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Taking the Media Out of Social Media

Posted by Wendy Wells on Thursday, December 10, 2009, In : Social Media 
 

 

I've heard older business owners look at Twitter and Facebook as something their kids and grandkids are "playing at" with their friends. Apparently, they're not alone. More than 80% of internet users in the United States are still not on Twitter. However, many of the older folks must be on Facebook, because one in four page views in the U.S. goes to Facebook. Those are huge numbers when you consider how many other sites are vying for our attention: news organizations, blogs, eBay, Yo...


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Company Shame

Posted by Wendy Wells on Monday, September 21, 2009,

 

Aren't they ashamed of themselves? Yahoo plans to announce a $100M marketing campaign Tuesday morning. (September 22, 2009.) They just went through another huge round of layoffs in April and now they have this kind of money to spend on marketing?

 

In a time when most Americans are terrified of whether or not they'll be able to pay for the roof over their head for another month, put enough gas in their car to make it to a job interview, or afford their medications…Yahoo is shelling ...


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About Me


Wendy Wells I am a professional wordsmith and a Marketing and Brand generations strategist with experience composing Public Relations and Marketing creative copy including: web sites, blogs, print, press releases, catalog copy, and email marketing campaigns. Read my blogs regularly and you'll find I'm passionate about writing - always have been. Since I first heard the story of "Peter Pan and Wendy," I became a lover of stories. As soon as I could hold a book and understand the alphabet, I grew to be an avid reader. Once I was able to hold a pencil and put sentences together, I knew I was a writer.