Twitter Search Three Times Faster

by Blair Evan Ball April 7, 2011

Twitter Fail Whale may be taking a vacation. Twitter with it’s new Java Server called Blender will make searches three times faster. Spikes in traffic such as when the Japan earthquake happened will be fewer. That will be a sign of relief for millions of Tweeples which serve more than 1 billion queries per day. […]

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6 Business Mistakes to Avoid in a Social Media World

by Blair Evan Ball March 22, 2011

Protecting Your Business in a Social Media World is essential. Everyone is a reporter now, an author, and has a platform for expressing their thoughts and opinions. Here are 6 tips to Protect Your Business in a Social Media World. 1. Going into Social Media without listening. Social media doesn’t stop at 5 o’clock and […]

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6 Tips for Replying to Yelp Reviews

by Blair Evan Ball March 4, 2011

Social media, for some a marketing opportunity unmatched by any medium to come before; for others, the worst thing to happen to their business. Using social media correctly enables a company to gather opinions from consumers, to shape consumers’ opinion, to share information, and to interact in a way that not only enables their business […]

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Raving Fans or Enraged Fans

by Blair Evan Ball February 28, 2011

Social Media and successful organizations have one common central focus: customers. It doesn’t matter if its a business, a professional practice, a hospital, or a government agency, success comes to those, and only those, who are obsessed with looking after customers! Recently I heard a talk by Ed Horrell author of The Kindness Revolution. Still […]

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Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers

by Blair Evan Ball February 23, 2011

Danny Smith is a good friend of mine and he is my Guest Blogger. He is the Founder of RP2 Development. A consulting company utilizing Assessments to match the right person with the right job. What is your biggest challenge? If businesses managed their money as carelessly as they manage their people, most would be bankrupt. […]

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How to Use Social Media in Your Job Search

by Blair Evan Ball February 21, 2011

Social Media has opened the doors to reach out to companies, decision makers, and employees. How you utilize Social Media and your branding skills will determine if the doors open or close. The majority of jobs are not posted. According to industry statistics 80% of the jobs are filled through networking. So how do you […]

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Social Media and Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

by Blair Evan Ball February 18, 2011

Social Media brings to the forefront that humans are social beings with social needs. I was chatting with a friend recently who’s not a Twitter user, and trying to explain why I like it, and why so many people do too. I found myself turning to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and his Theory of Human […]

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Social Media is Changing the World

by Blair Evan Ball February 16, 2011

Social Media Is Changing the World and Face to Face contact is not obsolete. The telephone has not made face-to-face contact obsolete, as many once believed it would.  Twitter has not made face-face contact obsolete, look at all the Tweetups that are going on around you. Do the events in Egypt these past two weeks […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

by Blair Evan Ball February 14, 2011

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from? Find out about the history of this centuries-old holiday, from ancient Roman […]

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Facebook upgrades it Fan Page

by Blair Evan Ball February 11, 2011

Facebook the Social Media giant upgrades it Fan Page and will allow you to maintain your old Fan Page until March 10th. After that Facebook will automatically change to this new format. Here is a Tour of what the changes will look like. You may also want to check on this Facebook Developers link from […]

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