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It's all fun and games until somebody gets sued. What are your thoughts about Pinterest having the right to sell your posted images? (via Mara Glazer)


How your business could get sued for using Pinterest - Boston Business Journal
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Believe it or not, Pinterest’s service agreement gives it the right to sell images that users upload. Exceptions for publishers of user-generated content protect Pinterest, but they don’t protect you.

Appropriate market research or inappropriate invasion of privacy?


How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did - Forbes
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Target has perfecting the technique of analyzing consumers' shopping habits to figure out who's pregnant. How can they send customers congratulatory coupons without freaking them out?

Which of these new features are you most excited about?


Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 15 New Features
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Apple says OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" has 100 new features. We break down the most important ones.

Take a break in your busy day and listen to the music...


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This is so awesome. Please take a moment to read:

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping, and continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

In 2001, the time it took stories to break was about 3 hours, it's now about 30 minutes.


Twitter and the incredible shrinking news cycle
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Instead of appearing on TV or in a newspaper, events like the death of Whitney Houston are as likely to be reported in a tweet or on Facebook -- and in the long run, this shrinking of the traditional "news cycle" could be a good thing.

Does your business follow these 5 tips to engage your fans? One of them coincidentally happens to foreshadow for an exciting product launch on the horizon for The Homer Group, Inc....


5 Ways to Increase Your Facebook Fan Engagement
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Want to increase your Facebook fan engagement?Keep reading for some simple techniques to get your fans more involved.Even if you're

Interesting case study on front-line stints to better understand your workforce. Has anyone tried/been part of something like this?


To Be a Better Boss, Spend Time in the Trenches
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For executives, Undercover Boss-style stints in the trenches—from making Subway sandwiches to driving a delivery truck—may offer valuable lessons in leadership.

Quote for thought: '“Marketing done wrong is an annoyance; Marketing done right is a gift” — Right message about the right product to the right audience.' - Chip Rodgers

Google's fun Valentine's Day quirk (along with a list of other Google tricks!)


Type This Into Google for a Valentine's Day Surprise
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In the spirit of Valentine's Day, type this math equation into Google for a fun surprise.

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Wondering how Pinterest generates revenue? The answer is quietly.. very quietly. What are your thoughts - is this an ethically sound way of making profits?


Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins. | LL Social
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Breaking news that Pinterest is changing user submitted pins to make money. Are they now one of the biggest affiliates on the Internet?

Turn followers into evangelists by putting some of these suggestions into action.


Beyond The One-Time Click: 6 Social Media Rules For Creating Brand Evangelists | Fast Company
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There’s a vast expanse between the transactional moment when a consumer likes, friends, or follows a site and the instant that same consumer becomes a brand evangelist, entering into a state of emotional commitment.

Does Google go too far? What demographic does Google think you're part of? Google "ad preferences manager" and click Google's sponsored link to see who they think you are.


Who Does Google Think You Are? - BusinessWeek
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A tool tells users what the company infers about your interests and age

What was your favorite moment?


20 Best (or Most Annoying) Animated Super Bowl GIFs
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The best Super Bowl moments — plays, the halftime show and commercials— have all been turned into animated GIFs to annoy your friends with.

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So many social media channels to choose from! This should clear up some confusions of what they're used for.


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Tonight's Super Bowl will be the most socially connected in history, and will be streamed online for the first time.


How to Follow Super Bowl 2012 With Social Media
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Itching for the big game but concerned about your equipment? Check out these ways to follow the Super Bowl 2012 through social media -- free!

Do you think this is the direction print is headed? Seems like a good idea in theory, but what point does this book actually serve? How else do you think this technology could be applied?


Can Augmented Reality Save the Printed Page?
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Flash and animation technology brings augmented reality book "Between the Page and Screen" to life.

Great tips to keep website visitors on your page longer. If you're interested in learning more, let us know! (more info on mobile applications: http://www.homergroup.com/mobile-applications.php#en)


7 Ways to Lower Your Website's Bounce Rate
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Don't let those hard-earned pageviews slip away. Here are seven ways to optimize your size so customers keep browsing and stop bouncing.

10 impressive campaigns in marketing brilliance - "Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire." - Arnold H. Glasow


10 Lessons in Marketing Brilliance
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From viral campaigns to virus campaigns, we pick the 10 marketing initiatives in 2011 that hit on that winning combination of great idea, perfect timing and...

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Want to Print Facebook? Better Get 11.5 Billion Sheets of Paper [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Printing a year's worth of Facebook statuses would be equivalent to printing more than 500 million Oxford English Dictionaries.

Boost Your Sales with Bad Reviews
Quickly becoming one of the most popular ways to make purchasing decisions, online review consulting is changing the market for buyers and sellers alike. Websites like Yelp and Google Places provide consumers with a centralized location to find reviews for … Continue reading →

If someone "unfriends" you on Facebook, would you want to know? http://mashable.com/2012/01/30/how-to-see-unfriend-facebook/


How to See When Someone Unfriends You on Facebook
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Would you like to know when someone "unfriends" you on Facebook? We've found a tool to help.