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	<description>&#34;Providing Content That You Can Build On.&#34;  Entrepreneur. Economic Developer. SBDC Business Analyst. Professional Researcher. Licensed Private Investigator. Semper Fidelis.</description>
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		<title>Economic Justice @ #MFusa2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I had the honor of being one of the Guest Bloggers at the San Francisco Microfinance USA 2010 (@mfusa2010) conference at the Metreon. Following is the blog assignment submitted about the Opening Address speaker.

#MFusa2010 Blogger Alan Pruitt and Mr. Martin Eakes &#8211; May 20, 2010

#MFusa2010 Mr. Martin Eakes May 20, 2010
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Martin Eakes, CEO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook: Facts You Probably Didn&#8217;t Know</title>
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[Source: Online PhD Programs for MashableMashable.com]



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		<title>#SBA Recovery Lending Extended Through May 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I encourage small business owners to contact your local Small Business Developmenmt Center (SBDC) to learn more about these SBA programs. One thing to keep in mind &#8211; it is not &#8221;free money&#8221; and your primary lender still needs to be on-board. The SBA is not a &#8220;direct lender&#8221; (yet), but this $80 million will filter down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alanpruitt.com/sba-recovery-lending-extended-through-may-2010/</link>
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		<title>5 Twitter Practices People Have to Stop Doing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[@hilzfuld is spot-on with these gentle reminders about Twitter practices. The DMing thing is just out-of-control! In January, I thinned out over 700 followers who engaged in a lot of the practices mentioned in the post (below). Twitter is a powerful communication tool &#8211; but it requires PEOPLE to be behind the message/s &#8211; not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alanpruitt.com/5-twitter-practices-people-have-to-stop-doing/</link>
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		<title>#Google CEO: Were now paranoid about security &#124; Relevant Results &#8211; CNET News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It should go without stating the obvious that &#8220;now&#8221; Google is paranoid about security. There is hope that the China hacking caper will at least be a lesson learned for ALL Internet providers and consumers that vulnerabilities exist &#8211; no matter what computing ecosystem is involved.
Bottom line: Be vigilant and backup data frequently with tools [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alanpruitt.com/google-ceo-were-now-paranoid-about-security-relevant-results-cnet-news/</link>
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		<title>#sbdc Why Banning Social Media Often Backfires</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers should take heed of this article and try to understand the perils of creating draconian &#8220;IT lock down&#8221; atmospheres in the workplace. What&#8217;s the point? Proving that you can bend your employee&#8217;s will? Or are you r-e-a-l-l-y worried about &#8220;time sink&#8221; activity. I am not saying employers should not have a say in worker [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alanpruitt.com/nsfw-why-banning-social-media-often-backfires/</link>
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		<title>What’s Your Social Media Marketing Strategy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a &#8220;benchmark&#8221; blog article that does a fantastic job of laying out the strategy of social media marketing and the emphasis is on strategy &#8212; not &#8220;tools&#8220;. Very apropos for my upcoming Social Media for Non-Profits workshops in May and June.
Cheers! @nickeyjameson Well done.
Via - What’s Your Social Media Marketing Strategy?.
@alanpruitt Business Analyst [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alanpruitt.com/what%e2%80%99s-your-social-media-marketing-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This will be the reward for those who were tempted (but declined) to purchase the iPad last week. With my high satisfaction level with my HTC Android-based cell phone AND my almost exclusive adaptation of Google Apps (enterprise edition) &#8212; this slate might change my personal and business computing habits in the near future. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alanpruitt.com/google-developing-tablet-to-take-on-ipad/</link>
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		<title>Blogging from Android</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is my first blog post from my T-Mobile HTC Android (MTG3) using a WordPress app. Not bad for mobile blogging. I have spent the last few days revising my social media tool box and WordPress is the engine for this project.



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		<link>http://alanpruitt.com/blogging-from-android/</link>
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		<title>Twitter 101 for Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sigh&#8230;some of the small businesses that I consult for &#8212; still think Twitter is a silly Internet gadget and a passing fad. Wrong! This Twitter Business 101 Guide should help clear up the misconception about what Twitter can do for (any size) business &#8211; especially in rural areas.
The (by far) largest comment that I hear [...]]]></description>
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