Social Media – Crawl Before You Walk

As with any new technology, social media, for businesses and individuals, should not be taken lightly. Individuals will find that social media can provide a greater pathway to selling themselves as viable job candidates, not to mention uncover a job market not readily available to them on traditional job boards.

With businesses, the use of social media is slowly emerging into an essential component, capable of tracking customer feedback, broadcasting company news real-time and providing a mechanism to increase visibility.

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OpenOffice – Education’s Best Bet?

You’ve read all the articles before about how rough things have gotten in the U.S. educational system. Cutbacks, layoffs and public requests for tax increases that have frequently been denied.

The idea of finding new ways to save a buck aren’t new. It’s just that most people working in K-12 aren’t generally looking in the direction of their technology options, particularly their productivity software.

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