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Protect Yourself (& Your Followers) from Twitter Spam

The spam phishing messages have been rampant on twitter for the past few days. To protect yourself and your followers, Don't click on DM links, Change your pw, or Chk and see what apps you've given access to in your acct (this is a good routine practice!) Here's how to find that:

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Added by Heather O'Sullivan Canney on November 10, 2009 at 10:25pm — No Comments

I think I may have found it!!!

I have been on a search for an online collaborative tool to use in my VA business. Well I think I may have found it!! It's called Teambox - Open Source Collaboration. Check out this quick tour and you'll see why I'm so happy. Did I mention it's OPEN SOURCE!!!!

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Added by Najah Wallace on November 10, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Four Easy Steps to Credit Health

I saw this article and thought it was worth a share. Sometimes it's the little steps we take that can have a huge impact on our credit. Four Easy Steps to Credit Health By SCOTT BUDMAN and KEVIN CUNEO Mon, Nov 9, 2009 As the country deals with its deepest recession in decades, millions of Americans are dealing with credit card debt.

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Added by David Simmons on November 10, 2009 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Please send me your ideas for Campaign Chairperson.

attended the National Development Institute seminar titled "Raising Good Money in Tough Times" today in Raleigh. Now, who in/around Granville County can we get to be our Campaign Chairperson? We need someone that everybody says, "Yes" to (when asked to donate money). That's the person we need to raise $100,000 between now and June 30, 2010. Please send me your ideas for Campaign Chairperson. Continue

Added by Mark Prokop on November 10, 2009 at 7:08pm — No Comments

You'll Never Guess who Invented Windows

It wasn't Windows or even Apple.

It was actually Xerox working out of a research center in California. While they were at it they also invested the mouse. What's your passion? Are you doing something about it? Continue

Added by Justin Lukasavige on November 10, 2009 at 11:34am — 3 Comments

Are You a 'Cool Kid?' (Do You Have a Poken?)

"Do you Poken?" A Poken is a small gadget that allows you to "swap business cards" without the card! When you touch your poken to another poken, data is transferred. When you then plug your poken into your computer (via usb), you can transfer the contact info for that person into an online address book. The 'hand… Continue

Added by Heather O'Sullivan Canney on November 10, 2009 at 11:08am — 2 Comments

Remember "Guerilla Marketing?"

I recently retrieved an old notebook planner to use that had some notes on a presentation that I attended in April, 2001 on Guerilla Marketing by Jay Levinson. Jay is the author of a series of books on Guerilla Marketing that was very popular at the time and in fact is still popular. I had started a project management consulting practice in the fall of 2000 just before the big Internet dot com bubble burst. The "irrational exuberance" of investing in speculative Internet ventures has disappeare… Continue

Added by Jerry Helms on November 10, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Next Healthy Connections Professional Club meeting November 24

Next Healthy Connections meeting will take place November 24 (Tuesday) at 12PM at Cafe Helios (413 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, 27603; http://www.cafehelios.com/). Agenda: * Introduction/networking * "Use of complimentary medicine in hospitals" by Holistic Nurse Cherry Pfau. * Time for “I found it” - great tips on practice or business, by everybody * Free form discussion *… Continue

Added by Marina Lando on November 10, 2009 at 9:20am — No Comments

Beginning New Book. Equal Rights For All. Special Privileges For None: Principles of Government For A New American Democracy

Introduction In the late 1880’s, an organization of American citizens, primarily farmers from the South and Southwest, recognized that the existing system of agricultural debt peonage was unfair. Because the banking system did not create money in the form of currency, the farmers did not have cash to pay for supplies. The debt peonage system allowed the farmers to enter debt contracts with wealthy bankers and merchants at the beginning of each growing season to borrow money to pay for seed and… Continue

Added by Tom Vass on November 10, 2009 at 8:43am — No Comments

Direct Mail Response Rates

When clients I have worked with planning direct mail promotions very often we are asked the question, "what response can we expect from this mailing?" The answer is simply... Read more about - Direct Mail Response Rates Continue

Added by Craig Scott on November 10, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Yeah Yeah Yeah!

11-9-09 Apex, NC… I was sitting in my office one late afternoon about this time of the year, when an employee rushed in with a big problem. He needed my help. He could not find anyone else. He had a critical report, full of incomplete disinformation , and it was due on the big guy’s desk right away. The owner o… Continue

Added by Jim Vogel on November 10, 2009 at 6:00am — 7 Comments

Don't trade your old vehicle in. Donate it!!!

Donate a car to Cars for Homes Habitat for Humanity’s car donation program Car donations can help a family in your community build a house and the hope of a better life! By donating a car to Habitat’s Cars for Homes™ vehicle donation program, you help your local Habitat for Humanity affiliate build and rehabilitate houses in partnership with families in need of a hand up, not a hand out. It is quick and easy to recycle your used cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, construction equipment or… Continue

Added by Mark Prokop on November 9, 2009 at 10:55pm — No Comments

The Middle will Crush Your Business

Wal-Mart has a killer business because their prices are low. They're the best at low prices and no one can beat them in a price war. Saddleback Leather is expensive but they're the best. No one can compete with their quality and their 100 year guarantee (or Dave's wit and sense of humor -- buy the best, cry once). If you're the low-cost provider most people assume you have a decent product at the best price; a great place to be.… Continue

Added by Justin Lukasavige on November 9, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Tips for moisturizing your skin...

Maintaining your skin’s precious moisture balance is the key to radiant youthful-looking skin... 1- Keep your body and skin healthy and hydrated by drinking at least 6-8 glasses of water per day. 2- Remember to exfoliate the dry skin (as needed) in order to help the moisturizers penetrate and protect the new skin better. 3- Be vigilant about using emollient body lotions or creams to keep your skin moisturized and protected. 4- Remember that there's no better time to moisturize, than immediately… Continue

Added by Claudia Acosta on November 9, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Uplevel Your Image to Achieve Success

Fresh from attending Millionaire Entrepreneur Ali Brown's Shine event in fabulous Las Vegas, one thing became very clear to me. Success is a mindset. Being surrounded by female (and a few male) entrepreneurs earning six-figures, millions and even billions per year gave me some real insight on how truly successful business owners think, act - and dress. Here I am pictured with billiona… Continue

Added by Michele Little - One Chic Mama on November 9, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Chain vs. Local Debate, Part II

It seems that a fantastic discussion has arisen around the question: should we continue to buy things at Wal-Mart and Starbucks, or should we intentionally favor the locally-owned small businesses? (Side note to Michelle: the experience you describe about Subway is, in fact, my experience when I go to Subway. Some of them don't even stock the same kinds of cheese. Most franchises aren't that bad, but you should have picked McDonald's!) The original discussion:… Continue

Added by Dave Baldwin on November 9, 2009 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment

Preparing for Excellence with a Plan and a Purpose

For the past four or five weeks every weekend has included a trip out of town for a day or more so it was with much anticipation that saw this past weekend approaching. My wife Linda and I were staying at home. It just felt good to be saying those words. Little did I know that I’d be spending my weekend on the list of “one thousand chores” of things that needed to be done around our house, but my wife had a plan and was full of purpose for this day! We awoke on Saturday early and headed straigh… Continue

Added by Tim Moore on November 9, 2009 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Your Success is Your Fault!

Achieving success may be simple but it is rarely easy. One of the best but most difficult traits a person can develop is one of personal responsibility. Think of how much you fault other people or circumstances for keeping you from achieving the level of success, health… Continue

Added by Bob Wagner on November 9, 2009 at 12:46pm — No Comments

President Obama Signs Bill to Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit & Unemployment!

President Barack Obama has approved the first-time home buyer tax credit extension, which will extend the tax credit until April 30, 2010. It also extends unemployment benefits for 14 weeks. The 27 states with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher would gain an extra six weeks on top of that, but all states would be eligible for the 14 weeks of extended benefits. The extension is part of a $24 billion economic stimulus bill that will extend the $8,000 tax credit for home buyers who are pu… Continue

Added by Laurice Hewitt on November 9, 2009 at 11:55am — No Comments

School Gardens Will Grow Food to Eat, To Learn, And To Share

November 9, 2009 – Zebulon, NC USA Elementary school teachers are going green in Franklin County, NC with installation of school gardens. Teachers are adding gardening to their lesson plans for science, nutrition, and other subjects. Produce grown in these gardens will feed the students, the teachers, and other local residents. Working with Franklin County school teachers and Dale Byrns, Creative Education Office, several gardens are being installed. In Spring 2010, over 100 elementary school… Continue

Added by Kay Whatley of Grow And Share on November 9, 2009 at 11:32am — 3 Comments