Saturday
02Jan2010

But for The Love of Mistress Rose

DateSaturday, January 2, 2010 at 3:14PM

Image used under Creative Commons from Amarand AgasiFrom afar it seemed that their love would endure eternity.

They met cute, laughed with abandon, and loved sweatily.

Elise the UN translator and Etienne the restauranteur.

Then, insidiously the pungent interloper’s presence intruded.

She pleaded politely; he demurred passionately.

Back and forth they dueled.

No compromise, no surrender.

His raison d'être.

Her impasse.

Garlic.

--- By Rolando Andrés Ramos

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Tuesday
27Oct2009

100 Twitter Tools for Small Business Owners

DateTuesday, October 27, 2009 at 5:59PM

Small business owners are catching on to the power and efficacy of the Twitter micro-blogging platform. Many are already using Twitter updates to build a loyal following of customers, establishing on an ongoing conversation, and actively promoting their products and services.

As a small business owner you should consider sharing tightly worded updates featuring limited time offers, giveaways, and discounts available to your Twitter followers only.

CollegesOnline.com created this annotated list of 100 Twitter Tools with teachers in mind. However, savvy business owners like you can profit by using the very same tools to make the most of Twitter.

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Tuesday
27Oct2009

Mobile Internet Users Are More Likely to Tweet

DateTuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:50AM

According to the Pew Research Center, "as of September 2009, 54% of internet users have a wireless connection to the internet via a laptop, cellphone, game console or other mobile device. Of those, 25% use Twitter or another similar service, up from 14% of wireless users in December 2008."

The phenomenon does not seem to be confined to the young and tech-savvy. According to Susannah Fox, Kathryn Zickuhr, and Aaron Smith, authors of the survey, the mere ownership and use of a wireless internet connected device results in a much higher likelihood that the user will tweet.

The more such devices in your possession, and the more formal education you have consumed, the more likely that you will succumb to the siren call of the 140 character muse. It is not simply because this group is likely to be young or tech-savvy. Owning and using a wireless internet device makes an internet user significantly more likely to tweet, as does having attended college.

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