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Marketing Bootcamp for Small Business Owners

Bootcamp for Small Business Owners Gives Tools, Discipline to Grow Business
To survive in today’s market you need to know how to market yourself! The South Texas Women’s Business Center (STWBC) invites entrepreneurs, professionals and owners to interact in one of a kind workshops with Sales and Branding Experts.  The day will center on the interactive [...]

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Undercover Boss

A great article (and perspective) from Vocii about CBS’ new show, Undercover Boss.
What is nice to see however, is that leaders featured in this weekly show are going back-to-basics and gaining insights into their companies simply by listening and observing their employees; uncovering real gaps in internal communications, breakdowns in processes and a true need [...]

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Fostering Community With Social Media – Midwest Newspaper Summit 2010

Fostering Community With Social Media – Midwest Newspaper Summit 2010
View more presentations from Nathan Wright.
Nathan Wright is a “Social media strategist, public speaker, founder at Lava Row, Inc.” based in Des Moines, IA.

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Facebook’s new look (again!)

Facebook turns 6!  Happy Birthday.  And it is now 400 million users strong!
From Mashable.com:
In a private meeting with the press, Mr. Deng took the time to explain the new Facebook () redesign and all of its new features in-depth. I whipped out my Kodak ZI8 and filmed the entire conversation and demo. While he didn’t [...]

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Social Media Mullet

via Steve Badowski

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Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World

A graphical representation of how the US compares in online access and costs – why are we paying so much for so little? The US falls right in the middle of the chart (#15), at about $3.33 per month for 1mbps – compare that to Poland at $13.00 and Japan at $0.27! Japan’s [...]

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Facebook Comment Spoofing via Email

A new vulnerability for Facebook users:
From F-Secure.com:
Facebook recently published a nice new feature: Reply to this email to comment on this status.
This seems like a very handy feature to have if you’re trying to converse with friends on the go.
But is it secure?
As it turns out, based on our testing, anyone can use the Reply [...]

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Social Media Breakfast San Antonio – Jan 20

Social Media Breakfast San Antonio January 2010
Hosted By: @colleenpence @epodcaster @calamityjen
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Social Media Breakfast San Antonio celebrates its first anniversary this month! We’re kicking off our second year by talking about creating and using mobile apps to market your business.
What can mobile applications do for you and your business?
Magaly Chocano, Owner and [...]

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Supplier Vendor Contractor’s Networking Breakfast, Jan 13

Supplier Vendor Contractor’s Networking Breakfast

The SBDC Contracting Resource Center and The San Antonio Business Opportunity Council (SABOC) invite you and your team to join us for breakfast to learn about:

Doing Business with Randolph Air Force Base
Guest Speakers

Patricia Barber and Estella Calvillo
Small Business Specialists
8:00 [...]

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Learn How To Do Business With UTSA and UTHSC, Jan 14, 2010

Learn How To Do Business With
The University of Texas at San Antonio and
The University of Texas Health Science Center

PRESENTERS

Irene Maldonado, HUB Program Manager, UTSA
Bruce Williams II, Assistant HUB Coordinator, UTHSC
Guest Speakers

Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency
Rachell Snell [...]

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