Interesting Articles for Today Oct 28

Posted by on Oct 28, 2010 in Notable News | Comments Off

Interesting Articles for Today Oct 28

Found this over at Flowing Data: Why everyone should learn programming Great article on how to make more time posted on Liz Strauss’ SOB blog written by Patty Azzarello: Make More Time Tech Crunch is reporting that Box.net is increasing storage space limits for both personal and business accounts. The free personal account is now at 5Gb. WOW! Box.net Upgrades Personal And Business Data...

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My Thoughts on Social Sentiment Analysis

Posted by on Apr 27, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

I’ve been watching a few folks bantering back and forth about “sentiment analysis” and the like. I have to admit that it has been very hard to keep “scientific girl” under wraps and not question the rationality of the conversation. With a background in chemistry, math, and information technology; I’ve mostly dealt with data that are absolute and measurable. The word “data” has...

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Social Copyright Infringement

Posted by on Mar 15, 2010 in Notable News | Comments Off

In the February 22, 2010 issue of Chemical Engineering and News (my husband’s magazine),  an article in the education section entitled “Professors Cry Foul Over Website” got my attention. Bethany Halford wrote about a social web site called Course Hero. This site offers students access to study materials, lecture notes, old exams for $39.95/month. Course Hero contains over 6...

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Five Quick Twitter Tasks

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

Here are five quick Twitter tasks you can easily accomplish today. At most it will take you about 45 minutes to an hour to complete. The end result is that you’re perpetuating your conversation in the social media space. Tell folks what your business is doing this week. Did you launch a new product or service? Are you and your team members out working in the community? Why is this...

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Beginning Social Media for Small Business

Posted by on Feb 22, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

As a small business owner, you wear many hats and because of this, it can be challenging to find the time to promote your business in a cost-effective manner. Web-based social networking tools may be a solution for you to explore in an effort to reach your target customer. We’re going to briefly introduce you to two social media tools that you’re probably aware of already. In...

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