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Seniors and Women Small Business Startups Gain Momentum

BY Mr Rickman Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Today’s “Third Age Entrepreneurs”, those seniors over 50-years old are healthy, energetic and competitive and determined to remain productive well into their 70s. They aren’t going anywhere near that rocking chair on the front porch if they can help it. Industry data shows seniors and women entrepreneur - small business startups rapidly increasing. Read more... READ»

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Seniors and Women Small Business Startups Gain Momentum

BY Mr Rickman Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Today’s “Third Age Entrepreneurs”, those seniors over 50-years old are healthy, energetic and competitive and determined to remain productive well into their 70s. They aren’t going anywhere near that rocking chair on the front porch if they can help it. Industry data shows seniors and women entrepreneur - small business startups rapidly increasing. Read more... READ»

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Chevrolet New Approach to Social Media

BY Chris YatesWed Nov 18, 2009 at 11:23 AM

Who are you getting to write blogs or do video production? Do you use someone in house? Do you pay an oustide source to do this? What about getting people to talk about you for FREE? Chevrolet figured out a way to do that in their ...READ»

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Connecting to the Creative Geek

BY David CapeceWed Nov 18, 2009 at 6:18 AM

The rise in Twitter users has been nothing short of remarkable. It has captured world-wide media attention and consequently sparked an explosion of users — from approximately 2 million monthly visits a year ago to 27 million today. In our exploration of social media, we have draw several parallels to...READ»

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YouTube Direct Enlists Citizen Journalists

BY David CapeceWed Nov 18, 2009 at 6:03 AM

YouTube announced Tuesday that it will be making it easier for citizen journalists to submit news and events to established news organizations. YouTube Direct bridges the gap between new (YouTube) and traditional media by empowering consumers with an accessible tool to submit video while providing established media a rich resource for breaking news...READ»

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Tumblr, the Next Emerging Platform?

BY David CapeceTue Nov 17, 2009 at 7:15 AM

If Twitter, Flickr and Facebook were to get together, it would look something like Tumblr. The microblogging site has a slick, clean design that allows for customization and sharing. In our analysis on social media, we found Tumblr to be a rising star with a growing artistic community. According to Quantcast, Tumblr is gaining steam in the U.S. by consistently surpassing its traffic records. If it continues its rise, Tumblr could emerge from the underground into the mainstream in a very...READ»

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Ryan Paugh from Brazen Careerist

BY David CapeceTue Nov 17, 2009 at 6:59 AM

We have explored many facets of Gen Y. We identified key attributes and mindsets, examined Gen Y in the workplace and developed effective marketing strategies. To take a deeper look into the social networks of the up-and-comers, we spoke with Ryan Paugh, the co-founder of Brazen Careerist. Brazen Careerist is a career We have explored many facets of Gen Y. We identified key attributes and mindsets, examined Gen Y in the workplace and developed effective marketing strategies. To take a deeper look into the social networks of the up-and-comers, we spoke with Ryan Paugh, the co-founder of Brazen Careerist. Brazen Careerist is a career management tool for the next generation of professionals. Brazen Careerist allows users to...management tool for the next generation of professionals. Brazen Careerist allows users to...READ»

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How about a reality show titled "my so-called expertise?"

BY Kelly BlokdijkTue Nov 17, 2009 at 1:46 AM

These days one doesn’t have to go far to stumble upon experts in just about every possible category. The interesting thing is that for most situations, there really doesn’t seem to be a uniform method to evaluate whether those who ...READ»

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Digital Influence in the Network Economy

BY David CapeceMon Nov 16, 2009 at 6:03 AM

Yesterday, I presented “Digital Influence in the Network Economy” at the PodCampAz Conference. The high level principle is that in a network economy, value flows from connectivity. Value is created and shared by all members of a network and economies of scale stem from the size of the network (see full pdf of presentation and outtakes from our podcasting interview). While transactional exchanges of goods and currency have traditionally been the primary economy, the network...READ»

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Top 5: Social Media Lessons from PodcampAZ

BY David CapeceMon Nov 16, 2009 at 5:49 AM

From Wordpress to crowdsourcing to personal branding, fellow digital gurus shared their best tips at PodCampAZ. It started off with tips from a millenial talking about blogging and included the story behind the famed ShalerJump. Here’s the top 5 outtakes from a great PodCampAZ Conference: Wordpress Blog Development. As blogging continues to expand it’s popularity (with over 250,000 bloggers on WordPress today), there are a few tips that can take your game…READ»

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