This is the 144th time the Blogging Boomers have posted their almost weekly blog carnival. What is the Blogging Boomers Blog Carnival? It is a collection of Boomers who have blogs on a variety of topics – from personal musing on mid-life living, to fashion for the over 40 crowd, to running a business when […]
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A Facebook Fan Page is a great way to market and promote yourself or your business on Facebook. Fan pages are the only part of Facebook that is fully indexed by Google. While from your personal page you can only send messages to 2o people at a time, you can send announcements to everyone who
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Today is the final Blogging Boomers Carnival for 2009. After 143 carnivals, this eclectic melange of baby boomer bloggers has once again put together an amazing mix of topics. Winter solstice, evening wear, spending money for Christmas, Tiger Woods, New Year’s Resolutions are just some of the topics included in this week’s carnival. So head
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Twitter has added a new feature, lists. You can create lists of people you want to follow. People on your Twitter list do not have to be people you are following on Twitter. This is an interesting feature, but many people are wondering what to do with lists on Twitter. Here are some ideas. Experts
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It’s that time of the week again and this time the Blogging Boomers Carnival lands at Gen Plus. As always, there is a variety of topics covered by the writers of the longest running blog carnival by and for baby boomers.” This week’s offerings include donating organs to science, raising money for youth sports, mid-life
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With Twitter being in the news so often, many people are curious and ready to give it a try. Getting started on Twitter is easy. Go to Twitter.com, create a username for yourself, enter a password, and get started. Include a thumbnail photo, a short bio (160 characters), and a link to your website. If
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People using Facebook for business often ask “should I have a fan page or should I have a group?” Many people suggest that you should do both, however, if you have limited time to devote Facebook it is probably a good idea to choose one to start. Here is a list of differences between fan
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Mary and Jenny over at Writing Without Periods are this week’s hosts of the Blogging Boomers Carnival. Writing about life after 40, Mary and Jenny say: We’ve finally learned the true meaning of “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!“ This week’s Carnival includes articles about turtle necks vs turkey necks, the Kindle as
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I just watched a YouTube video by TweetDeck about their new version. I’ve been using TweetDeck for a while to manage my Twitter account and I already thought the previous update was a huge improvement. But version 0.32 just blew my mind. I could barely wait to get the update. Some of the new features
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Many small business owners view social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter as an exciting new shortcut for marketing their business. They think social media magical solution; if they sign up customers will flock to their website or store front. It’s as if marketing no longer has to be work. Well I hate to
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