Systers Celebrates 25 Years Of Supporting Women In Tech, And You Can Join Them

Posted by Laura Seymour on January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

ShareSysters, an email community dedicated to women in tech, recently crossed our radar screen. As proponents of using the Internet to build communities, as well as females kicking you-know-what in the tech industry, we became instant fans of Systers. It may still be a man’s world when it comes to technology, yet we take for [...]

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How To Maximize Google+ For Your Business

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on December 15, 2011 · 4 Comments

ShareWhat exactly can Google+ do for your business? Since Google announced the availability of Google+ business pages, the site has emerged as a viable option for brands and businesses that want to widen their reach and presence within the social space. While there’s no doubt that this newest of the social networking platforms is powerful, [...]

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Innovation, Creativity Flourish During Startup Weekend Kansas City

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on November 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

ShareStartup Weekend Kansas City, an annual event that unites fledgling entrepreneurs from across the city, kicked off Global Entrepreneurship Week with a bang. The ideas flew fast and furiously during the intensive weekend-long session that “focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business,” according to SWKC. [...]

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Kansas City Social Media Masters: Focus on Corporate Blogging

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Share The Social Media Masters Conference made a stop in Kansas City last week and it was great to be a workshop presenter. The topic I tackled: Corporate Blogging: How to Use Blogging for Leads and Sales, is a perpetual favorite. I speak at conferences several times a month in cities all over the U.S., [...]

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Let’s Talk LinkedIn At Podcamp Topeka

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on October 18, 2011 · 4 Comments

ShareLinkedIn is, without a doubt, a must-have tool in your social media marketing arsenal. The social networking site has now surpassed 120 million users in the U.S. and grows by approximately 1 million new members each week. That’s not only a lot of eyeballs – that’s a heck of a lot of opportunity, too. Not [...]

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Kansas City Social Media Masters: A Don’t Miss Event

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 17, 2011 · 11 Comments

Share If you’re a social media practitioner, community manager or marketer/PR pro in or near the Kansas City metro area, the Kansas City Social Media Masters workshop series on Friday, October 21, is something you should check out. Yes, that’s THIS Friday. Clear your calendar and get there. Whether you’re an agency or on the client-side, [...]

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My Bags Are Packed for BlogWorld Expo East!

Posted by Shelly Kramer on May 10, 2011 · 1 Comment

Share I’m excited and honored to be featured as a panelist at BlogWorld and New Media Expo in New York City, May 24-26, 2011. I’m looking forward to participating in this event for a few reasons. First and foremost, it’s my first trip to BlogWorld and I’m psyched. I’ve heard it’s a fantastic conference and [...]

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Countdown to 2011: Submit Your Wish to Be Dropped in Times Square Ball at Midnight

Posted by Michelle Lamar on December 31, 2010 · 5 Comments

ShareAs you make your New Year’s resolutions and plans for 2011, the geeks at V3 wanted to give you a fun New Year’s tip. You can submit your New Year’s wish for 2011 online and have your wish included in the Times Square Ball when it drops at Midnight! The world wide web makes it [...]

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Free Applications to Record Your Computer Screen

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 26, 2010 · 29 Comments

ShareThe V3 team is experimenting these days with a variety of different webinars. One day while trolling the Internet (it’s what I do, don’t judge me), I discovered there are a variety of free applications out there that let you record your computer screen. Hot diggety. You can use these applications to record tutorials, group [...]

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Sneak Peek: Social Media for Business

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 12, 2010 · 12 Comments

Share I’m doing a webinar series with my smart and sassy friend, Erika Napoletano, Head Redhead at Redhead Writing. And yes, we are the geeky girls you might not have paid attention to in high school. But all that’s changed now. We’ve got the goods. And how. And we’re partnering with our friends at iThinkBigger [...]

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I Was a SXSW Virgin

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 10, 2010 · 9 Comments

Share Virgins are rare these days. And people admitting to virginity are often even more rare. But for many of us, the digital world is a relatively new frontier that we’re diving into, learning to navigate and integrating into the marketing and communication strategies we develop for ourselves or for our clients. And that makes [...]

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WordPress Ninja! 5 Plugins To Make Your Blog Kick A**

Posted by Shelly Kramer on August 11, 2010 · 5 Comments

Share I don’t know what came over me – I just saw this picture of the Hot Ninja Babe and wanted to BE her for a minute (but only a minute), so I thought she belonged here. This post, while NOT written by or about a Hot Ninja Babe, was written by my friend, Matt [...]

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5 Things to Make Your Business Blog Totally Kick A**

Posted by Shelly Kramer on August 4, 2010 · 22 Comments

Share I discover new blogs all the time, written by smart small business owners and marketers who understand that the world is changing and that their marketing tactics need to change with it. I also see lots of mistakes, or things left unfinished. Here are a few tips to think about as you start down [...]

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New Google Features, Social Media Use Up 43 Percent?

Posted by Michelle Lamar on August 3, 2010 · 3 Comments

ShareGoogle has made it possible for you to sign in to more than one Google account at a time! According to Mashable, the Google multiple account sign-in feature has been tested for weeks but it is now publicly available. To turn this feature on, you need to go to the Google Accounts page and enable [...]

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Free Resources for Business: American Express Open Forum

Posted by Michelle Lamar on July 27, 2010 · 6 Comments

ShareShelly Kramer and I love marketing. We are card carrying geeks who love to obsess and learn about all kinds of different businesses. Some people knit or make bird houses—Shelly and I get fired up about figuring out efficient and effective marketing strategies, tactics and plans. The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce offers a popular [...]

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