The Internet Then and Now
In 1969, the same year that man first set foot on the moon, four American universities collaborated on a project called the Advanced Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). These four institutions—Univers…
Social Media’s Rise from College Outsider to Campus All Star
During a 2009 leadership conference, I conducted a session about social media. Memories still swirl in my mind from my audience’s warnings about the inability to control student postings, the…
How to Keep in Touch With Family and Friends When you Move Away
Just ten years ago, before technological advances and social media, smart phones and the Internet in most homes, people were limited on how easily they could contact their friends and family if they d…
How Social Media has Changed Us
It would appear that social media is here to stay. To come to any other conclusion would require looking away from the facts or foretelling some unpredictable calamity or sudden and dramatic shift in …
Internet vs. Television: Which Is the Second Screen?
Do you spend more time in front of the TV or in front of the computer screen? Just a few years ago, the answer probably would have been the television. But with a growing global online population, the…
No Option Marketing: 7 Mandatory Steps to Push Your Online Store into Profitability
Marketing makes businesses happen. While most entrepreneurs might not really like the thought of persuading complete strangers for a “buy in” – whether it’s ideas, products, or services – it’s mand…