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Archive for August, 2009

Business.com Conducting Social Media Benchmarking Survey

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Business.com is running a survey about how businesses are using social media. Survey participants get early access to the results to help benchmark social media efforts and are entered into a $2,000 drawing.
Take the survey
(Disclosure: I’m the Sales & Marketing Community Manager for Work.com, Business.com’s sister site.)

Belgian Tax Watchdogs Tracking Facebook, Netlog Updates

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

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From Robin Wauters on TechCrunch: Belgian Tax Watchdogs Tracking Facebook, Netlog Updates:
 
"Not entirely unexpected, but still weird to see it confirmed and acknowledged: the federal tax administration in Belgium, my home country, is keeping tabs on citizens (article in Dutch) via their Facebook and Netlog profiles and their activities on Read More...

Free comics from the Federal Reserve: economics, banking, foreign trade, etc.

Monday, August 10th, 2009

My wife and I just ordered some comic books from the Federal Reserve on topics that we think our children should learn about:
- banking
- monetary policy
- currency
- barter
- checks and electronic payments
- and most important to their future (sadly), inflation
These comic books are useful educationally, particularly in the current environment, and single copies are free.  Read More...