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It’s a terrible day here in Boston, and I’ve run out of shows on my DVR. So, I thought I’d actually get back to the keyboard and do something productive. As you probably already know, the mashable Open Web Awards nominees have been named, and voting goes until Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008. 
Here are the nominees for [...]

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As I stated in my entry last week, between moving from New Hampshire to Washington and starting a new job, I have been almost wholly absent from the social media space for about a month. Considering the extent of my former addiction, I’m definitely starting to get a little twitchy. I’m not quite at the hysterical, desperate, [...]

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Today, TurnHere, an internet video and advertising company announced the addition of a premium voiceover video package for small businesses. From their press release:
The voiceover offering expands TurnHere’s portfolio of interview-based narrative video ads for small businesses and gives business owners a compelling way to tell their story without having to be on camera. Unlike [...]

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WebNotes has launched its private beta web annotation service and I have a few invitations if you’re interested (just add a comment). I had huge reservations about the service before checking it out and speaking with co-founder and CEO Ryan Damico. My thoughts before checking out the service were:

Why another web annotation service?
How does it [...]

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So, I have literally hundreds of business cards that I’ve collected from my time at matchmine. And since I’m now doing both freelance and contract work, I’m wondering what’s the best way to use my contacts. Here’s a thought I had:
Given the fact that I HATE getting spammy, list-like emails from people and companies, I [...]

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The fall issue of the print edition of Media Bullseye is out, and it includes my article, entitled “A Social Media Existential Crisis.” You can check out the issue in PDF format here.

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Okay, this is a little off topic, but why do credit card companies send me fake cards that say “Your Name Here” on them? Check out my ~1 minute video and please tell me:
1. Why do they do it?
2. Is the conversion rate that much higher than pure paper pre-approval notices?
3. What should I do [...]

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I never thought I’d type the following sentence: I’m excited about a webapp that manages tasks and projects.
Yep. I just wrote that.
I’ve seen a million web apps that do slick, fancy things, and have dismissed them with a jaded “meh.” But today I was introduced to something that manages day to day tasks and lists. [...]

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As Eminem once said, “guess who’s back? Back again!”

Hello, my name is Sarah and I’m apparently a recovering social media addict, but I sure don’t want to be! I may have been fairly absent from social media for going on a month now, but I never planned to give it up for good.
And now, that [...]

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Okay, so I’m still trying to figure out this whole video thing and I’m not entirely comfortable with it. But I think this format is at least a step in the right direction. This is just a quick video talking about exactly two things:
1. Gmail Video Chat
2. Twitterank and Twitter Grader
So, here goes:
 
Related Links:
Twitterank Creator Speaks
Twitterank.com
Twitter [...]

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