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Introducing…Heather “Action” Jackson: Marketing Maven, Monkey Dancer and Sinatra Breakfast Buddy

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Heather Jackson and I do the monkey dance. I also own 2 marketing businesses, Hammerhead Creatives and ActionJackson Marketing. Hammerhead Creatives specializes in custom logo’d apparel and promo products- aka SWAG like the sweet thermal bags you get at the conference. Through ActionJackson Marketing I provide e-mail newsletter marketing services including presentations to businesses and associations as well as individualized training and campaign management. As an Authorized Local Field Expert for Constant Contact, I am able to offer extended services and expertise. What will you be teaching at the….

Netiquette: Don't CC When You Can BCC

CC and BCC are email tools to use when trying to get your message out to a few people or to 50. However, they should be used quite differently or else you will find yourself on the wrong side of netiquette, whether sending to a customer or friend. CC stands for “Carbon Copy”. Do you watch Mad Men? Notice how the ladies type on their typewriters with a piece of carbon paper then use that to roll out copies to all the, um, Mad Men? Think of CC on your email client as just that. Sending an important item to….

The new annoying way to spam on Twitter and how to stop it

Originally posted on SocMedia101 Once again, we have a Twitter epidemic. Spam accounts post tweets asking for action or promoting their links and they include as many twitter handles as they can fit. The pick big name Tweeple and little ones. Their strategy is that we will see them because they included, for instance @writingroads, and so their tweet shows up in my @replies tab. Here’s what one of these spammer’s Twitter page looks like: What can we do to stop this? Aside from getting out the pitchforks (and violence is never the answer), we can report them as spam….

Win an Extreme Geek Makeover by Geek Girl Camp

Are you frustrated at slow computers, blue blinky screens, SPAM from a 12 year old in Bulgaria, having a Facebook Fan Page of only 1 (yourself) and a website as old and tired as Larry King? Are you in need of a “tech tuneup”? Are you a non-profit on Cape Cod or the Islands? Well, Bubby, then you need to enter the Extreme Geek Makeover, Geek Girl Camp style! Geek Girl Camp is offering the first regional Extreme Geek Makeover for a lucky non-profit in the Cape Cod, southeastern Mass region. If you think you need a makeover, get over….

Protect Yourself Today against the Conficker Virus

Do you have a PC and are currenty using a Windows OS (Operating System), most notably XP or Vista? Then YOU need to pay close attention to what experts are saying about the Conficker Virus which they think will disrupt computers tomorrow on April Fool’s day, if not before. Experts are most worried about the ‘C’ variant of Conficker worm, aka Downadup or Kido, which infects Windows machines (XP and Vista) and disables them to get security updates or patches from Microsoft and from other vendors. The ‘B’ variant of the Conficker worm was causing problems in January of this….