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The Viral Learning Center

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A while back, a client asked me if I’d seen “that video on the web, with the guys dancing.” I knew exactly which video he meant: OK Go’s “A Million Ways,” one of the most popular downloads of 2005. It looks easy — create a little choreography, buy a video camera and some cassettes, and […]

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Poll: Did you send out holiday greetings this year?

Tips for Building Your Blog Audience, from Robert Scoble

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Superblogger Robert Scoble offers a nice list of things to do to make your blog better … which will lead also to building your audience and getting them involved. Here’s the list in brief, and you can read the details at the original post: Know how traffic will find you. Pick a niche and own […]

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I Am a Camera: Yahoo and Reuters Launch “You Witness News”

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The latest development in the world of “citizen journalism”: News services are inviting photographs and video from anyone, anywhere. As explained in the New York Times (“Have Camera Phone? Yahoo and Reuters Want You to work for Their News Service,” 12/4/06): The Yahoo-Reuters project will create a systematic way to incorporate images covering a wider […]

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AMA Pittsburgh Luncheon: Boscov’s Formula for Success in Pittsburgh

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Join AMA Pittsburgh and Stephanie Swift, public relations manager for Boscov’s on December 14 at the Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center to learn how Boscov’s has been able to thrive in a market that has been changed by significant consolidation. Ms. Swift will discuss how Boscov’s low turnover rate and active management training program help […]

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Geek Night 50

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Geek Night is a highly informal bimonthly gathering of people in the Pittsburgh high-tech industry. There is no dress code and no cover charge. Show up anytime after 5:00pm, and leave when you feel like it. When: Thursday, December 7, 2006, 5-9pm and later Where: The Church Brew Works at 3525 Liberty Ave in Lawrenceville […]

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