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Google Winter cleaning affects mostly unused sync features
This article was first published in my Examiner column : Google announced their Winter Cleaning on their blog. This is part of their periodic announcements wh…
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Trends in Coupon Marketing and Small Business
I wrote a trends post on Coupon Marketing for 2013 for SmallBizTrends. I talk about how companies like Groupon are evolving their business model with resource…
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[BOOK] Technology and Critical Literacy in Early Childhood : Vivian Vasquez
I was part of the book Technology and Critical Literacy in Early Childhood by Vivian Maria Vasquez and Carol Branigan Felderman From the book description on …
Real-Time Treats : Take Action Immediately When Your Friends Share Good News
At a high level Treater solves several problems, specially with the holidays coming and a lot of us scrambling to make sure we thank all those who helped us b…
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Rohit Bhargava's : 15 Marketing Trends In 2013
15 Marketing Trends In 2013 And How Your Business Can Use Them from Rohit Bhargava Speaking at the Potomac Tech Wire 's "Social Outlook 2013", Roh…
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Is The World Coming Closer? Delta Buys Stake in Virgin Atlantic
The first inklink I got about this deal between Delta and Virgin Atlantic is from an article by Carla Caldwell in the Atlanta Business Chronicle of course In h…
Swami's Sunday Digest: Google+ Confusing Numbers, Netflix CEO should not be in trouble
This week had it's share of interesting news and here is what got my attention : Google Plus introduced Communities and Geoff Livingston promptly starts B…
Swami Sunday Digest: Nora Roberts, Capital Area Food Bank & More
Reading a physical paper has been a habit I cherish with my morning coffee. Love going out to get my copy of the Washington in the hurricanes snow or sunshine…
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Five Tips to Get More Views for Your Posts on The Niche Mommy Blog
I met Nadia Jones Founder of the Niche Mommy Network during my last visit to Jacksonville Florida. I was thrilled to contribute this article " Blogging Hot…
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Two Posts on Social Media Marketing Published today
In case you missed my share of the two posts published today, here are the links for you to check out. Dell Community Blog : Connect with Influencers to Increa…
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SNCR Society of New Media Communications & Research 2012 Recap
[ View the story "SNCR Research Symposium and Awards Gala Nov 2012" on Storify ] SNCR Research Symposium and Awards Gala Nov 2012 Storified by Shashi B…
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Small Business Talk from the Swami - Shashi Bellamkonda
I always have thoughts and like to write posts based on my thoughts that may be useful to others. Of late without a editorial calendar I am finding that my po…
Smart progress on Amtrak with e-tickets and Apps
A lot of good things are happening on Amtrak and I am most excited about the eTicket and the mobile app that Amtrak has launched. Using the App available both…
Chat Tomorrow Night Sept 25th 8 p.m #MasterYourBrandChat
The term "influencers" can be often misconstrued to mean celebrities only. This could have been true in a media that was a one way broadcast and no …
Swami's List of Startups to Check Out This Week : @mailstromapp @sano_int @backtweets @storiesinherited @pichaglobal
This weeks Swami's List of Startups that are interesting and worth checking out : MailStrom : @mailstromapp Intuitive way to clean your inbox and unsubscrib…
Abundant Caution Is Never Enough : Beware of StalkTrak
My apologies to the folks who got a DM from my Twitter account for about an hour this afternoon. Here is how I think this happened. I have a strict password…
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Good Bye iGoogle and a few other products by spring cleaning in summer
First published in my Examiner column Ironically the news that Google is shutting down iGoogle along with a few other applications came to me via my iGoogle ( …
Facebook comments can now be edited
Cross posted from my Examiner Column It looks like when Facebook sneezes it becomes news. Amply proven by my posting this article as well. This evening Faceb…
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Small Business Advice for the Men's Grooming Business
When visiting small businesses, I always think about ideas and tips that I can learn from the business and additionally any ideas I can contribute to the busin…
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Marketing Confessional : 3 Take-Aways from Steve Job's Biography
Did you read Steve Job's Biography by Walter Isaacson Here are my thoughts in our regular Marketing Confessional Column.
Art in the honor of National Train Day
Art in the honor of National Train Day , a photo by ShashiBellamkonda on Flickr.
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[VIDEO] Bustin' the Stereotype for Science : Science Cheerleaders
On Sunday April 29th 2012 I visited the Us Science and Engineering Festival. The expo hall was filled with a large number of exhibits which I enjoyed very mu…
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3 Minute Tips Getting Smart with Your Social Marketing
I enjoyed the session “Getting Serious with Your Social Marketing” panel along with: Wendy Moe ( @wendymoe ): Associate Professor of Marketing at the Robert H. …