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    <title>Event Marketing Tools For Your Small Business</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848128</id>

    <published>2009-11-24T11:05:42Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T11:37:42Z</updated>

    <summary>Today&#8217;s small businesses are adept at using online tools such as email newsletters and surveys to help develop strong relationships with their customers. While these tools can enable two-way communications...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        Today&#8217;s small businesses are adept at using online tools such as email newsletters and surveys to help develop strong relationships with their customers. While these tools can enable two-way communications...
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    <title>2nd Annual Best Small Business Book Awards</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848130</id>

    <published>2009-11-23T11:11:11Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T11:37:42Z</updated>

    <summary>Late last week, Small Business Trends announced the start of their 2nd annual small business book awards.&#160; They have nominated 47 small business books for readers to pick their favorites...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        Late last week, Small Business Trends announced the start of their 2nd annual small business book awards.&#160; They have nominated 47 small business books for readers to pick their favorites...
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    <title>Etsy Continues Rapid Growth</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848824</id>

    <published>2009-11-23T09:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T13:35:22Z</updated>

    <summary>The Compete blog has an excellent analysis of Etsy&apos;s traffic growth. For those not familiar with Etsy, it is an online marketplace for handmade or craft items. Think of Etsy...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[The Compete blog has an excellent analysis of Etsy&apos;s traffic growth. For those not familiar with Etsy, it is an online marketplace for handmade or craft items. Think of Etsy...]]>
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    <title>Local Web Continues to Grow - Twitter Adding Location Data</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848826</id>

    <published>2009-11-20T16:08:41Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T13:35:22Z</updated>

    <summary>The New York Times covers Twitter&apos;s planned release of geolocation data. The new feature will take advantage of geolocation data in cellphones letting users include their location in tweets. This...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[The New York Times covers Twitter&apos;s planned release of geolocation data. The new feature will take advantage of geolocation data in cellphones letting users include their location in tweets. This...]]>
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    <title>Steve King Named 2009 SNCR Fellow of the Year</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848828</id>

    <published>2009-11-20T09:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T13:35:22Z</updated>

    <summary>The Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) named Steve King the 2009 Fellow of the Year at their recent awards gala in Boston. SNCR Executive Director Jen McClure stated: &quot;His...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[The Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) named Steve King the 2009 Fellow of the Year at their recent awards gala in Boston. SNCR Executive Director Jen McClure stated: &quot;His...]]>
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    <title>How To Engage Consumers This Holiday Season</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848132</id>

    <published>2009-11-19T10:50:32Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T11:37:42Z</updated>

    <summary>As we prepare for the height of the holiday season, one in which spending is predicted to be lukewarm at best, local businesses can get smart by planning and implementing...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        As we prepare for the height of the holiday season, one in which spending is predicted to be lukewarm at best, local businesses can get smart by planning and implementing...
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    <title>The Rise of Social Media Peer Groups</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848830</id>

    <published>2009-11-19T09:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T13:35:22Z</updated>

    <summary>The Society for New Communications Research(SNCR) just released the preliminary results of a new study showing that corporate decision makers are increasingly turning to online social networks for assistance in...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        The Society for New Communications Research(SNCR) just released the preliminary results of a new study showing that corporate decision makers are increasingly turning to online social networks for assistance in...
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    <title>Home Businesses and Their Employees</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848832</id>

    <published>2009-11-18T16:53:02Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T13:35:22Z</updated>

    <summary>Based on questions and feedback we are getting on the homepreneur study, the finding that roughly half of homepreneurs have employees seems to be the most surprising result. We weren&apos;t...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[Based on questions and feedback we are getting on the homepreneur study, the finding that roughly half of homepreneurs have employees seems to be the most surprising result. We weren&apos;t...]]>
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    <title>Small Biz Bee and BizSugar Want To Give You $150!</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848134</id>

    <published>2009-11-17T11:00:18Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T11:37:42Z</updated>

    <summary>Small Biz Bee has brought back its $100 Competition this year but it&#8217;s bigger and better.&#160; This year&#8217;s contest is sponsored by BizSugar.com and the prize has been increased to...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        Small Biz Bee has brought back its $100 Competition this year but it&#8217;s bigger and better.&#160; This year&#8217;s contest is sponsored by BizSugar.com and the prize has been increased to...
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<entry>
    <title>It&apos;s All About Leads</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848834</id>

    <published>2009-11-17T09:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T13:35:23Z</updated>

    <summary>Yes, this is pretty obvious. But we often overlook the importance of leads and lead generation. Also overlooked is how central lead generation is to the business models of many...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        Yes, this is pretty obvious. But we often overlook the importance of leads and lead generation. Also overlooked is how central lead generation is to the business models of many...
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    <title>A Battle Over Pigs Raises A Stink; India&apos;s R&amp;D Explosion</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3791166</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T11:42:56Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T18:21:53Z</updated>

    <summary>Lessons learned from a million-dollar mistake. Entrepreneurs are forever learning from their own mistakes, so once in a while it&apos;s nice to learn from someone else&apos;s for a change. Tech...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[Lessons learned from a million-dollar mistake. Entrepreneurs are forever learning from their own mistakes, so once in a while it&apos;s nice to learn from someone else&apos;s for a change. Tech...]]>
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    <title>Startups.com Provides Answers To Your Small Business Questions</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3848136</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T11:19:02Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T11:37:42Z</updated>

    <summary>Startups.com has recently been launched to provide you with all the answers you need about small business.&#160; Users can ask or answer questions concerning their small business.&#160; I like this...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        Startups.com has recently been launched to provide you with all the answers you need about small business.&#160; Users can ask or answer questions concerning their small business.&#160; I like this...
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    <title>Cyber Monday A&apos;Coming</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3791168</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T07:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T18:21:53Z</updated>

    <summary>It&apos;s two weeks until Cyber Monday. E-tailers are you ready? Cyber Monday is, of course, what is touted to be the busiest day of the year for online sales. It...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[It&apos;s two weeks until Cyber Monday. E-tailers are you ready? Cyber Monday is, of course, what is touted to be the busiest day of the year for online sales. It...]]>
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    <title>Reviews Stripped from Google Search Options </title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3784400</id>

    <published>2009-11-15T11:13:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-15T22:19:45Z</updated>

    <summary>I make heavy use of Google Search options in refining my queries. I was surprised this morning to see that the &quot;reviews&quot; option is now gone. This was one of...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[I make heavy use of Google Search options in refining my queries. I was surprised this morning to see that the &quot;reviews&quot; option is now gone. This was one of...]]>
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    <title>Learning by analogy</title>
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    <id>tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3786946</id>

    <published>2009-11-15T10:51:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T06:55:37Z</updated>

    <summary>Some people are way better at this than others. The other day, I was talking to someone about a complex and specialized issue. It&apos;s quite possible that this was the...</summary>
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        <name>The Uniform Project</name>
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        <![CDATA[Some people are way better at this than others. The other day, I was talking to someone about a complex and specialized issue. It&apos;s quite possible that this was the...]]>
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