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What App to Rule them All?

Tuesday, 04 August 2009 by Paul O'Brien

Its not that often that I go completely off topic but with the flurry of excitement over Microsoft, Google, and Apple, of late, I’ve had my mind on that miracle PDA which is destined to transform mobile computing. I am a Mac convert, courtesy of the iPhone. As one who has long panned the promise

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The Best Resources for Self Employed Businesses

Monday, 27 April 2009 by Paul O'Brien

It dawned on me the other night that an increasing majority of my readers are self employed: marketing consultants, small business owners, contractors, and startup entrepreneurs. While we focus, here, on marketing resources and tips, there are an ever increasing number of innovative resources to make your professional life easier; allowing you to focus on

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On the Growth of an Internet Startup

Thursday, 02 April 2009 by Paul O'Brien

We’re in for a rough year. You heard it here first (*tongue in cheek*); there is some indication that the economy is chugging along more slowly than usual and with Obama in office, we’re in for “Change.” That can only mean one thing, well, three things: tightening belts, possible layoffs, maybe some mortgage foreclosures. Take

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Best Viral Marketing Videos of 2008 – or – How to Succeed in Viral Marketing Without Really Trying

Friday, 19 December 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Yesterday’s contemplation of “Viral Marketing” led me on an exploration of the best and worst our industry had to offer this year. Here are some thoughts on best practices. Levis How do we know this for Levis? Nothing more than the classic patch on the back. One of my favorites. Be careful of the source

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Social Search Networking

Friday, 05 September 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Full disclosure! This post completely violates the laws of link baiting, enticing industry leaders and bloggers to come to SEO’Brien just to see how/why I’ve linked to them; so to you I say! “hey there” I’m not doing that intentionally but had such a fantastic time with the folks at the Search Engine Strategies, WebmasterRadio

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