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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

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Struggling to manage costs, the start-up closed shop as quickly as it opened. Inspired in Zimbabwe The founders of Zimride were inspired by drivers in Zimbabwe, who pick up strangers and give them a lift for a few bucks. Weve had some awesome people come through," says Kim Gardner, an associate product manager at Flavorpill.

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Crisis Management for Lion Killers

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If the goal is herd management, have trained naturalists do the killing in a clinical manner and take advantage of the carcasses for research instead of skinning it and mounting the head as a trophy. He will have to actively manage the social media and review sites for NewCo. ignores him, so should Palmer.

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16 Powerful Tools and Services to Help Non-Marketers Grow Their Business

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Managing your social media presence can be a real chore, especially when you have accounts on multiple networks with simultaneous marketing and outreach campaigns at play. HootSuite also has powerful team management features that make it easy for teams to collaborate and post on social media. This is where Hootsuite comes in.

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16 Powerful Tools and Services to Help Non-Marketers Grow Their Business

crowdSPRING Blog

Managing your social media presence can be a real chore, especially when you have accounts on multiple networks with simultaneous marketing and outreach campaigns at play. HootSuite also has powerful team management features that make it easy for teams to collaborate and post on social media. This is where Hootsuite comes in.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Alfred Jorgensen Laboratory

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And its reach is amazing – I have LinkedIn contacts in more than 90 countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. My advice – put a Customer Relationship Management system at the heart of your business and make sure it’s browser-based and hosted in the Cloud. Funnily enough I had just such a request last week.