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Is your home looking like a gadget graveyard because you’re not sure of what to do with your old cell phones, computer equipment or game consoles? None of us want to contribute to the landfill issue, but neither do we want our house to resemble the same.  Fortunately, there are ways to get rid of [...]

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I make the real estate analogy often when I describe how to sell a blog. When a blogger sells a blog it can be just as personal as putting the family home on the market. You’ll also have to do some upkeep and make reparations in order to have a blog worth selling. Just as [...]

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A couple of weeks ago we discussed the salting v. tasting approach to business. If you missed it, I blogged about how some people are cautious and will taste their food to be sure it needs salt before reaching for the shaker. Others prefer to jump in and throw caution to the wind. They salt [...]

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CardioTrainer for Droid: Geeky Fitness

by Deb Ng on June 22, 2010

I’m totally digging CardioTrainer, a fitness app for my Droid. I especially appreciate how it’s keeping my accountable and on track with my weight loss goals. I don’t know how it is with you, but eight years of blogging can take a toll on a girl. What started out as a little extra baby weight [...]

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I often come across Facebook fan pages and wonder about the motivation behind them. Plenty of fan pages make sense. I follow the local news and some of my favorite blogs and websites. I can even see following a favorite celebrity or television series. Others, are head scratchers. For example, what inspires someone to create [...]

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Avoiding Email But Getting the Job Done

by Deb Ng on June 10, 2010

Five years ago I started a private family forum as a way for my mom, five brothers and sisters and our families to keep in touch and share photos of our kids and talk about our lives.  Though it’s sort of like our own private family social network, it was started as a way to [...]

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"Who Are You With?"

by Deb Ng on June 9, 2010

“Who are you with?” The man asked me this question as I was in line for the fruit platter at the Mashable Media Summit yesterday. It was the first thing he said to me,  his way of breaking the ice and starting a conversation. I don’t know why I find this phrase so off-putting, but [...]

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What I'm Digging: Friday, May 28, 2010

by Deb Ng on May 28, 2010

Anything good is worth sharing, right? Here’s what I’m digging this week: 50 Female Bloggers You Should Be Reading: First foremost let me say I’m not a fan of “top women/female/diva blogger” type posts because I believe a good blogger is a good blogger regardless of gender. When I first started blogging, there were lots [...]

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In Conversation…

by Deb Ng on May 28, 2010

Do you listen to what the other person is saying…or are you simply waiting to talk again?

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Communities or Cliques?

by Deb Ng on September 6, 2009

I wrote a post for the BlogWorld & New Media Expo blog I felt would be of interest to the community here. What happens when you encourage your community to join various social networking groups? Sometimes, it only encourages them to hang out somewhere else rather than your site. Read: Are Social Networking Groups Driving [...]

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