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IPE: Pamela for Skype

Dick Schiferli introduced a product called Pamela for Skype. Although it was launched close to 2-years ago on February 16, 2005, I never heard of it until now. Pamela is localized in 30 languages and there has been 260,000+ downloads to date. Pamela is your Skype...

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Some Podcasting Musings on Friday Night

As I sit here at my computer attending a few sessions at the International Podcasting Expo, I stumbled upon some interesting news bits in the podcasting world. Here are just a few of my musings: Self-Proclaimed Podcasting Thought Leader? While I don't want to remove...

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Why Starbucks Coffee Conversations Podcast Failed

I found out by way of Frank Barnako's blog that Episode 3 of Starbucks Coffee Conversations Podcast will be the company's last. Since launching its podcast, Starbucks has received nothing but poor reviews. I said to myself, "It can't be that bad," until I went to...

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Conservative Party Needed Blogging Guidelines

Here's a great example of what can go wrong when you don't have a set of guidelines for your employees to follow when it comes to using blogs, podcasts and other social media tools. Garth Turner, a politician turned journalist turned politician (in some order), was...

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Not everyone can be part of the conversation

I was at a networking event last week Thursday. Actually, I was asked to be a model in a fashion show showcasing the designs of Linda Lundstrom. But I still consider it to be networking because of all the business women in attendance. While waiting to be fitted, I had...

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Sessions on Social Media This Week

I'll be speaking at a number of events this week in Toronto. I'm providing some details below. SOHO Thursday October 19th @ 4pm BUZZ ON A BUDGET: How to Use Social Media to Boost Your Business, Fill Your Sales Funnel & Get Millions of Dollars in Free Publicity Click...

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Social Media Reflections on the Go Train

On Friday night, I took the GoTrain. What makes the GoTrain so great? It's a regional transit system that whips you from city to city in speeds faster than a car. In 20-minutes, I made it from Downtown Toronto to Mississauga. By car, it would've been 30-minutes and by...

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