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Before the Internet, I made more trips to the library and more phone calls. I read more books and my point of view was narrower and less informed. I walked more, biked more, hiked more, and played more. I made love more often. The seductive online sages, scholars, and muses that joyfully take my curious mind where ever it needs to go, where ever it can imagine going, whenever it wants, are beguiling. All my beloved screens offer infinite, charming, playful, powerful, informative, social windows into global human experience.

Renovation of any area in your home is also a big responsibility when it comes to safety and functionality. Careful planning is required before you implement your first move. What do you have to consider in kitchen remodeling?

Renovation of any area in your home is also a big responsibility when it comes to safety and functionality. Careful planning is required before you implement your first move. What do you have to consider in kitchen remodeling?

Often it happen that loan seekers are charged with hidden fees by the greedy lenders which make repayment tough. Thus, clear every point while making commitment especially the total repayable amount.

"The Latest Trends in the Cleaning Industry In the cleaning industry, we can see more than a dozen things that require regular cleaning like windows, desks, carpets, garbage compartments. We see a kitchenette with a tile flooring, equipment and dishes. We examine a lounge and see a complex room with upholstered furniture, lamps, hardwood floors, decorative carpets, window hangings and more. A strong cleaning service takes in all the parts that make up the whole picture, every detail that needs a specific type of attention to clean properly. Cleaning services including maid and janitorial companies are in a bidding war to get the best opportunities available. These opportunities include cleaning offices, homes, stores, medical facilities, schools, warehouses and more. General cleaning services, and especially residential services, are fantastic for freeing up your time to focus on more important activities.  The cleaning service industry includes residential cleaning, commercial services, special cleaning and laundry / dry cleaning services. The cleaning industry is vulnerable to the economic downturn. During the most recent recession,  revenue in the cleaning industry declined by 5.3% in 2008 and 6.1% in 2009. Since the recession,  the cleaning industry recovered much of the economic power it enjoyed pre-recession.In 2015, it generated $ 51 billion in revenues. This recent growth can be attributed to both unemployment and office vacancy rates . In other words - people have more money to spend on cleaning services. This means more business for the cleaning industry and more competition for the best contracts. Clean Calculator is one tool that any type of cleaning company should have in their arsenal. It simplifies bidding and back of office tasks from a single application. Opportunities in the Cleaning Industry The best franchise opportunity is likely to be in specialty cleaning services. Specialty cleaning service franchises have more opportunity to s

Forrester Research is one of the organizations that engages in such outreach-and, candidly, it's one of the few organizations whose content actually is of enough interest for me to share it with my community. When Forrester issues a report that deals with social media and communications, Forrester graciously offers me a copy of the report. These reports sell for hundreds of dollars or more, and as an independent consultant, I couldn't possibly justify the cost of purchasing one. Because Forrester shares its intellectual property with me at no cost, I'm able to opine on the research and share the findings I believe are most significant.

Crimson Hexagon analyzed the content of more than half a million tweets following the iPad announcement. While the results aren't shocking, what it boils down to is that the Twittersphere is split straight down the middle. Forty-eight percent of tweeters reacted positively, while the remainder - 52% - had less than stellar things to say about the iPad. It's a virtual tug-of-war.

Article by Jay Baer about looking beyond the big five on social media.

I like Jay's stuff. He brings up an interesting point. It seems that most monitoring systems only pull back data from more popular networks. What do you do to monitor your brand or your own name on other less popular web properties?

Little bit deep and I think I will have to read it a few more times before I catch all the points but it is something that will make your re-evaluate your network strategy

"9 Killer Tips for Location-Based Marketing" Social networking has finally become something valuable for brick-and-mortar businesses. Smartphones and location-based social networks allow users to interact, share, meet up, and recommend places based on their physical coordinates. This real-world connection to social media can mean more foot traffic and profits for business owners.