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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Sam earned a BA in Communications Arts and Sciences from Michigan State University. Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy.

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17 Entrepreneurs Share their Favorite Quotes

Hearpreneur

Being a native of West Michigan, I know a lot about snow! It’s a rule of thumb that I’ve since followed in my PR marketing business that I’ve operated for more than 13 years. Same with agencies or partners. . #5 – Grab every opportunity as if it were a falling snowflake. Image Credit : Sid Simone.

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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. In fact, to a large extent Mike created the war by launching a withering PR attack that Microsoft couldn’t ignore. Lil Wayne, Swag Surfin.

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Playing with Glass – Changing (and Saving) Lives (Part 2)

Up and Running

Google was a private company and their CEO and co-founder was visiting his and my alma mater in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan, where I had just graduated a few months prior and was bumming around getting my own startup off the ground. Tech-Nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Bruno’s Barkin’ Biscuits, LLC is a small, home-based company in Michigan specializing in all-natural, preservative free, and healthy dog treats. Three years after that, I was fortunate enough to find a firm, Land Carroll & Blair, with a same client-oriented mentality and partnered with them. Thanks to Nancy D.