tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-316830 2009-11-15T10:04:00-05:00 Learn something new every business day with these how-to tips: copywriting, marketing, sales, web tech, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, desktop publishing, SEO, RSS feeds, podcasting, blogging for business and more. TypePad typepad/LearnOneThinghttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83490217053ef01287594ec90970c 2009-11-15T10:04:00-05:00 2009-11-15T10:04:00-05:00

See the little apple icon to the left of the http://marygillen.com URL in this screenshot? It's called an icon file. How do you do that? 1) Create a small icon file, approximately 22 px. wide x 22 px. high. 2)...

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It's good business to give first. LinkedIn Answers allows you to share your business knowledge. You can ask questions and get quick answers from your network and other experts worldwide, which can help you keep up with the latest news...

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Find Twitter users by interest tag. WeFollow.com, project of Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, is a directory of Twitter users organized by interests. Find likeminded friends and business associates today! Sign on: http://wefollow.com Got Google juice? Get more! 60...

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How do you spot the latest trends? Here are some ideas from marketer Marcia Yudkin: 1) Watch early adopters. If you have friends who always buy the latest gizmo or a teenager who leads the pack, observe what they get...

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Struggling with tracking time? Drowning in a sea of task and project details? Intervals is web-based project management software that marries time tracking and task management in a collaborative online space with powerful reporting. Intervals is ideal for small businesses...

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One of the hardest things about losing weight is keeping it off. A diet counselor we know sends each of her clients a special package 6 months after they've reached their goals: a 10-lb. sack of flour! Each bundle arrives...

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The manager of the Embassy Suites Hotel in Vienna, VA wanted to keep customers happy while his property was undergoing a "face lift". Visitors found very special chocolates on their pillows when they turned in at night: tiny chocolate tool...

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Want to search for links shared by a specific person on Twitter, and avoid the rest of the blah blah blah? In the Twitter search form, be more specific: from:Twitterusername filter:links Example: from:marygillen filter:links Got Google juice? Get more! 60...

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Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired Magazine, calls the Internet "a copy machine." "The digital economy is thus run on a river of copies. Unlike the mass-produced reproductions of the machine age, these copies are not just cheap, they are free,"...

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HeidiSQL is an easy-to-use interface for Web developers using the popular MySQL-Database. Open source and completely free to use, HeidiSQL allows you to manage and browse your databases and tables from an intuitive Windows® interface. Visit http://www.heidisql.com/ for more info,...

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