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Want to search for an attachment in Gmail, such as a PDF or a Word document? In the Gmail Search Box, use filename:*.pdf to find emails with PDF attachments, or filename:*.doc to find emails with Word attachments. Take it a...

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iPhone J.D. is a site for lawyers using iPhones published by Jeff Richardson, an attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana. Be sure to catch Jeff's blog post on how you can "hold down on a key on the iPhone U.S. keyboard...

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MarketingProf's Ann Handley writes in an OPEN Forum article: "When Canadian home healthcare provider Nurse Next Door makes a mistake, they send their customers a fresh-baked 'Humble Pie'. Along with the pie is a sincere apology and actions to fix...

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From MrGoogleAlerts >> Get alerts on new government contracts with this Google News alert: (grant OR bid OR rfp) site:gov Learn Social Media Marketing: June 14-15, 2010 -- Mary Gillen's Social Media Marketing Instructor-Led Online Class

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Assess the strength of your password strings with The Password Meter >> http://bit.ly/cMIJeR This free online tool gives you instant visual feedback to help you improve the strength of your passwords. Social Media Marketing Online Class by Mary Gillen -...

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In the article 5 essentials for successful microtargeting, Chris Golec, CEO of Demandbase writes about the importance of fresh, high-quality contact data: "Business contact information decays at the rate of 2-3 percent per month, on average, and can become more...

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Publishing appropriate comments on other authors' blog posts is a great way to build traffic back to your own blog or Web site. How can you find niche blogs that accept comments? Here's how: 1) Navigate to google.com. 2) Type...

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In his article, "Where's the Money, Bob?" Danish author Thomas Baekdal writes: "The social web is starting to sound more and more like the dot.com days. We are in the middle of a transition. The ways we do things are...

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Plan: what's with your competition? The business landscape has changed a lot out there. How does your current business model compare with your competitors? Are your competitors still around? Take the time to conduct a thorough study of your competition...

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When you include email and social media share buttons on your Web pages, blog postings, and within your PDF documents, this reminds readers to distribute your content via their Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and email accounts. This is a tremendous way...

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