Find Me Elsewhere…

20. August 2010

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Find Me Elsewhere…

Hi there!  Thank you SO MUCH for visiting SarahMerion.com.  I really do thank you.
For now, you can find me writing over at BostInnovation.com.  I write about Boston’s tech and entrepreneur pulse and cover VC and Angel insights.
As always, feel free to contact me (sarah at sarah merion dot com) or @reply me on Twitter: @sarahmerion.
Best,
Sarah

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How + Why Students Use Social Media

19. March 2010

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How + Why Students Use Social Media

My buddy John Battaglino recently asked me how and why college students use Twitter.   Johnny of all people should be interested in this because as the Executive Director of Boston University, it’s his job to put them on the map and understand the student body.  Since meeting Johnny last year, it’s clear he is truly in [...]

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18. March 2010

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“Improvement” Doesn’t = Up

“Improvement” Doesn’t = Up

I’ve always taken “improvement” to mean up, rise, ascend.  On the ladder scale of “improvement”, anything upward moving is considered “good” and anything downward moving is considered “bad”.  For the sake of this argument, anything stationary is also considered “bad” because it’s not going up, which is the expected movement.
If we think about this though, [...]

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15. March 2010

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Tips For A Successful Internet Hiatus

Tips For A Successful Internet Hiatus

For the past month or so, I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from my “productive” and “value-adding” internet activities.  I have not been regularly participating online like I used to, did not share as many interesting articles or links, have not been actively tending to SarahMerion.com, and am not sorry about any of it. [...]

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9. February 2010

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5 Tips on Capturing a Gen Y Audience

5 Tips on Capturing a Gen Y Audience

This is a guest post by Danny Wong, the Lead Evangelist of Blank Label, a provider of custom men’s dress shirts, co-created by the consumer with all your preferences and exact fit in mind.

In our digital age, where websites like Facebook, Twitter, and ChatRoulette all demand our attention, web consumers are looking for a [...]

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8. February 2010

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9 Initial Reactions about Buenos Aires

9 Initial Reactions about Buenos Aires

I’ve been here about 48 hours now, so my initial reactions are swirling.  Keep in mind they’re reactions, not facts.
1. Crocs are EVERYWHERE. Men, women, and children.  I spotted about a dozen and a half Crocs on my flight (not kidding).
2. Men are gorgeous. And they frequently like to walk around town without their shirt [...]

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8. February 2010

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Micro-Events En Route To Buenos Aires

Micro-Events En Route To Buenos Aires

Depart from Palm Beach International Airport. In the middle of boarding, they had to re-assign about 10 rows of seats.  Apparently a different plane came in and the seat numbers were different, so they had to re-assign about 20 people.  There was the token grouchy woman that yelled at the gate agent who then proceeded [...]

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6. February 2010

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7 Deadly Signs Your Social Network Is Fat

7 Deadly Signs Your Social Network Is Fat

We’ve reached a level of social saturation that is no longer sustainable. Online networks are so saturated with that they’re on the verge of nor valuable.  At first, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, FourSqaure, etc. provided value in receiving information of those in your network.  The purpose of these networks is to connect people online and create [...]

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1. February 2010

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Ding Dong the Old PR Pitch is Dead

Ding Dong the Old PR Pitch is Dead

This is a guest post from Matt Cheuvront and is part of the Guest Blog Grand Tour over at Life Without Pants. Want to learn more about Matt Cheuvront & see how far the rabbit hole goes? Subscribe to the Life Without Pants RSS feed & follow him on Twitter to keep in touch!
As a [...]

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29. January 2010

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The Age of Digital Mortar

The Age of Digital Mortar

Have you noticed lately?  The convergence of brick and mortar stores and the digital world, that is.  I call this convergence “digital mortar”.
What is the difference between buying online and buying the in the store?  Location.  Perhaps price, but if there were a $5 and I could get it right now by walking down the [...]

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