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• Getting ready for Black Friday?

  GuyKawasaki

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm

  If you’re ready, we’re ready. Or we can help you get ready with our total coverage of Shopping.

• Into collecting? Check out these sites.

  GuyKawasaki

  15 Nov 2009 | 10:12 pm

  We’ve got stamps, coin, and antique collecting covered.

• If you're into inventing and inventions:

  GuyKawasaki

  13 Nov 2009 | 8:57 pm

  Check out Inventions.alltop to stay at the cutting edge of innovation.

• How to stay on top of manufacturing industry news

  GuyKawasaki

  13 Nov 2009 | 7:55 pm

  If you’re interested in manufacturing, check out Manufacturing.alltop. It’s a timesaving way to stay on top of websites and blogs that cover the topic.

• How to see the most tweeted about stuff by topics

  GuyKawasaki

  10 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm

  If you’d like to see what people are tweeting and retweeting organized by topics such as news, celebrities, sports, and business, check out Tweetmeme.alltop.

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  crm intelligence & strategy

• Chattering About Salesforce at Dreamforce

  Esteban Kolsky

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:36 am

  Salesforce has taken two separate paths in their progress towards becoming a established cloud vendor: separating the platform and the application.  Although they are not two separate companies, that begins their path to becoming an enterprise-class provider, allows us to analyze both separately, and marks a milestone: they have finally grown up into a world-class [...]

• Building Communities as the Saying Goes…

  Esteban Kolsky

  16 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  As I wrote in the final part of the Roadmap to SCRM series, we are plunging into an era of community participation. Communities are so much more than the traditional forum-like model.  It is necessary to build good communities to get value and a return on the investment you put into it. There are plenty of common [...]

• The Roadmap to SCRM – Part 5 of 5

  Esteban Kolsky

  15 Nov 2009 | 11:36 pm

  Part 1 – Introduction Part 2.1 – SCRM-E2.0 Pivot Point Part 2.2 – SCRM Business Functions Part 3 – SCRM Rules Layer Part 4 – SCRM Channels Layer Alas, the last part of this series (and my favorite) communities. I do believe that communities are going to become the most important part of any social business – even to [...]

• The Roadmap to SCRM – Part 4 of 5

  Esteban Kolsky

  9 Nov 2009 | 1:45 am

  Part 1 – Introduction Part 2.1 – SCRM-E2.0 Pivot Point Part 2.2 – SCRM Business Functions Part 3 – SCRM Rules Layer We find ourselves now having to decide which channels (remember? Social CRM is adding social channels to CRM) we are going to use to deliver the business functions we picked earlier, and to fulfill the rules [...]

• Lessons Learned at the SCRM E2.0 Conference

  Esteban Kolsky

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:19 am

  Funny thing happened to me this week. I attended the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco and an SCRM conference showed up. It all started with the keynotes on day one: Tammy Erickson from nGenera delivered the opening address (she did a great job) talking about the differences between traditional enterprise and Enterprise 2.0:  changes in society, people [...]

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  Customers Are Talking

• Technology is great… and so is avoiding the acorns

  John Caddell

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am

  This 10-minute TED presentation from Tom Wujec demonstrates the astrolabe (an instrument used hundreds of years ago to tell time at night) and in doing so discusses what’s lost amidst technological advances. Wujec points out that simply knowing how to tell the time at night required one to deeply understand the geography of the night sky. I’ve encountered something similar recently. For the last couple of months, I’ve been accompanying my son to school – both on rollerblades and on bike. That brief ride (about a mile) has acquainted me with the various elevation…

• When innovating, seek out more, and more varied, ideas

  John Caddell

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am

  I’ve been reading the book “Innovation Tournaments” by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich of the Wharton School. The book sets out a methodology (the “tournament” of the title) for companies to generate and systematically winnow down innovation ideas to eliminate all but the most exceptional opportunities. Two brief observations: One, the authors suggest that almost any company’s innovation performance would be helped by increasing the number of ideas going into the top of the funnel. Early-stage evaluation (a la “Discovery-Driven Growth“) is…

• Customers are talking: here comes “Broadcast Shopping”

  John Caddell

  17 Nov 2009 | 11:06 am

  This week Doc Searls posted on an idea called “Personal RFP.” In this model, people wishing to buy a product would be able to put together an open “request for proposal” – essentially, a specification for what they want to buy, including budget, and solicit bids from suppliers wanting to sell it to them. [Nothing even approximately like this exists today, except perhaps Priceline, the reverse-auction travel broker, which is full of compromises to the Personal RFP model.] Scott Adams of “Dilbert” fame made a similar proposal, and he created a catchy…

• Really need to learn? Conduct an interview

  John Caddell

  16 Nov 2009 | 10:56 am

  I was inspired by Ford Harding’s post today on cross-selling, most of all by his suggestion of how to educate others in the company about one’s own services, including this idea: Structure the session as an interview, rather than a presentation. Announce to the participants that they won’t learn anything about the featured practice, unless they ask about it. Then, don’t allow the person seeking to cross sell his service to say anything, except in response to his colleagues questions. If his colleagues aren’t interested or intelligent enough to ask good questions about the…

• My reading journal: Roger Martin’s “The Design of Business”

  John Caddell

  11 Nov 2009 | 1:14 pm

  “The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage,” by Roger Martin. 2009: Harvard Business Press, 190pp. When did you read it? November 2009. Subject: Hot on the heels of Tim Brown’s “Change by Design,” Rotman School dean Roger Martin, author of “The Opposable Mind” discusses how design thinking can help businesses balance exploration (the search for new solutions) and exploitation (extracting value from existing solutions) to improve their innovative capability. Did you like it? How many stars would you give it (1-5)? 4…

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  Secrets of Effective Customer Service

• New articles uploaded

  Idea Man

  8 Nov 2009 | 3:16 pm

  We have a newly updated words of wisdom section hosted on our Alberta Speakers site.We feature articles from our experts who speak from our various speaker joint adventure sites.Please visit them for more information:Alberta Speakers - www.albertaspeakers.com Calgary Speakers - www.calgaryspeakers.com Edmonton Speakers - www.edmontonspeakers.com Kelowna Speakers - www.kelownaspeakers.comToronto Speakers - www.torontospeakers.comSask. Speakers - www.saskspeakers.com We'll keep adding to them as our speakers share their wisdom with us, so check back on a regular basis.Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey,…

• Check out this new reality TV Show from Canada

  Idea Man

  10 Oct 2009 | 6:34 pm

  http://www.citytv.com//toronto/show/micro/44002--my-rona-homeCheck out this new reality TV show based in Calgary Alberta. Two couples are finishing their respective homes... the winner gets their $400,000 home as a prize... the runner up gets their's for the cost of the $160,000 mortgage... a win win...I'm rooting for TEAM YELLOW as I know their mom....check it out and vote... help these kids get a new home

• Foundational Success is now available online

  Idea Man

  9 Jun 2009 | 8:18 am

  Foundational Success - Building Blocks for Personal and Professional Success is now available online at: www.foundationalsuccess.comThis amazing collection of wisdom from 30 top experts from North America and around the world was created by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey to support the CAPS Foundation.Visit: www.foundationalsuccess.com today and safely purchase your own copy for only $20.$19 of each purchase goes directly to the CAPS Foundation. $1 is used by our CAPS National Office to cover credit cards and processing.Tell your friends and family to visit as well. Share this with your colleagues and…

• Foundational Success to launch in May

  Idea Man

  27 Apr 2009 | 12:38 pm

  A new joint venture with 30 top experts and authors from around the globe is set to launch in May 2009.Foundational Success - Building Blocks for Personal and Professional SuccessThis value added e-publication is led by Canada's Ideaman, Bob Hooey and is a fund raising project for the CAPS Foundation. Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.Pre-order price is only $20 and proceeds go directly to the CAPS Foundation.Visit: www.foundationalsuccess.com to see who contributed their wisdom to this new tool in your personal and professional success.

• Service sells

  Idea Man

  14 Apr 2009 | 4:03 pm

  Service is the secret to long term business and sales success.Canadian Ideaman travelled to Iran in November to speak on this and other topics.He also spoke in Mumbai, India to keynote at the 2nd annual Innovation Summit. He talked about the human side of innovation as a tool in building long term relationship with our clients.Click here to view a clip from that keynote

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  Customers Rock!

• Bathrooms and Customer Experience

  Becky Carroll

  30 Oct 2009 | 7:50 pm

  Yes, it is that time of year when the Bathroom Blogfest comes around and our thoughts turn to those forgotten spaces where the customer experience, and customer perceptions, are still impacted. Yes, even the bathroom at your establishment (restaurant, retail store, hotel) reflects on your brand. As you know, here at Customers Rock! there is a strong focus on looking at your business from the customer’s perspective. Sometimes, that perspective takes place in the restroom, and this blogfest focuses on exactly that. The Bathroom Blogfest 2009 has been taking place all week this week, with a…

• San Diego Chargers Connect with Their Fans via Social Media

  Becky Carroll

  24 Sep 2009 | 9:14 pm

  As many of you know, I teach a popular class at UC San Diego Extension on Marketing via New Media. I help my students understand how to look at social media as an opportunity to build relationships with customers rather than just as a campaign or tactic to “increase buzz”. This summer, I had Joel Price from the San Diego Chargers as a guest speaker. He shared with my class how the football team has been using social media to get closer to its fans and create a “virtual tailgate party”. Joel took us on a historical journey of fan interaction during his presentation.

• Guest Blogger: Avoid the Customer Tug of War

  Becky Carroll

  26 Aug 2009 | 11:06 pm

  As you can probably surmise, I have had a very busy summer and haven’t been able to blog as much as I would like! (Note: You can find me fairly frequently updating on Twitter at twitter.com/bcarroll7). As the summer wraps up, I am scheduling some new posts for you, my loyal readers, which focus on customer service, marketing, customer experience, and social media. Today I have a guest blogger for you. Sean McDonald was formerly the director of Global Online Activities at Dell and is now a principal at Ant’s Eye View. I love these guys because they are cut from the same cloth as…

• Expert’s Corner: Lori Wizdo on Improving Customer Service From the Ground Up

  Becky Carroll

  17 Aug 2009 | 12:31 pm

  Welcome to another edition of Expert’s Corner here at Customers Rock! This time our guest blogger has a technology focus. We are happy to have Lori Wizdo, VP Marketing from Knoa Software, as our author today. Lori will share with us ways for organizations to get a handle on a major customer experience roadblock. Enjoy the post, and let us know what you think! Improving Customer Service From the Ground Up In need of a new laptop, you spend hours walking around your local Best Buy comparing prices and features of endless devices each claiming to be the thinnest, sharpest and fastest on…

• Expert’s Corner: Chip Bell on Service with a Grin

  Becky Carroll

  23 Jul 2009 | 9:23 pm

  I love to bring in outside experts for you to share other perspectives on the Customers Rock! attitude. Today I am pleased to introduce you to Chip Bell. Chip is the founder of The Chip Bell Group and works from the Dallas, Texas area. His consulting practice focuses on helping organizations build a culture that supports long-term customer loyalty. Chip R. Bell is the author, with John R. Patterson, of the newly-released book Take Their Breath Away: How Imaginative Service Creates Devoted Customers. He can be reached through www.taketheirbreathaway.com. Service with a Grin by Chip Bell We…

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  Últimas noticias - lanacion.com

• El costo de los mensajes de texto sube hasta un 56%

  lanacion.com

  Movistar ya implementó el alza mientras que Claro y Personal lo preparan para las próximas semanas; el aumento comienza en un 19%

• Fraticelli: "El daño que me han hecho es tremendo"

  lanacion.com

  Así habló el ex juez de Rufino, luego de que él y su esposa fueran absueltos por resolución de la Cámara Penal de Venado Tuerto; el matrimonio había sido condenado en primera instancia por el asesinato de su hija

• La Justicia seguirá investigando a Albistur por el manejo de la publicidad oficial

  lanacion.com

  La Cámara Federal revocó el sobreseimiento dispuesto en la causa por considerarlo "prematuro"; el secretario de Medios está imputado por presuntas irregularidades

• Estudiantes sabe que no tiene margen

  lanacion.com

  Los de La Plata harán de locales en Quilmes ante Tigre, a las 19, con el objetivo de sumar de a tres para no perderle pisada a los líderes

• La economía creció en septiembre por segundo mes consecutivo, según el Indec

  lanacion.com

  El estimador mensual de la actividad avanzó 0,6% en comparación con el mismo mes de 2008; en octubre, volvió a crecer el superávit comercial, que trepó 16%

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  Clarin.com Ultimo Momento

• Crimen del empresario en Campana: crece la hipótesis de una venganza

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm

  Un contratista de la construcción, de nacionalidad paraguaya, fue secuestrado esta madrugada y apareció muerto de un tiro en la nuca. Creen que antes había cometido una estafa. Su socio fue asesinado hace un mes.

• El Gobierno pone en duda la veracidad del video de Antonini

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pm

  "He visto una foto. Quiero ver qué grado de veracidad tiene. No he visto el video", dijo Aníbal Fernández. Un video de canal 7 prueba que el venezolano que intentó ingresar los US$ 800 mil dólares estuvo en la Rosada en 2007, durante una recepción a Hugo Chávez.

• Diagnóstico y soluciones a la marginalidad en Villa Fiorito

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm

  Clarín convivió con sus habitantes para poder hacer un diagnóstico de los problemas que padecen. Con esos datos buscamos a los especialistas más destacados en cada tema para encontrar las soluciones. El resultado, un trabajo especial multimedia que se podrá ver el lunes. Aquí, un adelanto.

• El rojo del Tesoro llegó a casi 2 mil millones de pesos en octubre

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:54 am

  Según informó el ministro de Economía, Amado Boudou, fue de 1.834 millones de pesos. Sin el pago de los intereses de la deuda, el superávit fue de 700 millones.

• La Cámara Federal criticó a Oyarbide y le ordenó seguir investigando a Albistur por irregularidades

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:51 am

  El tribunal calificó como "prematura" la desvinculación del secretario de Medios de la Nación, que había determinado el magistrado. Y le exigió realizar nuevas medidas de prueba.

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  EL ECONOMISTA RSS FINANZAS

• Banamex eleva expectativas de inflación por paquete fiscal

  vandraca

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  Banamex incrementó sus expectativas de inflación para 2010 a 4.81% a partir de 4.45% estimada en su encuesta anterior, luego que los especialistas incorporaron el impacto del paquete fiscal para el leer más

• Peso cierra con ligera pérdida

  Cluna

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pm

  El peso finalizó con una ligera depreciación de 0.07%, según el precio final del banco central, en un mercado dividido respecto a la decisión que podrían tomar agencias calificadoras sobre la not leer más

• Banca financiará empresas informales: ABM

  rdelgado

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm

  La banca en el país buscará otorgar financiamiento a 35% de las empresas que se encuentran en la informalidad, anunció el presidente Ejecutivo de la Asociación de Bancos de México (ABM), Luis Rob leer más

• Coloca Crédito Inmobiliario bonos por $81.5 millones

  rdelgado

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm

  Crédito Inmobiliario (CI) colocó con éxito bonos por 81.5 millones de pesos, una emisión quirografaria, sin garantías y con base en las calificaciones otorgadas a la hipotecaria por Moodys (A3) y leer más

• SHCP detalla Paquete Económico 2010

  rdelgado

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am

  El Paquete Económico (PE) para 2010 aprobado por el Congreso de la Unión está orientado a enfrentar los retos estructurales y coyunturales de las finanzas públicas actuales y prom leer más

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  nacional

• Sube Banamex a 4.81% expectativa de inflación para 2010

  evillarreal

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm

  Ciudad de México.-.Banamex incrementó su expectativa de inflación para 2010 a 4.81 por ciento desde 4.45, luego que los especialistas incorporaron el impacto del paquete fiscal para el próximo año. En su reporte diario, la institución financiero explicó que la inflación subyacente pasó de 4.45 a 4.52 por ciento, un aumento de siete puntos porcentuales en relación con perspectivas anteriores. Se anticipa que en el segundo trimestre de 2010 el Banco de México (Banxico) aplicará el primer incremento a la tasa de fondeo. leer más

• Construirán parroquia en la Central de Abastos

  quizamango

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm

  Ciudad de México.- El cardenal Norberto Rivera Carrera confirmó que la Central de Abastos de la Ciudad de México (CEDA) contará con una parroquia con todos los servicios religiosos para las más de 300 mil personas que visitan ese lugar diariamente. Al acudir a oficiar una misa en ese centro de abasto con motivo de su 27 aniversario, el prelado indicó que esa parroquia se construirá a solicitud de más de 70 mil locatarios y trabajadores de la Central de Abastos del Distrito Federal. leer más

• El Santo Sudario tiene la imagen de Jesús: Investigadora

  CrisA

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm

  Roma.-Una investigadora del Vaticano sostiene que un texto invisible en el Santo Sudario de Turín demuestra la autenticidad de esa tela venerada como la mortaja de Jesús. La afirmación en un nuevo libro de la historiadora Barbara Frale suscitó escepticismo entre algunos científicos que consideran la impresión de una figura humana en la tela como una falsificación medieval. Frale, investigadora en los archivos del Vaticano, dijo el viernes que usó computadoras para ampliar imágenes de palabras minúsculas en griego, latín y arameo dispersas sobre el lienzo. leer más

• Presenta Ely Guerra su nuevo álbum "Hombre invisible"

  quizamango

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:23 pm

  Ciudad de México.- Enrique Bunbury, Gustavo Santaolalla, Pablo Gigliotti, Horacio Franco, Emmanuel del Real, Juanes y Gilberto Cerezo, entre otros artistas, colaboraron con secuencias en "Hombre invisible", el nuevo disco de la cantante y compositora mexicana Ely Guerra. La llamada "Reina de la Música Alternativa en México" presenta a su público un nuevo material, tras finiquitar hace varios años su relación con Emi Music para crear su propio estudio y disquera bajo el nombre de Homey Company. leer más

• Hallan dos dedos y un diente que pertenecieron a Galileo

  quizamango

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pm

  Roma.- Un museo de Florencia dijo que se descubrieron dos dedos y un diente que supuestamente pertenecieron a Galileo Galilei y que serán expuestos en la primavera. Tres dedos y un diente fueron removidos del cadáver del astrónomo en 1737 y colocados en un envase. leer más

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  Mexico News

• Does evolution favour religious belief?

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am

  In the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion.

• Today In History November 20, 2009

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am

  Share + Nov 20, 2009 12:00 am US/Eastern Today is Friday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2009.

• Four State Police Officers Killed In Ciudad Juarez

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:32 am

  Police in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez say four state police officers were killed and two others were injured in two separate attacks Thursday.

• Trying to get ahead in the slow lane

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:57 pm

  Reporting from Tijuana - El Churrero -- the Churro Man -- sidesteps tamale carts, squeezes between bumpers and beggars, working 24 lanes of idling vehicles.

• Cash strapped Mexico City pushes ahead with transit, bike improvements

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:26 pm

  Cash-strapped Mexico City is pressing ahead with new bus lines and bike lanes in 2010, buoyed by prestigious recognition for a world-class transit system that has reduced pollution in one of the globe's largest cities.

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  The Official Google Blog - Latin America

• Anunciando el proyecto de código abierto Chrome OS

  Daniel Helft

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:46 am

  En Julio anunciamos que estábamos trabajando en Google Chrome OS, un sistema operativo de código abierto (open source) para usuarios que viven en la Web.Desde nuestro último anuncio hemos trabajado fuertemente para sentar los cimientos de Google Chrome OS. Estamos complacidos con el progreso que hemos logrado y hoy estamos “abriendo la fuente” del proyecto bajo el nombre de Chromium OS, casi un año antes de que estén disponibles a los consumidores los dispositivos que correrán con Google Chrome OS. Podremos comenzar a trabajar con la comunidad de código abierto y con terceros…

• El Doble de Almacenamiento a la Mitad de Precio

  Daniel Helft

  11 Nov 2009 | 4:56 am

  La gente tiene hoy más información online que nunca antes. Un creciente número de personas está moviendo grandes cantidades de información de sus computadoras a servidores en "la nube", donde pueden acceder a sus datos desde cualquier computadora o dispositivo móvil y compartirlo con amigos y familiares. Al mismo tiempo, la tecnología digital de fotografías está haciendo que sea cada vez más fácil y más económico tomar un montón de fotografías, y software como el Picasa 3.5 hace que sea cada vez más fácil mover fotos desde tu cámara a la "nube". Es por ello, que siempre te…

• Inviertiendo En Un Futuro Móvil con AdMob

  Daniel Helft

  9 Nov 2009 | 1:05 pm

  Estamos contentos de anunciar hoy que hemos firmado un acuerdo para adquirir AdMob, una compañía de presentación de publicidad para móviles basada en San Mateo, California. AdMob es una gran historia de Silicon Valley - fundada en 2006 por Omar Hamoui en momentos en que no podía encontrar un mejor modo de generar tráfico a su sitio. En los últimos años, Omar y su talentoso equipo han construido una muy buena compañía, con excelentes productos de publicidad para móviles y estamos entusiasmados de que se unan a Google y trabajen con nosotros en publicidad para móviles.Hemos hablado…

• ¡Ahora Google Maps en México!

  Daniel Helft

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:25 am

  México cuenta ahora con su versión propia de Google Maps. Bajo el dominio http://maps.google.com.mx, los usuarios mexicanos tendrán la oportunidad de utilizar todas las funcionalidades de búsqueda y las herramientas para crear, personalizar y comentar sus propios mapas. La plataforma incorpora el Local Business Center, a través del cual comercios de todo el país podrán localizar geográficamente sus tiendas y, por primera vez en América Latina, la herramienta Street View para recorrer ciudades a nivel tierra.Ahora, los mexicanos que busquen, por ejemplo, un restaurante en su ciudad,…

• Transparencia y Control - Ahora Con Un Tablero Personalizado

  Daniel Helft

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am

  Hoy estamos felices de anunciar el lanzamiento de Google Dashboard. ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado que tipo de información almacenamos de tu Cuenta Google? Google Dashboard te ofrece una forma de visualizar de manera sencilla la información que se encuentra en tu cuenta - toda junta y en una sola ubicación.En los últimos 11 años, Google se concentró en la creación de productos innovadores para sus usuarios. Hoy, con cientos de millones de personas utilizando estos productos alrededor del mundo, somos concientes de la confianza que se deposita en nosotros y de nuestra responsabilidad de…

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  El Universal: México

• Grupo Beta enfrenta reto del crimen organizado: INM

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:12 pm

  Agentes mexicanos se graduaron tras un curso de dos semanas de entrenamiento para la búsqueda y rescate de migrantes por parte de la Patrulla Fronteriza

• Salida de Ayala de ALDF fue por petición de dirigentes

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:07 pm

  El diputado priísta solicitó su salida en atención a la petición del Comité Ejecutivo Nacional de la FSTSE para que se dedique totalmente a sus responsabilidades en la presidencia de esa central

• Simpatizantes del SME que arrollaron a federales, a prisión

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am

  El 11 de noviembre pasado, los inculpados arrollaron a agentes federales cerca de la caseta de peaje de Tepotzotlán, en el marco de las movilizaciones de los electricistas

• PRD urge a dictaminar sobre agencia espacial

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am

  El senador Francisco Javier Castellón asegura que esta agencia generará resultados y beneficios para los sectores tecnológico, educativo, económico y social del país

• Sindicato de Bachilleres rechaza propuesta de la SEP

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am

  Los trabajadores calificaron de tramposo el planteamiento de recategorizacion que cambiaría el nombre de los puestos de trabajo. La huelga continuará

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  WSJ.com: Americas (Spanish)

• El BCE da primer paso para retirar las medidas de est �mulo

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm

  El Banco Central Europeo anunció el viernes su primer paso activo para retirar las medidas extraordinarias de estímulo que puso en marcha para apoyar al sector financiero debido a la crisis global.

• Las acciones de EE.UU. caen presionadas por resultados de Dell

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:08 am

  Los principales índices de acciones en Estados Unidos continúan sus descensos el viernes al mediodía, luego que los decepcionantes resultados financieros de Dell ejercieran presión sobre el sector tecnológico. El Promedio Industrial Dow Jones cae 48 puntos.

• Oprah finalizar � su programa de televisi �n en 2011

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am

  Oprah Winfrey tiene previsto finalizar su actual programa de televisión en septiembre de 2011 para concentrarse en un nuevo canal de televisión por cable que prevé lanzar junto con Discovery Communications Inc.

• Jap �n confirma deflaci �n

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am

  El Gobierno de Japón declaró oficialmente que la economía del país ha entrado en deflación y advirtió de que las continuas caídas de los precios podrían afectar a la recuperación de la economía.

• Legisladores de EE.UU. critican a Geithner

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:27 am

  Varios legisladores pidieron la renuncia del secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Timothy Geithner, debido a la frustración sobre el desempleo y los rescates en Wall Street.

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  El Universal: Pymes

• Emprendedores más por necesidad que por oportunidad

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:42 pm

  Aunque en épocas de crisis se presentan momentos atractivos para quien desea abrir un negocio, en México la mayoría lo hace por desempleo

• Publicidad rodará en bicicletas de bajo costo

  18 Nov 2009 | 10:58 pm

  Consiste en un medio publicitario ecológico que resuelve el problema del transporte y de bolsillo, explica el emprendedor Alberto Moreno

• Lexmark da una buena impresión a las PyMES

  18 Nov 2009 | 12:55 am

  Tenemos un compromiso con el mercado mexicano y nuestra nueva línea se lanza acá, presume María Rosa Casillas, directora de Lexmark México

• México explota el marketing online

  16 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm

  Media Factory es una consultora que cotiza en la bolsa de valores de Brasil y que invierte en empresas de tecnología, medios y telecomunicaciones

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  Social Media Business Council

• Upcoming SMBC events

  SMBC Staff

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am

  12/2 Razorfish: Social media metrics and the “Fluent” survey (Private member call) Click here 12/16 Word of Mouth Supergenius: Learn to be a fantastic word of mouth marketer with 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors. You’ll learn practical, hands-on techniques to get started, grow your program, and earn amazing word of mouth. (Public event) Click here Share:

• Social media research: Facebook is business' favorite social network

  SMBC Staff

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am

  Business.com’s 2009 Business Social Media Benchmarking Study of 3,000 North American businesses reveals 83% of participants favored Facebook as the best social media platform to connect with customers. Other findings from the study include: 69% of participants use webinars and podcasts to obtain business information Marketing professionals and consultants use social media websites the most as a source of business information, while IT professionals use them the least. Companies in the study used, on average, seven different social media enterprises, with 65% staffing the campaigns…

• NHL uses Twitter lists to help fans connect

  SMBC Staff

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am

  Corporate Social Media Case Study: The NHL Using Twitter’s latest feature, lists, the NHL is asking fans to tweet them with their favorite team to add them to special team lists. Lists are groups of Twitter users that anyone can create and can be followed by other Twitter users with a single click. NHL’s lists make it easy for fans to find fellow fans on Twitter, as well as follow relevant conversations about their favorite teams. Since starting the project earlier this month, the NHL has listed more than 1,000 of their followers on over 20 individual team lists. Learn More:…

• Dell's Michael Buck on how social media is a core brand strategy

  SMBC Staff

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am

  Corporate Social Media Case Study: Dell In an interview with Marketing Magazine Group, Michael Buck, Dell’s Director of Global SMB Online goes into how Dell integrates social media as a core component of their overall brand strategy. At Dell, social media isn’t a budget or revenue question, explains Michael, it’s a listening question. He goes on to say that their foremost objective is to listen and make it easy for the customer to engage them, and that one of the beauties of social media engagement is that there’s much less resistance to it (or need for SPAM-like…

• Honda uses Facebook to show off brand love

  SMBC Staff

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am

  Corporate Social Media Case Study: Honda Through Facebook, Honda is working to prove their theory that everyone knows someone who loves a Honda. Called simply, “The Experiment,” fans can participate by either declaring they love a Honda (past or current), or by announcing that they know somebody who loves a Honda. By accessing fans’ Facebook networks, The Experiment promises to show how Honda love connects people around the world, to offer the opportunity for fans to learn more about why people love Hondas, and to help Honda lovers meet other Honda lovers. Learn More:…

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  Understanding the Sales Force

• 6th of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions

  Dave Kurlan

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm

  Understanding the Sales Force by Dave KurlanThis is the 6th in my series of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions.#6 - LEADERSHIPSales Leadership includes but is not limited to:Strong relationships with the sales team - more about this in the 7th (next in the series) article Mutual Respect  - you believe they respect you, but do they really?  And do you respect them? Credibility - how credible are you?  Have you done what you're asking them to do?  Have you done it the same way with the same obstacles and challenges to the same market?  How credible is your…

• 5th of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions

  Dave Kurlan

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:01 am

  Understanding the Sales Force by Dave KurlanThis is the 5th in my series of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions.#5 - DEVELOPMENTDevelopment is the ongoing development of your salespeople.  It includes - and goes beyond: the strategies and tactics learned in training; the accountability for the application of what was learned in training; the coaching on how to use those strategies and tactics on real sales calls; Four important components of development that aren't mentioned above are:raising and managing expectations; helping your salespeople overcome their weaknesses;the ongoing…

• 4th of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions

  Dave Kurlan

  16 Nov 2009 | 2:36 am

  Understanding the Sales Force by Dave KurlanThis is the 4th in my series of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions.#4 - RECRUITINGThe most important things to understand about consistently recruiting strong, successful salespeople are:You must have a process - not just any process, but a world class, effective process that consistently yields great hires.  Watch this video where I discuss the sales recruiting process. You must use an assessment - not just any assessment, but a world class, sales specific, predictive, customized assessment that will consistently identify people that…

• 3rd of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions

  Dave Kurlan

  12 Nov 2009 | 11:21 pm

  Understanding the Sales Force by Dave KurlanThis is the third in my series of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions. #3 - MOTIVATION Motivating your salespeople comes down to getting them to: Do what they won't do on their own; Change their behavior; Do more of what they are already doing; Have more of a sense of urgency; Over Achieve The methods for motivating your salespeople include: Fear - This is much more powerful than you know!  They are afraid of losing their job. Consequences - What will happen if they don't do what you need them to?  Develop some consequences…

• 2nd of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions

  Dave Kurlan

  11 Nov 2009 | 9:31 pm

  Understanding the Sales Force by Dave KurlanThis is the 2nd in the series of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions. #1 - ACCOUNTABILITY In its simplest form, sales accountability consists of the following: Holding salespeople accountable to something measurable - metrics - on a daily basis Being more demanding - being firmer and tougher Eliminating Excuse Making - people take responsibility for their results No more under achieving - everyone achieves and over achieves or else...Here's a video of me discussing Excuse Making...  Accountability is an ongoing function and takes place on…

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  C-Level, Relationship Selling Blog

• C-Level Selling Tip 10 - Executives Are too Busy and/or Have No Reason to See You

  Sam Manfer

  10 Nov 2009 | 3:02 pm

  You hear or think C-level executives are too busy to see you. Learn how to handle this C-Level Selling obstacle.

• C-Level Selling Tip 9 - Overcoming Executive Intimidation

  Sam Manfer

  30 Oct 2009 | 4:17 pm

  Powerful people make everyone nervous, but if we don’t deal with it as sales people, we’ll be stuck with subordinates that stall our progress and mislead us on what it will take to win the sale, project or contract.

• Five Tips for Creating C-Level Selling Confidence

  Sam Manfer

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:32 pm

  One of the most powerful tools for C-Level Selling, selling to doctors or any influential people is confidence. So here a 5 tips to help you build your confidence.

• C-Level Selling Tip 8, Getting Past Gatekeepers and Handling Blockers

  Sam Manfer

  26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Gatekeepers and blockers are one of the biggest obstacles to C-Level Selling. This article and the free e-book and videos available from the links provide will never make getting to the Leaders a problem for you again.

• C-Level Selling: 5 Elements to Create Large Accounts

  Sam Manfer

  19 Oct 2009 | 2:25 pm

  Learn how to move from vendor to preferred supplier in a heart beat. Here’s the path to C-level executive suites. Once relationships are established there, sales come easily and continuously.

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  Sales and Sales Management Blog

• An Immodest Proposal

  Paul McCord

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am

  The holidays are upon us and many of you sales leaders may be wondering what you might get for your team members.  Certainly there’s the typical take ‘em out for lunch or maybe a drink a day or two before Christmas.  Maybe you plan on doing what most team leaders do—nothing other than wish them a Merry Christmas. Well, I have an immodest proposal for you.  Why not get them something that is inexpensive but that will significantly increase their production next year?  That’s a win/win situation since it will increase both your and their income, make you both look good, your sales…

• A Titanic Merger that Will Rock the Sales World

  Paul McCord

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am

  Well, OK, so maybe it isn’t quite that big but my good friend Jan Visser has merged the old SalesTeamTools.com and the old SalesMarks.com into the newly combined Sales Marks. If you’re not familiar with either of these sites, you’re missing a great deal of important material, so combining them into a single site is a fantastic idea that will give visitors to the new Sales Marks a huge platform of great stuff all at a single location. The old Sales Team Tools focused on examining and evaluating tools—phones, contact management software, business card scanners, you name it–to…

• On My Honor–Randy Pennington’s Great New Book

  Paul McCord

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:28 am

  Randy Pennington has written one of the best books on personal and business integrity and leadership on the market today: On My Honor, I Will: The Journey to Integrity-Driven Leadership. As you may have guessed by the title, the Boy Scout Oath plays a prominent role in the book as Randy demonstrates has the oath contains all the foundational aspects of true leadership and integrity.  And you thought the Scout Oath was just for teenage boys. I suggest you head over to www.onmyhonorbook.net to learn about the book and then click on the button that says “Free Gift With Purchase” to find out…

• The Last Thing Your Sales Team Needs is a Manager

  Paul McCord

  16 Nov 2009 | 6:20 am

  Does your sales team need someone to: Monitor every activity in the sales office? Be every salesperson’s best friend? Close the deal for every team member? Set sales goals designed to make them and their team look good? Over my three decades in sales I’ve seen lots and lots of sales managers.  The vast majority fall into one of these four types: The Hall Monitor The Hall Monitor sees their job as one of chronicling activity, taking names, dispensing discipline, focusing on procedures, thinking those are the keys to generating results—or at least to keeping their job. Hall monitors tend…

• Not Sure if Coaching is Right for You or Your Sales Team? Take a Test Drive to Find Out

  Paul McCord

  13 Nov 2009 | 7:45 am

  Not sure if coaching is right for you or if I’m the right coach for you? Afraid of investing a ton of money and then discovering you’ve made a mistake? Hay, I understand. Engaging a coach is a major step. Coaching isn’t cheap and it can have an immense impact on your business and success. So how do you determine if coaching is right for you or your team or if I’m the right coach? Take a coaching test ride. Trial Coaching for Individual Sellers or Sales Leaders Before you engage my services in a three, six or twelve month contract, invest only $200 and get three full coaching…

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  Culture-Buzz

• The Body Shop: The Love Etc... Pre-Launch Event

  Acia Baghdadi

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:02 am

  There were 40 of them, they were full of enthusiasm, but most importantly they were with us for a whole weekend in Marseille, France, for the presentation of the new The Body Shop fragrance: Love Etc...™. It is in a kind of crazy but mostly relaxed and a little magical atmosphere that the BuzzParadise team met up with 40 of its bloggers from France and Switzerland on a Saturday to embark on a very special train journey to Marseille. In honor of the launch of its new Love Etc...™ fragrance, the ethical beauty company decided to invite the blogging ladies to the French metropolis Marseille…

• The Internet: The No. 1 Purchase Persuader In France

  Julien Delubac

  18 Nov 2009 | 2:25 am

  According to a study by Ifop Nurun, in France the Internet has become the decisive media when it comes to purchasing, even surpassing the power of television and print. Among the people polled, 29% say they trust the Web and say that it can help them make relevant decisions when it comes to making purchases. Sources emarketer The original post on culture-buzz.fr Translated by H. Turner Source images emarketer

• The Big Warm-up: An Interview with Susan Sachatello

  Thierry Daher

  18 Nov 2009 | 1:35 am

  Please introduce yourself: Susan Sachatello, Senior Vice President, Marketing for Lands' End What is Lands' End's mission statement in the US today? What is the promise the brand brings to its clients? Lands' End promises to give our customers a great shopping experience where they will find stylish, high-quality products at an amazing value. We strive to be the beacon for what's real… real value, real people, real difference. Can you please describe the campaign and how it came to life? The Big Warm-up was inspired by a similar endeavor in Boston known as the Big Boston Warm-up. In…

• Tweet Level: Measure Your Influence On Twitter

  Valentine Nancy

  13 Nov 2009 | 1:58 am

  Tweetlevel is a new tool developed by Edelman that allows you to measure your own influence and credibility on Twitter. Do you want to find out? The answer is at tweetlevel.edelman.com. Sources Tweetlevel The original post on culture-buzz.fr Translated by H. Turner Image source Tweetlevel

• Listorious: Discover The Best Twitter Lists

  C. Werle

  13 Nov 2009 | 1:53 am

  Recently, we told you about the new Twitter function that allows you to create lists and share them with your followers. Listorious has now made a list of the 140 most popular Twitter lists. Among them, you will find the list that Vanksen has dedicated to international buzz, advertising and web agencies. You can follow us on twitter.com/vanksen_com. And how about you, what are your favorite lists? Sources listorious.com The list of the best advertising agencies on Twitter The original post on culture-buzz.fr Translated by H. Turner Image source listorious.com

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  MarketingVOX - The Voice of Online Marketing

• PR Firms Build New Tools for Social Monitoring, Metrics

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:51 pm

  While public relations practitioners have long been in the business of tracking media coverage for their clients, a growing number of firms are beefing up their digital media monitoring and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/22rZ3Ht9w54" height="1" width="1"/>

• New Moon Gets New Blood On MySpace

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:11 am

  The stats are in: more than two-million unique visitors, and nearly three-million total viewers watched MySpace's live stream of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" red-carpet arrivals at the movie's world...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/O3AAuJ6tcQ4" height="1" width="1"/>

• Firms Poised to Pounce on Paid News

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:52 am

  Though the majority of online news can still be accessed for free, a new crop of companies is springing up and preparing for the day when readers will have to pay for online content. Though...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/4JqUUGAPTxw" height="1" width="1"/>

• Bayer's Yaz Tests 'FDA-Friendly' Google Ads

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:31 am

  Pharmaceutical giant Bayer appears to be taking Google up on its recent offer to create new, 'FDA-Friendly' online pharmaceutical ads with the marketing of birth-control pill Yaz. The search-engine...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/oANWheBpDfg" height="1" width="1"/>

• Small Biz to Bump up Email, SocNet Spend

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:57 am

  Though the majority of US small businesses plan to increase their use of email marketing and social media in 2010, more than half say they won't do online banner advertising and nearly one-fourth...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/rBx2ehNEHDs" height="1" width="1"/>

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  MarketingProfs How-To Articles

• Start Smart: A 10-Step Social Media Guide for B2B Marketers

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  There's no escaping it, marketers: Amid a flurry of headlines, bestsellers, and reports documenting social media's meteoric rise... the future has arrived. But for a B2B executive tasked with making sense of it all, wouldn't it be nice if the future came with a road map? Follow this 10-step guide.

• Yes, Facebook Is a Business Tool

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Is Facebook really a tool for business? Paul Chaney says yes. Much the same way a power company connects homes and businesses with electricity, Facebook is a "social utility" designed to facilitate connections between people as well as businesses. Accordingly, it can be highly useful as a business tool. This article ...

• Mobile Coupons: Your Message on the Move

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Ask most US consumers whether they want to receive mobile-marketing messages on their cell phones, and they will usually answer with a resounding "No." Consumers worry they'll start receiving unwanted Viagra ads and messages from a prince in Kenya. Nothing could be further from the truth.

• Write From Your Reader's Perspective

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  When potential customers arrive at your website or look over your marketing materials, they immediately want to know what's in it for them. If that's not obvious, chances are they will move on quickly. By using the word "you," you begin to establish a connection with readers because you address their ...

• The Surprising Evolution of Online Marketing in Software Sales

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Online marketing is nothing new for software marketers. It's only natural that the software industry and computer-software users migrated to the Internet early on. So although the idea of online marketing isn't new, how software is marketed online continues to evolve.

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  Social Media Marketing Strategy, Tactics, and Tools

• The Social Business Process

  Jacob Morgan

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:02 am

  Over at Chess Media Group we’ve brainstorming steps that companies and consultancies need to take together in order to really be able to create a social business.  We’ve developed what we consider to be a pretty solid social business process that is broken down into three key areas: strategy, creativity, and results.  The steps we have outline are obviously not set in stone but they should serve as a good foundation or framework for most organizations.  Here is what we developed: I’ve broken down all of the ten steps into high level bullet points to make them easy to…

• My Presentation on Social Media ROI

  Jacob Morgan

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:09 am

  If you missed my keynote presentation on social media ROI from this afternoon during social media tools week, I put it up on slideshare.  It’s also embedded below: Social Media ROI Presentation

• The Players Vs the Game

  Jacob Morgan

  18 Nov 2009 | 1:34 pm

  We’ve all heard the saying right?  “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.”  Usually this phrase in uttered in a different context (I hope you know what I’m talking about) but just work with me on this.  Try to look at this from a social business standpoint and ask yourself what’s more important, the players or the game?  The players are the users of the various social business tools and applications and the “game” refers to the platforms and tools themselves. The “game” gives us unique opportunities to connect with people and…

• Doing a Keynote on Social Media ROI for Tools Week

  Jacob Morgan

  17 Nov 2009 | 12:02 am

  From November 16-21st the folks over at the social media academy are hosting an online conference called “tools week.”  The conference is bringing together folks from various aspects of the social media space to address things such as best practices, strategies, and measurement.  The entire event takes place online so you have no excuse not to join!  Speakers include folks such as: Bob Thompson of Customer Think Frank Eliason from Comcast Connie Bensen from Techrigy Margaret Francis from Scout Labs and many more On Wednesday November 18th I’m going to be delivering the…

• 2009 Interactive Budgets are Under 30 Million

  Jacob Morgan

  16 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pm

  Recently Forrester released a report estimating the 2009 interactive budgets for various industries, the estimate puts the total interactive budget at under $30 million.  Take a moment to look at the graph below. There are a few things to note form this graph: Consumer goods companies are spending the most on social media Financial services companies are spending the least amount on social media Display advertising spend is still strong across all of the industries in the report, I suspect we will see this change in 2010 The travel and hospitality industry is spending the most on mobile…

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  Chris Brogan

• How Much Time Should I Spend On Social Media

  chrisbrogan

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am

  How much time should you spend on social media? In some ways, the answer is: “how long is a piece of string?” And yet, you can set up some simple guidelines. They might be a bit different than you think. By the way, I’m writing these from a business perspective, but remember that I think of religion and nonprofits and all kinds of other applications as business-related, too. Here’s how I look at it: Social Media Time Management The way I’d do it is to break it up into 4 chunks, and then you decide the amount of hours to devote (2 hours a day is a minimum for MOST…

• Start a Moving Business – Overnight Success

  chrisbrogan

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm

  In this episode of the Overnight Success series, I’ve got an idea about what makes one successful: moving. But it’s not what you think. If you can’t see the video, click here. What do you think?

• Stop Humping My Leg

  chrisbrogan

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:13 am

  Dear people trying to sell me on something new: stop humping my leg. You know what I mean. You’ve seen dogs do this, right? That’s what it feels like when you jump on me breathlessly to share your new product or service when you don’t really much know whether I’m the right guy for your services. I was recently leg-humped at Web 2.0 Expo, by someone I like, and who I think is smart and has a lot of good potential. The thing is, I politely declined a demo, and he persisted. Immediately, I shifted to my back foot. I felt defensive. I rolled up my interest and tucked it…

• Prioritize Your Social Media Efforts

  chrisbrogan

  17 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm

  There aren’t enough hours in the day for all the chores that social media puts in front of us. The best writing I’ve found on how to manage your time in social media is via Amber Naslund’s social media time management series. Her efforts in crafting this should become a little ebook that you hand around to everyone. If you skipped over that link, go back, click it to open a new tab/window, and then read it when you’re done with this (or skip mine and read Amber’s- it’s that good). If you’re still with me, here’s what I want to say on the matter.

• How I Made it Here- Overnight Success

  chrisbrogan

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm

  As part of the ongoing Overnight Success series, I wanted to share with you how I made it to where I am. If you can’t see the video below, click here. In short, the answer is that you have to have a kitchen, a lemonade stand, and a campfire. (That, friends, will be work for several months of your time with me.)

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  ProBlogger Blog Tips

• Speech Recognition for Bloggers – The Ultimate Guide

  Darren Rowse

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am

  Speech recognition technology has come a long way in the last few years – in this in depth, informative and inspiring video which Jon Morrow (Associate Editor of Copyblogger and Co-founder of Partnering Profits) shares his first hand insights into speech recognition for bloggers. Jon does all of his blogging via speech recognition so he seemed like the logical guy to ask to cover the topic – in the video (I’m glad he agreed). In the video Jon makes recommendations of software, hardware (the hardware is key) and even demonstrates how he uses them in his everyday blogging. The…

• Review This Blog – Man vs Debt

  Darren Rowse

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:46 am

  Last month here on ProBlogger we ran a community review on a reader’s blog. I posted a link to a blog with some comments from the blogger and then opened it up for readers of ProBlogger to review it. The response from the post was great. 120+ comments were left including some great advice. I also had a lot of emails from readers saying that they learned a lot by reading the suggestions of others – many wanted to see these reviews done regularly. As a result I’m going to try to do these reviews on a monthly basis – today we have another one. As a little bonus to…

• Warning: Watching This Video May Lead to Work! [But It'll Also Improve Your Blog]

  Darren Rowse

  18 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am

  What’s your blogging Vice? Most bloggers that I know have at least one – whether it be compulsively checking blog stats, constantly tweaking template designs, obsessing over plugins and widgets, spending hour after hour ‘networking’ on Twitter, becoming preoccupied with SEO and… even allowing ourselves to become consumed by learning about blogging…. and not doing much of it. The reality is that as bloggers there are many tasks that compete for our attention. Many of them are important and can bring a lot of life to our blogs but most of them can also become…

• 13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation

  Darren Rowse

  17 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am

  Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by suggesting I write a post on the daily rituals that I use to get my mind into gear. I thought I’d take his suggestion and jot down a few notes – both as a way of getting my head back into blogging but also because looking at the tweets I received this morning it’s a problem many bloggers face. As my head is a little scattered today (as I readjust) I’m going to…

• Email Marketing is Not Dead

  Darren Rowse

  16 Nov 2009 | 10:07 am

  While at Blog World Expo recently I recorded this video interview with Abby Johnson from Web Pro News. We covered a variety of topics including why email marketing is not dead – internet marketing for smart people – the new FTC regulations and touched on a new project I’m working on with Brian Clark and Chris Brogan. Read other recent email marketing posts on ProBlogger: 6 Reasons Why You Need to Consider Email as a Communication Strategy on Your Blog How I Use Email Newsletters to Drive Traffic and Make Money Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Email Marketing is Not Dead…

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  Copyblogger

• The Art of the Paragraph

  Jonathan Morrow

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am

  Anyone can write a paragraph, but not everyone knows how to write one that other people want to read. You’ve seen it: You open a book, and the whole page is one long block of text. Each sentence in the paragraph makes exactly the same point, said in a slightly different way, and you wonder why they didn’t just say it once and be done with it. Every paragraph is the same length (five lines, maybe?), whether it makes sense or not, and it gives the piece a monotonous rhythm. The paragraph makes a point without telling you why that point is important, and you can’t help…

• How to Persuade People to Accept an “Unfair” Offer

  Dean Rieck

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:36 am

  Ever heard of Charley Hill? He seemed like an average, ordinary guy. He lived in a mid-sized town with his wife, two children, and a dog. He went to church on Sunday, coached Little League, and drove a pickup truck. He was friendly but quiet, the sort of guy you could walk by on the street without noticing. But appearances can be deceiving. Charley Hill was one of the most successful farm equipment salesmen in the Midwest. People would travel hundreds of miles to see Charley, even when there were plenty of dealers much closer to home. What did Charley have that other salesmen didn’t? Not a…

• Free Report: How to Become a Creative Entrepreneur

  Brian Clark

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:58 am

  I’ve written another piece of extended content, this time for Lateral Action. Rather than sending you over there, I’ll just tell you about it here. It’s a free 31-page PDF report (don’t worry, it reads fast) called The Lateral Action Guide to Becoming a Creative Entrepreneur. It’s probably the most personal I’ve gotten about my history, but it’s still heavy on actionable, real-life examples. Here’s what you’ll discover: Why I quit my cushy law firm job and turned to online publishing. How I failed miserably. How I then succeeded miserably. How I…

• Landing Page Makeover Clinic #20: TantricSexforBusyCouples.com

  Roberta Rosenberg

  17 Nov 2009 | 6:14 am

  This is another addition to our ongoing series of tutorials and case studies on landing pages that work. Is it hot in here or just me? Diana Daffner and her husband want to help people find a renewed sense of joy and connection in their intimate relationships through tantra. Their business, IntimacyRetreats.com, offers couples retreats throughout the year, but realizing not everyone can attend a retreat, they also want to promote their books and media products. The URL referenced above is actually the “/shop page” off their main site. Diana would like to use the page as an…

• What I Learned From Writing 42 Guest Posts in 7 Weeks

  Josh Hanagarne

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am

  Before you get too impressed, hear this: I did it all in self-defense. Let me give you some quick background. I have extreme Tourette’s Syndrome, as Sonia noticed recently. Tourette’s makes people move or vocalize involuntarily and occasionally results in unspeakable awesomeness. My motor tics range from eye blinking to punching myself in the face to even stranger things. My phonic tics range from clearing my throat to hooting and yowling and snarling and slobbering and screaming like the Tasmanian Devil. Did I mention that I work in a quiet library? There are only a couple of things that…

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  ReadWriteWeb

• 8tracks to Launch Playback API and Developer Program

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  It appears that the time for freemium music services in the US has passed. Earlier this week streaming music site Imeem sold to MySpace for under $10 million dollars while laying off a large number of staff. For a company with all four major record labels signed, more than 15 million uniques a month and well over 5 million tracks in its catalogue, it came as a sobering blow to the industry. While many companies move to a subscription model, 8tracks continues to forge along in what some describe as a convenient loophole. As of this weekend the company is publicly launching its API for Boston's…

• Memento: Protocol-Based Time Travel for the Web

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

  The Web constantly changes and evolves. That, of course, is what makes the Internet so exciting, but it also means that finding older versions of a website is hard. The current push towards the real-time web is making this problem even more apparent. Memento, a project based at Old Dominion University, wants to make it easier to access older versions of a web page without having to go to the Internet Archive. To do this, the project is using a relatively obscure feature of the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Sponsor The Memento project wants to give browsers a 'time-travel' mode.

• The Future Is All About Context: The Pragmatic Web

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am

  The semantic Web has long been heralded as the future of the Web. Proponents have said that Web experiences will some day become more meaningful and relevant based on the AI-esque computational power of natural-language processing (NLP) and structured data that is understandable by machines for interpretation. However, with the rise of the social Web, we see that what truly makes our online experiences meaningful is not necessarily the Web's ability to approximate human language or to return search results with syntactical exactness. The value of the semantic Web will take time because the…

• FastPencil: Turn Your Blog Posts into a Published Book

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am

  Writing a book will never be easy, but FastPencil's mission is to make things easier for authors by bringing this process online and to collaborate with others. FastPencil takes writers from idea to published book. The service offers features for collaboration, editing and design, as well as professional consulting services for authors. One cool feature of FastPencil is that it can import blog posts and turn them into books and e-books that bloggers can then sell through all the major book distribution channels. Sponsor Features The areas where FastPencil exceeds are online editing,…

• Was Chrome OS a Disappointment?

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:28 am

  It's the morning after the big Chrome OS event where Google executives and engineers revealed a myriad of details about the company's first attempt at creating their own operating system. The highly anticipated news conference was tracked all over the web, liveblogged by technology sites, and Twittered so much that it's still listed as a "trending topic" as of this morning. But now that the news is out, has Chrome OS lost its shine? People had high expectations for Google's new operating system but the end result doesn't look like the revolutionary, "change the world" product many had hoped…

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  Mashable!

• 3 Creative Ways SMBs Can Use Social Media for Holiday Discounts

  Jennifer Van Grove

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:46 am

  This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Every year consumers turn to the web to scour for the best holiday shopping deals. Black Friday has practically become a holiday of its own, with retailers jumping on the bandwagon earlier than ever to satisfy deal-hungry consumers. This holiday season you have an opportunity to leverage social media channels for trackable giveaways and discounts that can not only boost your holiday sales but improve your social media…

• New Moon Reviews: What Twitter Thinks [CHART]

  Christina Warren

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am

  Twilight-mania just won’t stop! More than 400 million “New Moon” videos have been viewed online, the film is expected to beat all midnight opening records, and Twitter continues to be abuzz with “New Moon” chatter. On Wednesday, we reported that more than 81,000 tweets were sent out about “New Moon,” most of them positive. So how did the Twitteratti respond to the debut of “New Moon” last night? Our friends at Crimson Hexagon ran the numbers and this is what they figured out. Out of 4500 tweets sent regarding the film, this was the…

• Target Facebook Page Updates by Location or Language

  Adam Ostrow

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am

  Here’s a neat new feature we noticed on our Facebook Page this morning: the ability to target updates to users in specific locations or users who access the site in a specific language. You can imagine this being useful for situations in which you’re promoting an event, or, posting content in multiple languages. By targeting only those that an item is applicable to, you reduce your chances of overwhelming your fans with unnecessary information to the point that they start hiding your updates. To use it, there’s now a pull-down next to the “Share” button with the option of…

• New Moon Videos Have Already Been Viewed 400 Million Times Online

  Adam Ostrow

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:47 am

  New Moon might go down as one of the biggest movies of the year, but it’s also quickly becoming one of the biggest online events ever, at least in the world of online video. Visible Measures, which tallies what it calls the “True Reach” of an online video (the original, official trailers, copies of the trailers, fan-made trailers, fan commentary, etc.), now reports that New Moon is the second biggest event of all-time, trailing only the omnipotent Soulja Boy in term of total views. In all, the firm estimates that New Moon inspired videos have now been viewed in excess of 400 million…

• Mac Twitter Client Socialite Adds Twitter List Support

  Christina Warren

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am

  In the month or so since Twitter started rolling out its Twitter Lists feature, a number of web and Adobe AIR based clients have added support for it. However, we haven’t seen any native Twitter apps support Lists. Today Realmac Software released Socialite Beta 3 for Mac OS X, including, among other enhancements — basic list support. Realmac acquired Socialite (then named EventBox) back in October and expects to release the first version of the program by the end of the month. Socialite is a multi-purpose social media client, and like Seesmic Desktop, TweetDeck and Brizzly, it…

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  Seth's Blog

• The amateur scientist (that's us)

  Seth Godin

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:41 am

  Many people buy a car (probably their single biggest discretionary purchase) based on slamming a door, kicking a tire and judging the handshake of a salesperson.We choose a surgeon based on the carpeting in his office and a politician by his hair cut.During the first week of swine flu vaccines in New York, most parents (more than half!) chose to keep their kids out of the program.Interviewed parents said things like, "I'm not sure it's safe," and "I wanted to see if it affected other kids..."No mention of longitudinal studies or long-term side effects. No science at all, really, just rumors…

• Embracing lifetime value

  Seth Godin

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:46 am

  If you walk into a company-owned cell phone store to sign up for a contract, what are you worth?Given the huge gross margins at AT&T and Verizon and the standard two-year contract, I think it's easy to figure on more than $2000 in lifetime value.If you ran a business where a customer represented an additional $2,000 in profit, how would you staff? How long would you make someone wait? If staff costs $25 an hour, how long would that extra person take to pay off?Few businesses understand (really understand) just how much a customer is worth. Add to this the additional profit you get from a…

• Some books for November

  Seth Godin

  18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Random thoughts from all over for those of us hungry for new ways to think. This month's list is here. The previous list was blogged in September.

• The reason they want you to fit in...

  Seth Godin

  18 Nov 2009 | 2:03 am

  is that once you do, then they can ignore you.

• Breakthroughs and drips

  Seth Godin

  17 Nov 2009 | 2:25 am

  There are only two ways to win in the market.You can create a breakthrough. A promotion so powerful that people can't help but engage. An innovation so remarkable, people can't help but talk about it. A pricing strategy or ad campaign that breaks the mold and is worthy of attention. This takes huge guts and substantial investment.Or you can win with consistent benefits, delivered over time. You win by incrementally earning share, attention and trust. This might take years.Almost all marketing attempts to do neither of these, and of course, fail. Painless and quick are rarely associated with…

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  TechCrunch

• Knx.To Is Your Social Graph And Address Book Rolled Into One

  Leena Rao

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm

  Angstro, a 2008 TechCrunch50 startup, launched with a product that socialized the content on the web by tapping into your social graph. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today the startup is launching Knx.to, a real-time search engine capability and API that looks up most recent social information about any of your friends, from their LinkedIn profile to their Flickr account to their Facebook profile. In order to understand Knx.to’s virtue, it’s best to see the technology implemented in an application. Ribbit Mobile, a Google Voice competitor and cloud-based VoIP telephony service,…

• Qwisk Brings Your Social Networks To The Browser

  Leena Rao

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm

  Qwisk, which is launching today at the Real-Time CrunchUp, is an innovative new way to add a social twist to your browser. The site, which is a product of Y Combinator-funded company Socialbrowse, connects with you with your friends on Facebook and Twitter in real-time as you browse the web. We have 500 invites exclusively for TechCrunch users. You can redeem these invites simply by clicking here. It’s important to note that Qwisk is a browser extension, not a plug-in to a browser. On the site’s page, you sign into your Facebook and Twitter accounts via Facebook Connect and oAuth.

• Seesmic Ventures Into Mobile With Powerful New Apps For Android And BlackBerry

  Leena Rao

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm

  Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native Windows client at Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference earlier this week. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today, Seesmic is launching its first venture into the mobile space with impressive apps for both the Android and BlackBerry, which are now available for download here. This is a pivotal moment for Seesmic because the startup is now conquering all the mediums—web, desktop and mobile. I sat down with Seesmic’s co-founder, Loic Le Meur, to…

• Hot Potato Organizes The Stream Around What’s Really Happening Now

  Erick Schonfeld

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pm

  Yesterday, Twitter changed its organizing question from “What Are You Doing?” to “What’s Happening?” But if you want to know what’s really happening now, check out Hot Potato, a startup launching right now at our Realtime CrunchUp. Hot Potato is releasing an iPhone app which lets you create a stream of conversations around events based both on your location and what your friends are doing. Hot Potato is a micro-messaging app that organizes the conversation stream by events. For Hot Potato, an event can be anything that is happening right now: a basketball…

• RealTime CrunchUp: Win A Signed Copy Of Benioff’s ‘Behind The Cloud’

  Jason Kincaid

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:17 pm

  Today at the RealTime CrunchUp Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff took the stage to talk about the social enterprise with Erick Schonfeld and Steve Gillmor (he also introduced us to a new real-time Salesforce Chatter platform). Benioff has also signed a pair of copies of his book Behind The Cloud, which we’re going to be giving away to attendees of today’s conference. To win one, just tweet out your favorite moment of the RealTime CrunchUp so far, and include the hashtags #CrunchUp and #Cloud in your tweet (#CrunchUp is the conference hashtag, and #Cloud will let us know who’s…

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  WSJ: Today's Most Popular

• Morgan Releases Crescent

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:18 pm

  Morgan Stanley closed the chapter on its disastrous $6.5 billion acquisition of Crescent Real Estate Equities by handing the keys to lender Barclays.

• Tom Petty: Rock God or Mere Mortal?

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm

  As Tom Petty prepares to release a career-spanning anthology, an attempt to determine where he falls in the rock music pantheon.

• Playing Football the Harbaugh Way

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:04 am

  If you tried to build the perfect football coach, chances are the final product would look a lot like Stanford's Jim Harbaugh, a former star college quarterback and NFL Pro-Bowler with coaching in his blood. So far, the formula is working.

• Goldman Holders Miffed at Bonuses

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:03 am

  Some of Goldman Sachs's largest shareholders have urged the firm to reduce its bonus pool, arguing the company should pass along more of its blockbuster earnings to investors.

• House Attacks Fed, Treasury

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am

  Political frustration over Wall Street's rescue and high unemployment erupted in Congress, with one panel threatening tighter scrutiny on the Fed and another excoriating Geithner.

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  WSJ: Media & Marketing

• Oprah, in Tears, Sets End Date for Show

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am

  In a live broadcast from Chicago, a tearful Oprah Winfrey announced that she's leaving her long-running program "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011.

• GE Refocuses Its Vision

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:09 pm

  By ceding control of NBC, General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt would be refocusing GE on its industrial businesses and distancing himself from former initiatives.

• Protecting Offline Privacy

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:12 pm

  Washington policy makers, long concerned about how marketers use consumer data to guide sales pitches online, have stepped up scrutiny of the ad-targeting techniques used in other media.

• NYPD Raids Newspapers' Business Offices

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm

  The NYPD executed search warrants at business locations of four New York newspapers and a union office, as part of an ongoing investigation by the office of the Manhattan District Attorney and the police department.

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  WSJ: Management

• Boots Plans a Beautiful Future

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:25 pm

  Italian entrepreneur Stefano Pessina wants to transform British pharmacy chain Boots into a global health-and-beauty behemoth with two tools: big acquisitions and a small, white bottle of anti-wrinkle cream.

• GM Chairman Presses for Quality

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:28 pm

  GM's chairman is pressing the auto maker's management team to sharpen its focus on boosting quality and customer satisfaction.

• GE Refocuses Its Vision

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:09 pm

  By ceding control of NBC, General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt would be refocusing GE on its industrial businesses and distancing himself from former initiatives.

• Better Paydays Ahead

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am

  Many employers are planning to reinstate merit increases in 2010. But some experts say base salaries are unlikely to return to pre-recession levels anytime soon.

• Networking for Social Responsibility

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:18 am

  Corporate social responsibility is a great buzzword and a feel-good idea for many companies. But there's some evidence that it's becoming more real--and central--to the thinking at a growing number of companies.

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  The Economist: The Americas

• Mexico's economy: A different kind of recession

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:39 am

  In some ways the pain is less bad than the statistics suggest. But recovery will be harder than in the past unless complacency gives way to reformTHE last time Mexico suffered an economic slump, in 1995, it turned to its northern neighbour for help. The United States organised a $50 billion bail-out. Together with the boost provided by the enactment of the North American Free-Trade Agreement shortly before, that helped Mexico to rebound smartly from devaluation and recession. This time the United States is the problem, rather than the solution. The impact of the recession triggered by the…

• Cuba and the United States: Resistant to sticks and carrots

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:39 am

  The difficulty of pressing for change in a police stateTHOSE who hoped that the arrival in power of Barack Obama and Raul Castro would bring a thaw in the continuing 50-year cold war between the United States and Cuba so far have little to cheer. The Obama administration has lifted restrictions imposed by George Bush on visits and remittances to the island by Cuban-Americans, and has resumed discreet talks on co-operation in practical matters such as migration, drug-trafficking and postal services. But administration officials have said that they will not lift the economic embargo imposed on…

• Peru and Brazil: Messing around with dams

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:39 am

  First build a road, then flood itJOSE CHAVEZ, a farmer, is one of the few people in the Inambari area who welcomes a plan to build a huge hydroelectric dam where the departments of Madre de Dios, Cusco and Puno meet in Peru’s south-eastern jungle. He says that the waters of the Araza and Inambari rivers, which merge a stone’s throw from his back porch, regularly flood his rambling wooden house. It would be permanently flooded if the dam is built. Mr Chavez trusts in the promise he has received of relocation.Inambari is one of up to six proposed hydroelectricity schemes on…

• British Columbia's salmon: Socked

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:39 am

  Another inquiry into vanishing stocksA MYSTERIOUS decline in the numbers of spawning salmon has become one of the rites of autumn in British Columbia, bringing worries of financial and job losses, threats of extinction and a perplexing lack of answers. This season only 1.7m of the 10.4m sockeye salmon that were forecast to return to the Fraser river in fact made it—a 50-year low. That prompted Stephen Harper, Canada’s prime minister, to ask Bruce Cohen, a justice of British Columbia’s Supreme Court, to hold an inquiry into the causes of the sockeye’s decline.Applause…

• Canada's prime minister: Home thoughts from abroad

  12 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am

  Stephen Harper does foreign policyALTHOUGH he has been Canada’s prime minister for almost four years, Stephen Harper has devoted little time to foreign policy. Beyond the standard quick trips to summits, the inevitable ties with the United States and a military commitment in Afghanistan he inherited from his Liberal predecessor, the only hints he has given suggest a move away from Africa and towards Latin America, and a preference for bilateralism over multilateralism. So the trips he plans to make over the next three weeks to Singapore, India, Trinidad and Tobago, China and South Korea…

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  Diario El Sur

• Ministro Velasco: “Se acabó proceso recesivo"

  El titular de Hacienda realizó una exposición, que contó con autoridades políticas y económicas de la Región del Bío Bío, donde analizó el actual escenario...

• Reflujo sería provocado por células del sistema inmune

  El estudio con ratas demostró que el reflujo hace que los tejidos del esófago liberen químicos inmunológicos llamados citoquinas, que atraen a las células...

• Bachelet quedó tercera en ranking de líderes americanos

  Los resultados fueron realizados sobre 20 líderes por The Gallup Organization y otras compañías de investigación en todos los países entre agosto y noviembre....

• Gobierno de Michelleti hará desarme para elecciones

  Rafael Pineda, ministro de la Presidencia explicó que la medida se tomó "para que durante esta etapa pueda circularse con tranquilidad o por lo menos...

• Arbitro que no cobró la mano de Henry: “espero sobrevivir a todo esto”

  La FIFA indicó hoy que la actuación del colegiado será evaluada por la Comisión de Arbitros de la entidad, pero aclaró que se trata de un procedimiento...

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  Interney Blogs

• O Stand-up do Stand-up - Ao Mirante, Nelson!

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am

  (...) Então eu sou filho do vaudeville com o monólogo? Bom, se eu soubesse que minhas raízes incluíam a França e a compulsão para falar sozinho, tinha mudado meu nome pra nouvelle vague! (risos) De qualquer maneira, bom saber que dois de meus primeiros divulgadores foram o George Burns e o Bob Hope. Somando as duas idades, descubro que na verdade eu nasci quando nossos ancestrais primatas ficaram em pé - daí meu nome em inglês. (risos) Bom, acho que o primeiro stand-up tipicamente americano na História foi o Sermão da Montanha: um judeu falando, uns olheiros italianos infiltrados…

• Morre Herbert Richers! - Melhores do Mundo

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  Infância, dublagem e alegria. Poucos nomes se confundem tão perfeitamente com essas palavras como o do produtor de cinema e dono da Herbert Richers S.A, pioneira no ramo de dublagens no Brasil. Hoje, o nome que povoou a infância de quase qualquer adulto com menos de 50 anos morreu por causa de um problema renal.O velório ocorreu hoje, no cemitério Memorial do Carmo, no Rio de Janeiro. Nascido em Araraquara, interior de São Paulo, em 1923, Richers fundou a histórica empresa em 1950, oito anos depois de chegar à Cidade Maravilhosa. A idéia surgiu a partir do amigo Walt Disney, que lhe…

• Série de Boxe Feminino na Big Comic - Maximum Cosmo

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Hidenori Hara é mais conhecido pela versão em quadrinhos da fábula otaku Densha Otoko, mas uma olhada no seu currículo mostra que sua obra é bem mais interessante do que isso. Produziu séries de beisebol como Just Meet (11 volumes) e Aozora (13 volumes), respectivamente para a Shonen Sunday e para a Big Comic Spirits da Shogakukan. Esteve presente em várias revistas da editora. Agora ele está produzindo uma nova série para a tradicionalíssima revista Big Comic: o quadrinho de esportes Fuyu Wa Nabi. A série envolve uma ex-atriz e modelo que tendo sua carreira acabada, decide…

• Ranking da Taiyosha (JP) - 15/11/2009 - Maximum Cosmo

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Eu não pude postar a lista dos dez mais esta semana - estava viajando - mas acabei me esquecendo de fazê-lo após retornar. Tudo bem, o que importa é que estamos de volta e ainda dá tempo de postar a listagem. De todo caso, a lista para garotos preserva a qualidade da anterior mesmo com a renovação de títulos. É incrível que os seis primeiros sejam praticamente os mesmos de semana passada (com pequenas trocas de posições entre si, mas formando um bloco que continuou vendendo - o que é sempre bom sinal). A lista se renova a partir da sétima posição, mas não chega a cair de…

• Novas Capas de Macross 7 Trash - Maximum Cosmo

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:59 am

  O lançamento de Macross: the First, com roteiro e arte de Haruhiko Mikimoto, trouxe de volta sua obra pregressa no universo da série: Macross 7: Trash, ambientada no cenário daquela que é sem sombra de dúvidas a pior série a receber a chancela Macross (nem o mal-afamado Macross 2 é tão ruim quanto essa atrocidade, acreditem). Levando em conta esse precedente, Mikimoto não se saiu tão mal. De qualquer forma, a série está merecendo um novo tratamento gráfico da editora, com direito a novas capas, e podemos vê-las acima. Os volumes 3 e 4 sairão em 26 de Dezembro. (Via blog La…