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Good and Bad Reasons to Unfollow on Twitter

December 6, 2011

The other day I noticed this tweet from Debbie Akers (@momx3deb): I don’t unfollow people for no reason. I’m pretty easy to get along with. But if you make fun of disabled people in your tweets, I’m done. That’s what I’d call a good reason to unfollow someone:

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The Importance of Twitter Chats

December 5, 2011

This originally appeared in my newsletter. I’m reposting it here because I keep linking to it every time I recommend a Twitter chat to my Facebook followers. You’ve heard me say it before: You can network on Twitter in the very same way that you can at a face-to-face networking event.

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My Saturday Evening Post: What is Professionalism?

December 3, 2011

Welcome to issue 05 of My Saturday Evening Post: What is Professionalism?

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The Saturday Entrepreneur: Marketing Advice for Artists

December 3, 2011

The Saturday Entrepreneur: I know you're working on Saturday! Quick advice to start your day right!

This week’s Saturday Entrepreneur is especially for artists! I’ll be seeing a lot of you today, because I’ll be spending the day at the Tempe Fall Festival of the Arts. Artists are just about the hardest people to contact.

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SUSPENDED Part 02: Angelique hears from a Google Plus bot

December 1, 2011

Approximately thirty-six hours after sending my name and email address to Google Plus, I received a reply. On Tuesday, November 29, I wrote Angelique SUSPENDED from Google Plus. It tells the story of my estrangement from my personal Google Plus account because Google disapproves of my name,

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Angelique SUSPENDED from Google Plus

November 29, 2011

I was going to post this on Google Plus this morning, so my G+ friends could share it, but Google didn’t give me the four days’ grace period they promised. Friends – You all know I’m a big fan of Google Plus. Apparently, however, Google Plus isn’t such a big fan of ME.

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The Saturday Entrepreneur: Small Business Saturday and other reminders

November 26, 2011

Today’s Saturday Entrepreneur is a holiday roundup of reminders. Today, Saturday November 26, 2011, is the second annual Small Business Saturday.

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The Thanksgiving Vacation Twitter Challenge 2011

November 21, 2011

I originally posted this article on Thanksgiving of 2009. Here is an updated version for 2011! Twitter Newbies: The Thanksgiving Vacation Challenge In November of 2009, I attended one of Networking Phoenix’s massive events and met dozens of people who had opened Twitter accounts but were not sure what to do with them.

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My Saturday Evening Post: My Google Plus Circles Revealed!

November 19, 2011

Welcome to issue 05 of My Saturday Evening Post: My Google Plus Circles Revealed! A lot of people I know, including some social media “power users,” feel like they don’t quite have a handle on the best way to use Google Plus Circles.

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The Saturday Entrepreneur: Laptops with Legs! (Headline-writing advice)

November 19, 2011

Today’s Saturday Entrepreneur is all about catchy headlines. The way you craft the titles (“headlines”) of your blog posts and press releases is very important. The reader or editor you’re trying to attract needs to know immediately what to expect of your article or blurb.