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Facebook Designated Announcements

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This post was to be published before Facebook announced their latest customization; designated wall announcements or statuses. Yes, before Facebook publicly announced this, I never knew I was one of the randomly selected testers of it. It was so discreet it didn’t occur to me until I was teaching another friend how he could actually … Read more

Most Popular Social Media Platforms I Use

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Twitter feels like it’s becoming my blogging replacement, so to speak. Most likely it’s due to the ease of putting my thoughts into a 140 characters. But don’t get me wrong. I still love blogging and sharing my life observations and thoughts in work and play. It’s just that, blogging requires more time thinking about … Read more

How To Create a Website Like

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Facebook, Friendster, Google, [insert competitor website here] In the website design industry, this is one of the common questions brought up by a Malaysia client. Yes, I say Malaysia client because out of all the international enquiries I’ve read which were sent to Simpleet, the ones who ask this question are normally, Malaysian. What is … Read more

Twitter Is Growing A Business Trend

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A little blue bird called; Twitter, is spreading its wings very wide now. Though not a social network like; Facebook, it’s becoming a very effective social tool nonetheless. Some might brag or exaggerate by calling it a Web 2.0 thing. But to me, it’s called a social tool – no fancy jargon required. It’s great … Read more

Excuse me, please Include Your Facebook in Your Resume

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facebook-excuse-meIt was a while back my sister-in-law mentioned how employers are now looking up employees Facebook profiles. Not only to check out what’s going on with their employees, but the interviewees for a job position too. Hence, employers may soon ask, “Excuse me, do you have a Facebook profile?” Or, they’ll ask if they may be added to your Friends.

There are a couple of things on my mind about this issue. Not just concerning privacy, but the sheer relevance of using Facebook to judge an employees personality and behaviour.

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The Best Marketing Tip I Ever Learnt

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Before me and my partner founded Simpleet, we were freelance for a good number of years. Like any new company in the website industry, the first concern is how do you get yourself known. When you are a freelancer, you’ll keep telling yourself you don’t know any bosses or managers. Well, here’s the the best damn marketing tip I ever learnt; business cards.

Everyone who asked me how I started or how I got clients, I’d tell them it was thanks to my business cards. The best damn advice which came with the best damn marketing tip was:

Give out your business cards like confetti…

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