Oct
31

Happy Halloween

Shailesh Ghimire on October 31st, 2008

Hat/tip: List of the Day (NSFW)

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Oct
28

Print is Dying, Not Newspapers

Shailesh Ghimire on October 28th, 2008

Newspapers have been struggling and losing readership for some time now. That is not news. But what is news is that a paper like The Christian Science Monitor will now stop printing on weekdays and mostly an online newspaper with a weekend print edition. From the NYTimes:
After a century of continuous publication, The Christian Science [...]

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Oct
27

PodCampAZ this Weekend Nov 1st & 2nd

Shailesh Ghimire on October 27th, 2008

The PodCampAZ schedule has been released, which means its time to remind you all to join us if you can this weekend November 1st and 2nd.

I’m on Sunday anytime between 10.15am – 11.15am.

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Oct
23

"Friending" Addiction on Facebook

Shailesh Ghimire on October 23rd, 2008

Last week I posted a funny video on how Facebook can lower your self-esteem. Apparently, this is no joke and certainly not a laughing matter for some. A leading psychologist in London, England says Facebook is causing some pain in people:
But a leading psychologist says Facebook is driving a worrying trend.
The social networking site is [...]

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Oct
23

Unreadable Captchas Can Destroy Your Business

Shailesh Ghimire on October 23rd, 2008

I admit I can be a social media junkie. I say “can be” because there are only so many hours in a day and I like to network offline as much I do online. I also like to stay on top of new emerging networks and tools. So, when I saw a report on marketing [...]

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Oct
22

No Customers Since 1972: Ouch!

Shailesh Ghimire on October 22nd, 2008

I just read about a store in the Tokyo area that has not had a customer since 1972. Amazing to think that it is still in business, bu that is besides the point. It’s a broom store and the article states that perhaps the reason for no business is due to the fact that it’s [...]

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Oct
17

Developing an Effective Social Media Strategy

Shailesh Ghimire on October 17th, 2008

Companies large and small are trying to develop an effective social media strategy. Many are stumbling over the ROI question, but then again many are just pushing forward and trying to make something out of it. In essence it doesn’t have to be a shot gun approach. ROI may seem to be hard to quantify, [...]

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