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New WordPress Blog Hosting Package from Network Solutions

Blogs are now a great tool for establishing connections and I am happy that we have a great easy to use WordPress hosting package.  Along with some great new domain extensions like .ch which our friend Mark Kolich found useful and registered koli.ch we also launched a new Blog hosting package using WordPress this weekend . The [...]

Visit the SmartBiz Answer Booth at the GrowSmartBiz Conference!

Join us at the GrowSmartBiz Conference on Tuesday, Septmber 29th in Washington DC.  This educational and networking conference for small businesses hosted by Network Solutions is featuring the SmartBiz Answer Booth.
We will have the following Answer Booth experts to provide free feedback on general questions related to public relations, social media, legal matters, and technology:

Shonali [...]

Login info for Webinar : How to Effectively Market Your Small Business in a Downturn Economy?

How to Effectively Market Your Small Business in a Downturn Economy?
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (ET)
How to Join the Webinar:
(This is a WebEx event)

Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-469-3239
Meeting Number: 805 480 079
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To join the online meeting (Now from iPhones too!)
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1. Go to https://networksolutions.webex.com/networksolutions/j.php?ED=108977752&UID=94451707
2. [...]

I am going to Twitterville follow me – #tbash

I am off to Gnomedex in  Seattle tomorrow and then on Sunday I go to #Tbash the book launch party for Shel Israel’s Book Twitterville. Many of the characters from the book come alive at the event as Shel Israel invited everyone who is featured in the book as well as  people who made the [...]

Twitter Retweets Go Native

It seems impossible, but apparently I haven’t said anything about Twitter (save for one or two purely passing references) in nearly a month. (It’s true — hard to believe as it is, I checked.)
Probably the biggest news to come up since then, was the announcement in the Twitter blog on Thursday that Twitter is [...]

The GrowSmartBiz Conference wants to hear from YOU! Cast your vote today!

The GrowSmartBiz Conference needs your help! Do you have ideas or topics such as green business or how to secure government contracts that you’d like to discuss with other small business owners? Now’s your chance! We’re leaving one panel discussion at September 29’s conference up to you. The topic winner will be announced on August 10, [...]

Roy Dunbar to speak at Dekalb Chamber Luncheon in Atlanta

Roy Dunbar, CEO of Network Solutions® has enthusiastically agreed to speak to the members of the Dekalb Chamber luncheon on 8/3/09 at Atlanta Marriott Century Center. Details are below.
At the luncheon, Mr. Dunbar will address the newest information derived from the partnership with the University of Maryland and their Small Business Success Index.  [...]

Helping People Help Others Helps You

I believe that most people generally (generally!) want to be helpful to others. I’m not going to try getting into the whys of this — it could be moral indoctrination, brain hardwiring that predisposes us to charity and fairness, or the desire to co-opt other people by helping them so they’ll look on you more [...]

Alert to Ecommerce Customers

Earlier today we alerted approximately 4,343 of our more than 10,000 E-Commerce merchants that their customers’ information may have been affected by a data security issue. The issue has been fixed and more details are available at http://careandprotect.com
At this point, we have no reports or other reasons to believe that any credit card account information [...]

Event Capsule Event Reviews: Washington Blogger Meetup, Summer of Gov

I haven’t written about DC-local tech meetups or networking events for a while, so I thought I’d dip my toes back into the social waters. As you might recall, I’m a big fan of real-world technology and social media meetups, not just because they’re, you know, fun, but because it’s a great way to do [...]