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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). What are the risks and rewards? He was raised and educated in London.

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Small Businesses Must Make Data Privacy a Priority

Duct Tape Marketing

In addition to exposing individuals to possible identity theft, security breaches also expose companies to negative PR. Cloud-based Tripwire SecureScan provides free vulnerability scanning for up to 100 Internet protocol (IP) addresses on an internal network. Internet hackers pose a credible threat to businesses and to their customers.

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Name A Startup

ultralightstartups.com

Startup PR. Engage an IP lawyer for more thorough analysis). Test shortlisted names using trial Google AdWords campaigns to see which names get the best click-throughs (the tactic is described in The Four Hour Work Week and on Marketing Experiments ). April 11, 2012 – Event Recap. Future Energy – Virtual Events.

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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. In fact, to a large extent Mike created the war by launching a withering PR attack that Microsoft couldn’t ignore.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

I'm working with a PR/Communications gurus who is trying to focus me on a name, that when you hear it, it tells people what it is you are doing. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. GE Campaign Turns YouTube Videos and. Some of the things you mention I have done. Others, were great ideas.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

If deals drift people start whisper campaigns. If it’s a biz deal you might care about IP protection, revenue share, investment commitments to joint marketing – whatever. But I sometime see people get bogged down in PR releases, cancelation clauses, minimum guarantees, whatever. If deals drift people start whisper campaigns.

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Twitter Link Roundup #71 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Guerrilla to Genius: 300+ Creative Advertising Campaigns – [link]. With increasing numbers of mobile apps, IP theft is becoming more common – [link]. Useful new email service from amazon – allows you to leverage their experience to send bulk emails – [link]. Happy for friends at Mullen. #3