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On vacation

For the first time in five years, I’m taking a real vacation, i.e. longer than a 3- or 4-day weekend. Destination: Alaska, on the Royal Caribbean cruise line! I’ll be back around September 25. Internet access on board is pricey, so I probably won’t be sending virtual postcards. I know, you’re heartbroken. But you’ll get [...]

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Travel and Tourism Meet Social Media

My friends Sheila Scarborough and Becky McCray are about to launch a membership site where travel and tourism professionals can learn all about social media. If you’re in destination marketing, you couldn’t be in better hands. These two ladies are true experts–and they are both great teachers. Don’t wait until the September 9 launch. Surf over [...]

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Social Media: Too Much of a Good Thing?

I’m honored to be hosting this week’s #socialmedia chat on Tuesday at noon Central time. Our topic is Determining the Tipping Point in Social Media. Be forewarned that I don’t have a definitive answer, but I’m acutely aware of the questions and always in pursuit of ways to enable companies to effectively manage their social media [...]

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Use Facebook Friend Lists to Create Custom News Feeds

I’ve recorded a short screencast (just under 3 minutes) to show how to create and use Friend Lists on Facebook. Each friend list you create has its own news feed, which allows you to keep up with people whose updates tend to get lost on your home page news feed. For example, I have 700+ friends [...]

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Site Downtime Expected

Note from admin: We are currently in the process of transferring our EveryDotConnects.com domain to a new registrar.  Due to the way this works, the site could be closed for a few hours one day this week.  We apologize in advanced for the inconvenience.

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