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Living on the Web with the Google Cr-48 Chrome Notebook

On Valentine’s Day, the UPS man dropped off a suspicious package. I wasn’t expecting anything, and there was really no indication on the outer box to tell me who it was from. Once I opened the inner box though, I started to get excited…could this be a Chrome notebook? I’d registered for Google’s Chrome Notebook [...]

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Podcasting on Your Blog: The Basics

If you want to add some deeper interactive opportunities to your readers, you might consider adding podcasts to your blog. You don’t have to have extensive technical knowledge of sound engineering and coding, and there are lots of tools out there to make the creation and sharing of podcasts easy, simple, and free. Because there [...]

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Two heads actually ARE better than one, if both are competent and communicate!

We may assume or generally believe that collaborating with others helps us to solve problems more effectively and make better decisions, but is it really true? Scientists at University College London and Aarhus University, Denmark did a study that showed that two heads can definitely be better than one, if both partners are competent and [...]

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Who Gives a Tweet – Get feedback on your tweets!

Although we know that Twitter is am amazing tool we can use to connect with others, get and share up-to-the-second information, and promote our blogs and interests, a lot of people think of self-absorbed updates on what the tweeter had for lunch,

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10 Amazing Invoicing Apps for Freelancers

This is a guest post by Melissa Tamura. You can find out more about Melissa at the bottom of the post. As a freelancer, one of your biggest obstacles is ensuring that all your clients are invoiced as needed. You will find that there are a large selection of invoicing apps available, but finding the [...]

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It’s official: On Facebook, people enjoy actively searching more than just browsing

In a study of 36 Facebook users, it turns out that the participants spent most of their time on social browsing and social searching, but the physiological data indicated that participants experienced more pleasure during the course of social searching than they experienced during social browsing.

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The 10 Essential Tools for the Freelancer’s Toolkit

Working as a freelance writer can be an amazing experience. It’s an opportunity to work at your own pace, set your own schedule, and choose your own clients. Unfortunately, these wonderful freedoms can become a horrendous nightmare for a freelance writer working without the proper tools. The guide below will provide the 10 tools that every writer needs in order to succeed in the world of freelance work.

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Sometimes doing for yourself includes knowing when you need expert help

Although I have an awesome boss and a really fun job, I want to create an extra little stream of income over the coming years. For one thing, I want to build in some safety and security

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Let me add you to my Twitter list!

Last night when I logged into Twitter, I had a message from them that they are trying Lists in Beta. They mentioned that not everyone is getting to use Lists yet, so I should not tweet about it. Therefore I won’t. Shhh…

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If you’re not doing Sponsored Tweets, you’re throwing money away!

Most of us hope we can find a way make money doing what we love. In my case that is blogging, tweeting, or anything to do with the internet, and often the money is very small. When someone clicks on an ad, it’s a big thrill, but it’s only worth a few cents. If they [...]

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