Korean BBQ food cart connects with Portland tastebuds through tweets

Posted on August 18th, 2009

I recently spoke with Bo, from KOifusion about his successful use of Twitter to promote his food cart.
KOifusion is a food cart that produces a mashup of Korean BBQ along with Mexican, American,  and Italian flavors. Bo’s cart travels to different locations across the city to feed cart lovers alike. Their company is only 2 [...]

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Hootsuite, an amazing Twitter tool

Posted on August 7th, 2009

I’ve been researching different tools to analyze my links through twitter. Bit.ly was ok, but just didn’t have enough data and not easy to use. Tweetburner had potential, but its personal stats page was broken. Hootsuite fits just right. For a more extensive review of similar tools: http://networksboise.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/test-drive-hootsuite-ping-fm-twitterfeed-bit-ly/
My favorite reasons to use it:
-Tracking [...]

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Portland clothing boutique drives customers to their stores through social networking

Posted on July 20th, 2009

Having brick and mortar stores can have their challenges and advantages. It’s great to have a place where customers can physically come inside and shop, but you are limited to a regional space where customers can reach you.
Mabel and Zora is a clothing boutique, having two stores in the Portland Metro area.  They offer ladies’ [...]

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Learn how artists use social media tools

Posted on June 29th, 2009

I recently got an opportunity to interview Amy Ambroult of AG Ambroult Jewelry. Amy designs and crafts these amazing silver jewels such as necklaces, rings, bracelets, and other pieces are literally. Visit her website: agambroult.com to see her amazing jewelry line.

Please describe your business and what you offer:
AG Ambroult jewelry is a line of contemporary silver [...]

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Squidoo, Seth Godin’s marketing animal

Posted on May 17th, 2009

Squidoo is one of those marketing tools you don’t hear too much about in all the social meda hype. It’s almost a secret to some, but I’ve been curious about it for a while.
Basically Squidoo is made up of single lens (a free web page) that you can edit and draw people to (for example, [...]

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