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Social Media

Is Your Website Ready for Social Media Visitors?

by Deana Goldasich on October 27, 2009

Ready to take the plunge into the Social Media pool? Eager to Tweet about your business and industry, post links on Facebook and generate a buzz online? Before you begin rubbing elbows in the social media world, take a critical look at your website. Imagine this: An expert in your industry now follows you on [...]

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How Twitter and GoDaddy Saved This Customer!

by Deana Goldasich on September 20, 2009

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I have been a GoDaddy customer for years. I’ve purchased countless domains, hosting packages—you name it. In all my years with GoDaddy, I’ve never encountered a performance issue like I did this week. My blog came to a screeching halt and began running like molasses. This, right after 32 new “fans” joined the Well Planned [...]

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Social Media Takes Center Stage at Upper Tampa Bay Chamber

by Deana Goldasich on September 15, 2009

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The Upper Tampa Bay Chamber, in cooperation with Andoni Lizardy and BOSS, staged a three-hour seminar on social media on Friday, September 11 at the Hilton Garden Inn.  Lizardy brought in several prominent experts in the field and immersed business owners and other participants in all things related to Blogging, Facebook, Twitter and relationship-building online. The [...]

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You’ve Joined Twitter. Now What?

by Deana Goldasich on August 23, 2009

I was recently at a conference where some entrepreneurs and business owners admitted that their primary reasons for not joining Twitter were based on two fears: 1) Jumping into a pool of mindless chatter 2) Finding time to maintain their account and followers Certainly, the payoff of reaching and building relationships with a captive audience [...]

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Think Social Media Isn’t Worth Your Time? Take Another Look.

by Deana Goldasich on August 16, 2009

I was with a phenomenal group of thought leaders and shakers yesterday. Many of them did not understand the power or potential of social media. I happened upon this video this morning. For those who still think this social media thing is a fad…this might help convince you. Thank you to Socialnomics for putting together [...]

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Are You Allowed to Review your Doctor Online?

by Deana G. on March 22, 2009

Have you been to the doctor lately? Did you pay attention to any “Mutual Privacy” forms you may have signed? Last week, I discovered that there are companies now helping doctors squash patients’ online reviews. Specifically, patients are asked to sign a privacy form stating that they agree not to post anything about their doctor [...]

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Twitter: Here Come the Ads!

by Deana Goldasich on March 17, 2009

We knew this day would come! Twitter has finally started trying some text ads on for size. Right now, their ads are limited to Twitter-based content. However, we can only imagine the revenue potential for paid ads by third parties! The small text ads are only shown on your home page–not other Tweeters’ profile pages. Because they [...]

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