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I Yelp for food
By Stephanie Johnson on November 09, 2008  |  Comments 0

I Yelp for food

Restaurant reviewers may soon join endangered newspaper reporters as fallout from the Internet spills over into the previous fine art of culinary criticism. Yelp.com now beats Citysearch.com, InsiderPages.com, Zagat.com, OpenTable.com, and Chowhound.com as the most-visited food site. Another good reason to embrace social media.

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Welcome to CONVERGENCE!
By Stephanie Johnson on August 29, 2008  |  Comments 1

Welcome to CONVERGENCE!

Lieber Johnson Public Relations aggressively shapes public perception of client firms through judicious use of both new media and time-honored P.R. tactics.

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Your next company camera!
By Darlene Bissonnette on August 29, 2008  |  Comments 0

Your next company camera!

So you’re looking for a desent point-and-shoot digital camera that you can throw into your briefcase to capture images for your newsletter or website? Then look no further than Sony’s new $350 CyberShot DSC-W300 with an amazing 13.6 megapixels.

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Why we care what our customers think
By Joe Massucci on August 17, 2008  |  Comments 0

Why we care what our customers think

A White House study shows that there are substantial rewards for companies that pay special attention to their dissatisfied customers.

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How Calvin Klein knows your waistline
By Joe Massucci on August 17, 2008  |  Comments 0

How Calvin Klein knows your waistline

Manufacturers regularly use statistical data to aid in designing their products and in scheduling production to meet the needs of the market place. By using statistics, we, too, can predict variability and use it to our advantage.

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He changed the way we live
By Joe Massucci on August 05, 2008  |  Comments 0

He changed the way we live

Even if you’ve never heard of Del Meyer, you’ve been touched by his work. He has been awarded 26 patents during his 35-year career. None, however, has had more impact than his idea to make purified terephthalic acid, or PTA, the raw material of polyethylene terephthalate – better known as polyester – a product that [...]

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Virtual staff for the masses

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Dumb is as dumb reads

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A safe in your back pocket

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