Mayor Kasim Reed and Georgia's Labor Commissioner at Largest Conference in South Metro
One of the largest conferences of its kind, South Metro Development Outlook will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Georgia. Read More
Hands Together: Caring for the ALS Community
Hands Together: Caring for the ALS Community, a day-long educational symposium by ALS Association/Georgia Chapter - Saturday, February 26, in Atlanta Read More
Trees Atlanta Announces Plans for Georgia Arbor Day 2011
Trees Atlanta announced plans for its 26th Georgia Arbor Day celebration today. Opportunities for all ages will take place throughout the month of February and will peak on the actual Georgia Arbor Day holiday, Friday, Feb. 18. Read More
Atlanta Ad Club Hosts 2011 Atlanta ADDY Awards to Recognize Top Advertising Talent
The Atlanta Ad Club, the premier creative resource for Atlanta's advertising and creative professionals, will host its annual Atlanta ADDY Awards on Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the 755 Club. Read More
Jackie Thornton earns APR certification
Jackie Thornton has earned her APR (Accredited in Public Relations) certification, it was announced today by the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Read More
Plan to attend the 25th Annual AMA Collegiate Conference and Job Fair!
The 25th Annual AMA Collegiate Conference and Job Fair is designed to bring you comprehensive, enlightened,,detailed, creative information and perspectives that will assist in your job search and important career decisions. Read More
Capitol Day for National MS Society Georgia Chapter
Georgians who care about Multiple Sclerosis and the people it affects will come together March 3 at State Capitol. Read More
Windsong Properties Receives 100 Percent GuildQuality Rating
Windsong Properties, Atlanta's leading courtyard, ranch-style home builder is pleased to be a recipient of a 100 percent GuildQuality satisfaction rating for 2010. Read More
Buckhead Coalition elects new officers, addresses other annual business
The Buckhead Coalition, the chamber-type civic organization for the affluent northern portion of Atlanta, held its annual meeting January 26. Read More
Georgia's House Speaker Discusses What's Happening Under the Gold Dome
Georgia's House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), will be the featured guest at the Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Thursday, February 17. Read More
Are You Ready for the Census? And Its Impact on Your Marketing Strategies?
Join the DMA-Atlanta, Roberto Gomez, Sr. Consultant - Multicultural Director & Daniel Vargas, Owner of 2 Successful Multicultural Marketing Companies. Read More
Spend your Valentine's Day in the "heart" of the Downtown Dining District
Flowers and chocolates are fine, but how about an unforgettable meal at a romantic restaurant to impress your Valentine? Read More
JumpStart: A Fresh New Daybook Product to Supercharge Your News or Event
The city's newswire and local PR powerhouse adds state-of-the-art video production from parent company What's Up Interactive's team of professionals for a compelling new package. Read More
Leadership DeKalb Accepting Applications for Class of 2012
Leadership DeKalb is accepting applications for the upcoming Class of 2012 that begins in September. If you are an established or emerging leader, join us at an Open House to meet our graduates. Read More
Promising Young Musicians Compete to Study in Austria
Hear five finalists compete in annual Pro-Mozart Atlanta scholarship competition Sunday at 2 p.m. Admission is free. Read More
A Culture of Contentment: Brand-Building in an Era of Meaning, Play and Magic
As a professional in the marketing or advertising industry, do you find yourself wondering what actually motivates consumers to purchase certain brands? Especially since the recent recession, there seems to be a shift in consumers thinking, their reasoning processes and motivation to buy. Read More
Atlanta City Councilmember Natalyn Archibong Hosts 10th Annual Senior Services Seminar
Atlanta City Councilmember Natalyn M. Archibong will host the 10th Annual F.U.S.S (Focus Upon Senior Services) seminar from 10 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 12th at Drew Charter School, located at 301 East Lake Blvd Read More
Construction Underway at Traton Homes Rockford Township Community
Traton Homes, one of Atlanta's premier builders announced today that it has begun construction on its model home in Rockford Township, its newest Cobb County community. The west Cobb neighborhood is now open for sales and the Read More
Fourth Anniversary promotion a 'win' for James M. (Jim) Caswell IV
Buckhead resident James M. (Jim) Caswell, IV, recently won $250 when Private Bank of Buckhead held the first of four monthly drawings in its Fourth Anniversary Promotion. www.PrivateBankOfBuckhead.com Read More
APC Seeks Nominations for 2010 Awards of Excellence and Journalist of the Year Award
Nominate the local journalists who did the best job covering 2010 for our Awards of Excellence and Journalist of the Year Award. Read More
Mike Smith Named President of GAHBA
Mike Smith of Harcrest Homes was recently installed as the new president of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. Read More
Number of Mazda6 Sedans were recalled because of the potential for yellow sac spiders-attracted to the smell of gasoline-to weave webs in their engines: 65,916
Number of US states along with Amtrak, will receive a share of the $2 billion intended for Florida before it canceled its plans for high-speed trains: 15
The U.N. has projected that by 2050, the world population will be at 9.3 billion; the current population is nearly 7 billion.
(TIME)
Since April 1, for every 100 print books Amazon has sold, it has sold 105 Kindle books. The company has sold more than three times as many Kindle books in 2011 as it did in the same time period in 2010.
(Mashable)
More women have college degrees these days than men, but they still only earn 29% of total household incomes in the US.
(TIME)
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- William Gibson
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Social networking as business development
Tue, 17 May 2011
Facebook and LinkedIn are effective tools for growing your brand and your company’s influence, but only if you realize the differences between the two sites.
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