Don’t Believe Everything You Read – Anatomy of an Internet Rumor

Posted on December 9th, 2010 by Kris  |  7 Comments »

Any of you who know me or read this blog regularly know I am a huge Auburn University fan. HUGE. Recently my Beloved Auburn Tigers’ football team has come under some scrutiny due to some issues with a player’s father and his dealings with another university. I will leave it to others to sort it [...]

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Outsourcing Social Media – My Name is NOT Peggy.

Posted on November 30th, 2010 by Kris  |  1 Comment »

I recently read an article called “Avoid Making A Colossal Mistake: Keep Your Social Media In-House” that makes a lot of good points about why you shouldn’t let an outside party take over your social media campaign. The main argument was social media is all about creating relationships between customers and a brand, and outsourcing [...]

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7 Ways to Clean Out Your Email’s Inbox

Posted on November 12th, 2010 by Kris  |  3 Comments »

If there is one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cluttered inbox. If I have more than 15 or so emails in it, I start to break out in a cold sweat and see that little black and white swirly thing movies like Vertigo use to show dizziness. It’s not just an OCD thing either. [...]

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Dropbox > Google Docs

Posted on November 5th, 2010 by Kris  |  2 Comments »

You all know of my decadent love affair with Google products despite their attempt to take over the world (or maybe it’s because of their attempt to take over the world – hmmmm). But I have to say that as far as sharing files online, Dropbox wins hands down.
With Google Docs, you upload your file [...]

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What Really Scares You?

Posted on October 28th, 2010 by Kris  |  3 Comments »

Jason. Freddie. Michael Myers. These names used to send me hiding under my covers when I was a kid. Heck, I still get the heebie jeebies if someone makes that “chhh chhh chhh ha ha ha” sound from Friday the 13th. And I blame Nightmare on Elm Street for my night-owl insomniac tendencies to this [...]

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Recharging and Reassessing: A Blog Post for Me.

Posted on October 22nd, 2010 by Kris  |  5 Comments »

It’s been a while, huh? Despite a vacation that explains part of my absence, I have been so busy working for other people that I haven’t taken the time to work for myself. My social media updates have been non-existent. I haven’t written a blog post in almost a month. But despite my lack of [...]

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Tip of the Day: Add Subject Line and More to Your Email Links

Posted on September 24th, 2010 by Kris  |  1 Comment »

Yes, yes I know you are eagerly awaiting my Picks of the Week, but  I came across this little gem and had to share!
You know “Email Me” links, right? The links that open with a new email message in your default email program when you click on them? Well, if you don’t know what I’m [...]

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Top 5 Picks of the Week – September 17, 2010

Posted on September 17th, 2010 by Kris  |  2 Comments »

In last week’s post I mentioned I wanted to start compiling interesting stories during the week that some of you may have missed. So without further ado and in no particular order…..
1. See Where Major Companies Lean Politically. Written by Austin Carr of Fast Company. Although the extent of my involvement in politics is watching [...]

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Need Your Help!! Send Me Your Fave Articles and Blog Posts

Posted on September 10th, 2010 by Kris  |  No Comments »

I am hoping to start compiling the most interesting articles each week for a new blog series entitled “Most Interesting Articles of the Week.”  OK, OK so the title needs work, but my point is to narrow down the massive amount of information out there to just a few articles I think need to be [...]

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Avoid Online Scams: Follow Your Instincts and Do Your Homework

Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Kris  |  5 Comments »

Do any of you watch White Collar? It’s a show on USA about a smart (and pretty cute, don’t you think?) con man who specialized in fraud and forgery before he was eventually caught by the FBI. Since he was the best con man out there, the FBI agent who caught him asks him to [...]

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