Facebook is “a social utility that connects you with the people around you.” What does that mean? It’s a place for friends to hang out online. Are you a business professional looking to capitalize on friends hanging out online? Sounds dirty...
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Pull a Face for PutPlace: Vote on the Winning Entry
by Monique Sherrett | Aug 5, 2008 | Client Work, Work
July 3 we announced the Pull a Face for PutPlace contest and the 5 finalists have been selected. putplace.com/pullaface to vote. And, if you want to avoid pulling a face because of lost data. Back up baby! PutPlace is one option and you can get 2 GB of free storage in...
Del.icio.us Becomes Delicious.com
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 31, 2008 | Monique's Pick, Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
The social bookmarking site Del.icio.us has refreshed it’s look and domain name. Check out http://delicious.com/ Or watch this short Flickr Video on Delicious 2.0: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deliciousblog/2718285703/ Delicious, if you’re listening. I...

EE Roadshow Announcement: Come Learn ExpressionEngine
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 31, 2008 | Events
ExpressionEngine is one of the tools that we at Boxcar love to use to create websites. We’re advocates for sure, which is why we’ve decided to join with Hop Studios and Venn Communications to bring you the EE Roadshow: an ExpressionEngine training event....
Tips on Beating Writer’s Block
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 30, 2008 | Underwire Newsletter, Web Content
or What to Write When You Are Wiped I must say that July has been a hectic month. I have been in 4 different cities. A new place each week. My favourite was Portus 2008 in Dallas where I spoke about the phenomenon of podcasting and participatory culture within the...
Writing Online Press Releases
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 30, 2008 | Web Content
Online press releases can be an effective way of reaching journalists, bloggers and industry-related media sites. With online distribution your press release may also end up on popular news aggregator sites like Google News and Yahoo News. Still unclear about why you...
Guest Post on TechVibes: Is Pottermania Dead?
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 29, 2008 | Online Communities, Speaking, Work
My guest post is live on TechVibes: “Is Pottermania Dead?” July 10-13, 2008, I was invited to Portus 2008: A Harry Potter Symposium for academics, educators, students and fans. Dr. Henry Jenkins of MIT and I gave the two luncheon keynotes. From...
Wordle: Boxcar Marketing
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 4, 2008 | News, Work
This is a wordle of the Boxcar Markting blog. The words that describe the content here.
Pull a Face for PutPlace: Photo Contest
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 3, 2008 | Monique's Pick, News, Work
My bookkeeper pointed out the other day that the backup on her computer hasn’t been working for the past couple of months. Eek gads! What that means is that all the information she is entering for my bookkeeping purposes could disappear. By “her”...
5 Online Tools for Business
by Monique Sherrett | Jun 22, 2008 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Underwire Newsletter
Are you using these 5 online tools to expand your sales and marketing opportunities? 1. Email newsletters Like direct mail, this is one way of delivering a marketing message to a prospective customer. The greater your ability to tailor and personalize these messages,...
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