Foursquare Checks In To Create Buzz About The Vote

Posted by Shelly Kramer on November 2, 2010 · 1 Comment

Share Location based marketing tech darling Foursquare is playing a role in the election drama that unfolds as Americans participate in yet another Election Day. Tech savvy voters are checking in at the polls and earning the #IVotedToday badge and doing their part to raise awareness and urge others to take part in the election. [...]

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Secret To Small Business Success? Local Search

Posted by Shelly Kramer on August 13, 2010 · 11 Comments

ShareJust because you have a cool business or offer a unique service, doesn’t necessarily mean that people will find you. Or buy what you sell. Which is often a critical misstep that businesses make. Paying attention to local search and developing a strategy to maximize your exposure in your own community is a critical component [...]

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Inspire. Ignite. Advocate.

Posted by Shelly Kramer on July 7, 2010 · 8 Comments

Share Today’s children are our future. These wacky toddlers–the ones playing dress up and tee ball today–are the legacy that we collectively leave. We’re not responsible to our bosses, our clients or our neighbors–we’re really responsible, or we should be, to these children. And it just takes a few small changes, done at your own [...]

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It’s Official: I’ve Become My Mother

Posted by Shelly Kramer on June 27, 2010 · 10 Comments

Share I love information. I’ll admit it. I’m an addict and a user. My mother, God love her, routinely clips articles from the daily newspaper that she thinks I’ll find interesting and mails them to me from her idyllic home in south Florida. Sometimes she even sends me crossword puzzles that she’s clipped, copied, and [...]

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Kirtsy Takes a Bow: Michelle Lamar Featured in Book on Social Media Leaders

Posted by Michelle Lamar on February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

ShareMore than 100 social media tastemakers gave their voices and visions to Kirtsy Takes a Bow in order to highlight the creative renaissance taking place online. V3′s Michelle Lamar was featured in this book, along with other social media , photography, tweets, websites, online stores, and the inspirations of more than 100 social media leaders, entrepreneurs and [...]

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