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		<title>Water coolers, birdbaths and connection&#8230; a tale of two twitties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Water coolers.  Pre-Internet, we met around our respective office water coolers for commraderie and to dish the latest office gossip.  Those water coolers were mini-communities where like-minded professionals met daily.
Fast forward to 2010. Internet water coolers are just a mouse click away, according to a recent online New York Times article:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/business/media/24cooler.html?hp . These &#8220;water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Hackers Launch Phishing Attack!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updated 2//25 @ 11:30pm
Cyberspace crimes against Social Media networks becoming more and more popular as users flock to sites like Twitter and Facebook to gather, share and communicate.
Twitter notified its users that cyberspace thieves launched a phishing attack to steal user names and passwords. The lines of text to be wary of and the strange [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Simple Steps to Growing a Quality Twitter Following</title>
		<link>http://birdbathbuzz.com/wordpress/2010/02/8-simple-steps-to-growing-a-quality-twitter-following/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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8 Simple Steps to Growing a Quality Twitter Following
By Cindy King
Published February 3, 2010
Are you using Twitter and wondering whether it’s doing anything for your business?
Do you have a strategy? Or do you find yourself haphazardly tweeting at all hours of the day about everything from what you had for breakfast to news in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Powerful Social Media Persuasion Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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6 Powerful Social Media Persuasion Techniques
By Jeff Sexton
Published February 11, 2010
Let’s be honest, you don’t just want your voice to be added to the conversation; you want your voice to be heard, repeated, and valued—and your message to be influential.  Ultimately, you’re after influence.
So what better way to understand social media than by looking at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 New Studies Show Value of Social Media &amp; Businesses Slow Response</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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3 New Studies Show Value of Social Media &#38; Businesses Slow Response
By Amy Porterfield
Published February 5, 2010
There are some interesting studies surfacing lately in the world of social media.  Here’s a summary of three recent research findings covering the benefits of social media marketing, how forums help brands and how businesses are employing social media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aardvark &#8211; A great new way to get the answers you&#8217;ve been looking for!</title>
		<link>http://birdbathbuzz.com/wordpress/2009/12/aardvark-a-great-new-way-to-get-the-answers-youve-been-looking-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just came across a very cool web service called Aardvark (http://vark.com).
The premise is that you sign-up as an &#8220;expert&#8221; in your areas of knowledge. The interface is cool and simple&#8230; Ask or Answer.
Click on Ask and Aardvark will go out and find an expert to answer your question. Click on answer and you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Time for CARING &#8211; A Special Thanksgiving Message</title>
		<link>http://birdbathbuzz.com/wordpress/2009/11/a-time-for-caring-a-special-thanksgiving-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that many have already written or will be writing articles today about what they are thankful for. And, while I&#8217;m thankful for many things every day and especially on this Thanksgiving day, I&#8217;m going to take a bit of a different path.
I will be short and to the point. Democrat, Republican, or Independent&#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enter to Win a $50 VISA Gift Card &#8211; Nominate your favorite business you wish you could follow on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What BIZ do you want to follow on Twitter?

Here&#8217;s the scoop on Rochester&#8217;s first Twitter contest&#8230;

What Rochester business or organization do you want to follow on Twitter but they just don&#8217;t have a Social Media presence? Of course you have your favorites that you just can&#8217;t find and say &#8220;This business would be perfect for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filming of state milk ads is heading abroad to save moola</title>
		<link>http://birdbathbuzz.com/wordpress/2009/11/filming-of-state-milk-ads-is-heading-abroad-to-save-moola/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filming of state milk ads is heading abroad to save moola &#8212; latimes.com
The California Milk Advisory Board may have shot itself in the hoof.
The board, which promotes the state&#8217;s dairy farmers and is overseen by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is again preparing to film commercials touting California milk from California cows &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis</title>
		<link>http://birdbathbuzz.com/wordpress/2009/11/eyewriter-allows-man-to-paint-despite-paralysis/</link>
		<comments>http://birdbathbuzz.com/wordpress/2009/11/eyewriter-allows-man-to-paint-despite-paralysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The amazing story of Tony Quan, a super-talented graphic artist who continues his mind-blowing work even though he is completely paralyzed.
Click here to read the full story&#8230;
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