Archive for May, 2010

BizSugar Wins Best Social Media App Award

Published by Shawn Hessinger
BizSugar Small Business Social Media 6Three cheers for BizSugar.com which last week won Best Of Tech Award For Best Social Media App presented by the Northeast Ohio Software Association. We've posted links to some of the congratulatory Tweets that went out after the victory from members and supporters of the BizSugar community. (Just click on the images below to be taken to the original posts.) You can also check out BizSugar advisory board member Joel Libava's thoughts …

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Five Tips For Your Social Media Neighborhood

Published by Shawn Hessinger
Community NeighborhoodJust like the community in which you live, social media neighborhoods are created by the people who inhabit them. Here at BizSugar.com, for example, we feel we have one of the best online communities on the planet, but making a difference in your social media community or neighborhood has to do with your effort and the efforts of your fellow members to make them good places to interact and network. With this in mind, here are five …

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10 Tips For Networking Like a Social Media Guru

Published by Shawn Hessinger
social media guruA huge part of networking in small business today happens not just at the local chamber of commerce event or even down at the local coffee shop, but online, through BizSugar.com or one of many other social media sites out there. But how do you smile, share a business card and make friendly conversation with millions of fellow business owners, potential partners and customers from all around the world using nothing but an uploaded photo …

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The 14 Annoying Marketers To Avoid In Social Media

Published by Lisa Barone
annoying twitter typesSocial media is a scary place. There are so many things lurking to make marketing on social media difficult for a small business owner. It’s hard to decide which tools to use, which strategies will be the most effective, and which sites will offer you the biggest return for your investment. But the scariest thing of all has nothing to do with any of that. What makes social media so frightening are the marketers who live there. Because …

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