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Woodland Hills Social Media & SEO Shindig – Anyone Local?

I’m sitting here relaxing and thought to myself: Since I recently moved to the area, and Woodland Hills is full of interesting, innovative businesses and entrepreneurs, why not have a little shindig and bounce ideas back and forth. This can be at a coffee shop, restaurant or we can hike up old Mulholland.

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Subway Social Media Marketing: Goodbye Veggies, Hello Twitter

The other day I decided to indulge in a sammy from Subway and noticed a bright yellow sign staring me in the eyes like a deer in the headlights. Subway Restaurants, at least in Southern California, have adopted Social Media in a big, big way: Stereotypical photos of glorified vegetables have been replaced with a sign prompting guests to follow Subway on Twitter.

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Jones Soda: A New Age, Hip, Ingenious Beverage Company

I’m a super critical son of a gun, as many of you know, and when I approve of a company it really means a lot. I’m typically the one burning marketing campaigns like a problematic child at a campfire but, in all reality, I can’t find anything wrong with Jones Soda. Mucho kudos to all of you soda scientists out there.

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VIDEO: Geico Lizard Spotted – My Lacertilia Homeboy

Ladies and gentleman, after writing numerous articles on Geico’s awesome advertising campaigns, I was startled to see a Geico lizard lookalike staring me down in the garden while I was trimming plants like an old hippie. Who let him in? Was he going to speak to me? Or, worst case scenario, did I have a stalking lacertilia on my hands?

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SEO Conundrum: Shortened Links Artificially Induce Clicks

Have you ever noticed a shortened link posted on Twitter, Facebook or other sites and thought to yourself: Where the heck does this link go? If so, join millions of people throughout the world. Link shortening is an excellent way to (as the name suggests) shorten links, though there are a few inherent flaws with the system.

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