Using Social Media as an HR Tool

If you’re a business owner, have you considered the myriad of ways that social networking sites can help you in your hiring decisions? Given the number of individuals using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, it’s almost foolish not to do a little...

6 Reasons To Avoid The Social Media News Release Part

The Social Media News Release is a template available for the sole purpose of incorporating social media and multimedia into press releases. And while it may sound like an absolutely ingenious idea, it probably is not the best use of time and money for your business. Here are...

3 Internet Marketing Mistakes To Want To Avoid

One of the great things about internet marketing is that allows you to measure your return on investment fairly simply if you are doing it right. The following three mistakes made by many internet marketers, however, make it very difficult to measure your return on investment.

10 Dos and Donts for Running Your Business in a Tight Economy

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Special zone for China in Sri Lanka

First time ever Sri Lanka had set up a specific area for foreign companies, and China's Huichen gets it. "Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment, said it signed a deal with China's...

Rite of Passage

Members of the 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, Reenactors Inc. extend warm congradulations to Kyle Allen, who was promoted from cadet to private. Kyle has faithfully participated for years as a cadet musician in...

Taiwanese interpreter first to qualify for the 'world's best job'

Carle Wang, an interpreter from Taiwan, received most votes on the website of Tourism Queensland, which makes her the first person to qualify for the finals of the 'world's best job' contest. Fifty contenders were short-listed for the job and had to promote themselves to...

Christopher K. Travis - The Activist Architect Who Ruffles Features

George Bernard Shaw once said that “the only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor. He takes measurements anew, each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.

A 4 Door Porsche … That’s Right, FOUR Doors! :: The EDJE

" The Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo, at your service. Image Credit: presse.prosche.deA 4 Door Porsche … That’s Right, FOUR Doors!Last year at the Long Beach Grand Prix of 2008, I thought I had seen it...

Making Music for the love of it! A vision I’ll nerver regret!

In 2000 I helped set-up a music publication and a communication media in Soweto- called Samablue Music Times. My vision was to organize a team of guys and girls to structure the local music industry in preparation...

Chief speaks out on police racism

The slave trade might have been over but for minorities in the British police force things are not as it should be claims a top minority police chief Constable MIke Fuller of Kent police force.Ethnic minority police have to work harder than their white colleagues to succeed,...

Sexism 'spurs women to success'

Whilst well believing that some women will try harder to put one over a sexixt boss some real sexist bosses might see this as justification to carry on in their sexist way thinking this is how to get the best from...

Kingmaker: Selling Influence on Digg

"You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours" is a common method of mutual site promotion, in which bloggers, site managers, and writers team up with each other across the ether to promote their respective work on...

Alexa to exclude Social Media Traffic to be taken into account

"Alexa no longer counts traffic that a site gains from social media sites like Digg and Reddit. For people whose traffic Last two to three weeks have been good due to social media buzz, they have noticed that it...

Starbucks' afternoon drink deal goes nationwide

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2...

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