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In continuing with my series of quick social media tips (check out 5 tips for LinkedIn) I'm covering some tips for business use of Facebook here. I've actually written about some of these tips in great detail before, but this can act as a quick primer for folks who like their info snack sized like this. Read More

An in-depth discussion on the timely topic of health care. If you're self-employed or own a small business and are "in the market" for health insurance - here's some great advice for you. Read More

A new report by Inside Facebook discusses some best practices for retailers hoping to set up shop on the popular social networking site. Some of the recommendations include letting users shop from within Facebook, including even the ability to share product information with friends. Another suggestion is to have contests, giveaways and sweepstake Read More

It's been an unusual week in social media, most notable because many of us had to learn to live without it. A DDoS attack targeting Twitter (Twitter), Facebook (Facebook), LiveJournal and many other sites knocked the leading micro-messaging service offline and caused numerous problems with the leading social network, too. Read More

A Web seminar in Royal Oak will help to teach businesses about the use of social media. “You CAN Measure Social Media: True Tales from the Social Media Measurement Trenches” is being hosted by the Detroit chapter of the International Association of Business Communications. Read More

Twitter ruffled a few more journalistic feathers this week when American Idol judge Paula Abdul became the latest household name to usurp the breaking news power of traditional media by making a big announcement on the social networking site. Read More

One of the most important keys to getting good placement in search engines is to get other websites to link to your site. Some of the techniques being used by online marketers and unscrupulous link-building "businesses" will build nothing but animosity for your business. Whether you do your own link-building, have one of your employees do it, or Read More

Does your job search plan include using Social Media? If not, you should take a closer look. Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Myspace are great for socializing but can be a very powerful tool for your job search. Read More

OTTAWA - An index that represents business confidence in Canada was relatively flat in July, suggesting a degree of economic stabilization. But small- and medium-sized businesses aren't cheering the end of the recession just yet, said Ted Mallett, chief economist with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which puts out the monthly `` Read More

BOSTON, MA -- 08/06/09 -- In the newly released report, "BI for the SMB 2009: How to Slash Cost and Empower the Business User," Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), found that 99% of top performing organizations were able to deliver business intelligence (BI) to their employees in a self-service, non IT-assisted capacity, helping i Read More