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Donna Rasmussen

 

Enjoys writing about:

Community outreach and volunteering, social media

Interesting fact:

Has traveled to 11 foreign countries on three different continents

Favorite activities:

Volunteering in the community, reading, traveling, shopping, playing games with friends

Favorite authors:

Robert Jordan, Neil Gaiman, Jacqueline Carey, J.R.R. Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, Kim Harrison, Joss Whedon

Favorite musical artists:

They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, Florence + the Machine, Rasputina, Amanda Palmer, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Ok Go, Muse, MGMT

Favorite books:

Wheel of Time Series, The Sandman series, The Count of Monte Cristo, Lord of the Rings and too many others to count

Favorite movies:

The Boondock Saints, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version), Princess Mononoke, Avatar, Lord of the Rings movies, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Death at a Funeral (U.K. version), The Iron Giant, Labyrinth, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Donnie Darko

Facebook Milestones: Marketing for small businesses and large alike

March 13, 2012

Facebook Timelines for brands are a great new marketing tool.  One of the key new features is the creation of Milestones, a way to visually tell your company’s story.  Each milestone will take up the whole width of your timeline for that date, so it’s an opportunity to tell a fun/interesting story with the aid of an eye-catching picture.  Ben & Jerry's does this very effectively by creating a Milestone to announce the launch of new flavors.  

 

Makes you want ice cream, doesn't it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Google Search Plus Your World

February 15, 2012

 

Google’s new search feature Search Plus Your World that integrates with Google Plus has ruffled some feathers in the tech world.  When a user is logged into Google and does a search, the results are personalized by tapping into the user’s Google Plus account, so search results now include Google Plus posts and profiles.

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