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Buy Some Tickets…

Drink some wine, eat some chocolate and listen to jazz. Join us for an evening of fine wines, hors d’oeuvres, chocolate and live jazz featuring Denise Thimes, an internationally known local artist. Help kick off United Way of Greater St. … Continue reading

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Shameless Plug for Books for Cameroon

My friend Wendy is stationed in Cameroon, West Africa, as a grassroots micro finance volunteer for the Peace Corps. After her first few months in a village without running water or paved roads, she realized that a lot of the … Continue reading

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Out of Africa

I am most definitely not in Africa. But from the projects I’ve been working on, I might as well be. Nurses for Africa At work, we’re helping out with a site for 16 nurses from St. Louis that are in … Continue reading

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Top Brands on (and off) Twitter

Of the 100 most mentioned brands on Twitter, the vast majority do not have corporate accounts. Imagine the influence that these brands could have if they were engaging in conversations with consumers via Twitter. They could answer questions, respond to … Continue reading

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Follow me on Twitter

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Twitter, it’s like a Facebook status for the world to see. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Facebook, wow. You can now follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/colleenjaycox. Or check … Continue reading

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Cookie Monster

C is for cookie… and Colleen! If you’re like me and loooove cookies, then you’ll be excited to see that the Girl Scout Council has set up a web site to make it easier to find the Daisy, Brownie and … Continue reading

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Online marketing for job searches

Just posted on my Resume Rehab blog about a woman who is looking for a job using a t-shirt with her resume printed on it.

Too bad when I tried to look for her online to find out more, she didn’t have a web site, online resume, Linked In, blog, Facebook page… nothing.

Given the fact that the Internet has taken over the world of marketing (and most of the world, in general) is it possible for a successful marketer to have a virtually non-existent web presence?

Doesn’t seem like a very effective personal marketing plan to me. Continue reading

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Face-to-Face Facebook

Had to share the funniest video from Idiots of Ants and the BBC’s The Wall.

I don’t think there could be a more true depiction of the phenomenon known as Facebook. Continue reading

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You’ve got a friend in me

What exactly did people do before Facebook? Much less Gmail (and GChat) oh, and AIM. These social networking/communication tools make my life *that* much easier to get in touch with people. So, piggy-backing off of this article from Joel Postman over at Talent Zoo, I’d like to share some advice on how exactly to use these communication channels effectively. Continue reading

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