Sat.Feb 11, 2012 - Fri.Feb 17, 2012

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L-O-V-E for Social Businesses on Valentine’s Day

Waxing UnLyrical

So… looking through this blog, I realized that this is the fourth Valentine’s Day Waxing UnLyrical’s been around … can I get a W00t?! W00t!!! Last year, I wrote about injecting the Valentine’s Day spirit into social media , and I really didn’t want to write a hackneyed version of what I’m sure will be several such posts out today.

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#HAPPO Chat Alert: Tips for Starting Your New Job on the Right Foot

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So you got the job … now what? This is something we all have to deal with, or have dealt with, at some point. It’s exciting to start a new job, but you want to make sure you start off right, don’t you? After all, so often how you start is a precursor for how your career will go. Tomorrow night, from 8-9 pm CT (9-10 pm ET), Arik Hanson and Valerie Simon , who created the #HAPPO hashtag ( Help a PR Pro Out) and chat, are bringing back this terrific Twitter chat to help you out.

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Getting Back on the Right Path

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Guest post by Michael Schechter. We spend so much time talking about when the companies we know and love make a mistake. We grab pitchforks, jump to our blogs and decree our anger to the world, usually within 24 hours, if not 24 minutes, of the offense. Last Wednesday, it was social networking app Path ’s day in the hot seat. The crime: in order to make it easier to find our friends, they were taking the address books on our cell phones and uploading it onto their servers.

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Two Twitter Accounts: An Update

Waxing UnLyrical

I wrote a blog post last year about my decision to keep two Twitter accounts. I waxed (Un!)lyrical about my thought process in maintaining two accounts, and how the sacrifices in terms of time and effort were worth it. Then I changed my mind. You might recall that I had an anonymous “casual” Twitter account and a professional one. I had a good run with the maintenance of both, but the bottom line is that I just didn’t have the time to maintain an anonymous persona, or to decide

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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#myBootcamp Update: Halfway There

Waxing UnLyrical

It’s been a few months since I gave you an update on how I’m doing when it comes to my wellness goals. And I know you’re just dying to hear…! But first, a little story… “You are a very strong woman” A couple of months ago, I went to CVS to pick up a box (30 lbs) of firelogs. I carried it to the counter, and the cashier was aghast that I didn’t use a cart. “Let me help you out with that,” he offered.

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