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How my publisher got $5,000 of goodwill with $100

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It’s about that time where we start getting tons of invitations to weddings, birthday parties, and family reunions. Over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed my friends mentioning how expensive these are. For example,…

Figure out how much you should be paid (and three cheers for transparent salaries) Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk

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Do you know the salary of every employee at your company? I think you should.I mean, who is being protected by secret salaries? Certainly not the employee—the more transparent salaries are, the more accurately an…

Intel CMO on the "Fog" of Online Marketing

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On a recent visit to Intel as part of the Intel Insider group, Sean Maloney, Intel’s CMO, talked about online marketing.Intel is moving hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising away from TV and radio to online.…

People - ya gotta love ‘em!

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If your brand is your reputation (and it is), then it’s important to keep it on track. Everything that you do and say will reflect on that brand. How you say it is one of the toughest tasks when trying to keep your…

Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: Identi.ca Launches, an Open Source Twitter

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Evan Prodromou, one of the better citizens of the wiki community and founder of WikiTravel, launched Identi.ca today.  Its a Twitter clone that is also distributed as Open Source licensed software.  I've been…

Startup Advice from George Costanza: Do The Opposite

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The Seinfeld fans out there will clearly recognize the reference to “the opposite” episode.  Basically, George tries to change his life by going against his natural instincts and doing the exact opposite.  [For the…

Five mistakes people make with startup businesses

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Whether you’ve established a small business, are in the midst of launching one, or simply considering it for the future, it’s certain you want at least one thing out of this investment: success. Starting and running…

Micro Persuasion: Should You Rent or Buy Social Real Estate?

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Anyone looking for a place to live invariably needs to first answer this question: “should I rent or buy?” Each has pros

Not Getting Boxed In as a Do-Gooder

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In Switzerland I met a bright, ambitious young man who has spent a couple years in consulting and is now trying to figure out what to do next. He’s intrigued by the non-profit sector and social entrepreneurship. But…

Niche Biz: Wedding Emergency Kits

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DIY Life:Chances are, despite careful planning and attention to detail, there will be something that doesn’t go exactly as planned at a wedding. Weddings are human events, and we humans are known for making mistakes.…

The Recommendation Engine may well make Digg useful again

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It’s been a long time coming, but Digg is finally rolling out its “Recommendation Engine” to registered users this week. The basic idea is that the service will look at what stories you have dugg (the term for…

There is no PERFECT MLM Company!

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Someone pretty smart once told me this phrase: There is no perfect MLM company.That is something we will all deal with at some point in our business.One of the reasons why people switch companies a lot is because they…

Monday Media Marketing Minute: Narrow Your Market

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I’m still surprised to find so many clients and customers thinking that there product or service caters to everyone.Find out why that’s so wrong in today’s Monday Media Marketing Minute.Tags: customers,…

Avatar fashion for the real world

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With the rise of virtual worlds, the burgeoning fashion market for avatars brought real-world brands and designs into the virtual realm. Now, the trend appears to be going the other way as companies begin to let…

Zakaria Quote Of The Day

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the American system . proved to be flexible, resourceful, and resilient, able to correct mistakes and shift its attention. A focus on American economic decline prevented it. The problem today is that the American p…