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How and why to grow your LinkedIn network

By Christine Kent

Bragging to your friends about the dozens of connections you’ve amassed on LinkedIn? Chuck Hester kicks your butt.

Girl Scouts' online pub draws more readers than print

By Lindsey Miller

Tennessee chapter’s new e-newsletter attracts larger audience than its print pub ever did.

Twitter feed hits the $2 million mark for Dell

By Lindsey Miller

DellOutlet makes money, but more important, it connects with customers on Twitter.

For financial giant, social media’s an ongoing process

By Jessica Levco

How CME Group implements its three-prong approach to social media.

Are you using LinkedIn effectively?

Communicator and LinkedIn expert Chuck Hester discusses how to build your network, contact journalists and look for a job on this popular professional networking site.

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How can a newly-minted PR pro get a subject matter expert in the press?

A communicator was just handed the task of public relations and among her duties is getting a subject matter expert in the national press. Any suggestions?

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Ready-to-go stories for busy editors.

Ask the right questions to get useful survey data

By Robert J. Holland

How to choose survey questions that provide valuable data.

Seven myths about grammar

By Don Ranly

A leading journalism professor shares what he's learned about teaching grammar.

Planning a layoff? Mind your manners

By Cheryl Howard

What to tell laid-off employees and those left behind following staff cuts.

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Ragan's Roadmap: Avoid the intranet dumpster
CEO Mark Ragan shares seven tips on how to avoid letting your company's intranet become a dumpster of content.

Does your copy write itself?

By Eddie Torr

This editor considers a change in careers upon learning that copy churns out by itself.

Does Apple prove that secrecy trumps openness?

By Gerry McGovern

Apple may make beautiful products but it resembles North Korea in how it communicates with the world.

The Typochondriac

Are linguistic felonies on the decline?

By Alden Wood

The Typochondriac tests Jean-Baptiste-Alphonse Karr's assertion that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Editors: Eliminate inconsistency with a style guide

By Jim Ylisela

Take a crack at imposing style and punctuation guidelines across your organization.

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ExxonMobil still funds climate change skeptics

The oil giant promised to curb this practice, yet it continues to fund groups skeptical of climate change. Also, the state of the Twittersphere 2009. And much more.

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