Get Your Business Blogging Questions Answered on Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Do you have a blog for your business? If so, how often do you update it ? If you don’t have a blog, why not? I am holding a Blogging Q & A Session from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Woodson Library, located on the corner of 95th & [...]

Learn WordPress in One Day – January 28, 2012

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Want to learn how to transfer your organization’s website to the WordPress platform? You can learn to do so at the 1-Day WP Workshop. For $995, you get hands-on training, one-on-one coaching and everything on the agenda below. That’s a steal! Presented by Dante Hamilton, Founder, Chicago WordPress Meetup Group and Scott Winterroth, Pro Blogger [...]

Great News: Community Social Media Training Part II

We are excited to report that, due to overwhelming response to the Community Social Media Training on November 18, 2011, we will be conducting a second training on Friday, December 2, 2011. This is NOT a promotion. We are just sharing great news about the need for our social training by the community.

Marcie Hill Will Be Conducting a Social Media Seminar for Community Organizations on 11/18/11

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If you lead an organization that provides resources, information and assistance to your community, and would like to extend your reach, results and revenue, then you should be in Marcie Hill’s Community Organizations: Use Social Media to Increase Your Reach seminar from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, November 28, 2011! You will learn [...]

Interview with DJ Slim from Idol Blog Live, Reality TV Live Blogger

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I am currently working on a live blogging book and reached out to DJ Slim, the owner and creator of Idol Blog Live, for his story. I was intrigued by  the fact that he live blogs Reality TV shows. And he was an early adopter. Starting in 2005, his site has grown in visitors, content [...]

Live Blog: The Women’s Business Development Center’s 25th Anniversary Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference

Don’t Miss Our WBDC’s 25th Anniversary Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference Live Blog on Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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We’ll be live blogging the 25th Anniversary Women’s Forum Breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 at the Women’s Business Development Center’s 25th Anniversary Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference. Get updates on things happening as they occur. To ensure you don’t miss out on anything, enter your email address below to receive an e-mail reminder of when the [...]

7 Reasons Why Community Newspapers Should Live Blog

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Community newspapers are the information lifeline of small communities. They are the primary sources of accurate, timely and relevant information to the residents in those neighborhoods. Their faithful supporters trust them to provide information on interests and issues relevant to them and their communities. Judging by the size of many of the publications, they are [...]

WordCamp Chicago – July 30 – 31, 2011

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Are you new to WordPress and would like to learn more?  Are you a WordPress junkie and would love to be in the midst of others just like you? Well, here is your chance. The conference will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days with an after party at McGee’s Tavern [...]

Day 2: 3 Reasons Why You Should Live Blog

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With everyone blogging, tweeting and Facebooking (yes, this has been made a verb), why would anyone want to live blog?  Blogging allows you to write your thoughts and add multimedia to bring your stories to life. Twitter allows you to make connections in 140 characters or less, and Facebook has everything else. So, what does [...]