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		<title>Social Media for a Dental Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Social Business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting example of how a San Francisco-based dentist has used social media to boost their business. Amplify&#8217;d from techcrunch.com Dr. Irena Vaksman, Dentist: Social media and dentistry don&#8217;t necessarily go hand in hand, but one&#160;San Franciscan dentist has forged an impressive social media campaign to raise awareness of her fledgling practice. She has a Twitter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Test Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The 8 Commandments for Participating in Online Conversations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[test remarks clipped from socialmediatoday.com In 2000 the Cluetrain Manifesto announced that “Markets wish to talk to companies”. This turned out to be a prophetic statement. Back then they already declared that markets consisted of conversations between people. They want (and can) communicate their opinions to companies. Companies that dispose of the talent to engage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Average Age of Social Network Users is Higher Than You Think</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Social Business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[via thesocialcustomer.com This chart shows a slightly older demographic than what many business owners believe exists on most social networks. Consider the average age of Facebook users is 38 and Twitter is 39. As older demographics (55+) continue to adopt social tools, these averages are expected to increase.]]></description>
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		<title>The Economics of Social Business</title>
		<link>http://thesocialbusinessblog.com/2010/06/08/the-economics-of-social-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Social Business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economic Pillars of a Social Business Product Development-Innovation is now outside in. CRM- managing the challenging social customer. Thought leadership-business leaders can engage and drive influence by engaging. Sales and lead generation-is easier than ever in volume. Brand management-you can’t hide. Influencer relations-they now own you and your brand. And how is social media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>52 Questions To Ask When Hiring A Social Media Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Social Business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[52 Questions To Ask When Hiring A Social Media Company Confession time: I have a really hard time getting started. There’s just something about those awkward first steps that makes me delay projects as long as I possibly can. For example, last month I finally fixed the check engine light in my car so that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Small Business Social Media Success Stories</title>
		<link>http://thesocialbusinessblog.com/2010/06/06/5-small-business-social-media-success-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Social Business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study conducted by the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business showed that nearly one in five small business owners are integrating social media into their business processes, and that technology adoption rates in the U.S. among small businesses have doubled in the past year from 12% to 24%. Whether your business is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Social Biz sign went up at the office today.. we&#8217;re live!</title>
		<link>http://thesocialbusinessblog.com/2010/06/03/new-social-biz-sign-went-up-at-the-office-today-were-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Social Business</dc:creator>
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		<title>Success Stories: 6 Ways Small Businesses Use Twitter to Reach Customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Social Business</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[J. Emilio Flores for The New York Times Chrysta Wilson, who owns the small Los Angeles bakery Kiss My Bundt, uses Twitter as a virtual focus group for new recipies. via nytimes.com Quickly summed up, the six ways that small businesses can use Twitter to reach customers are: 1. Listen &#8211; Twitter can act a [...]]]></description>
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