America's Most Stressful Cities - Forbes.com

Chicago tops the list. This is not news to anyone who lives -- or drives -- here. I'm constantly amazed at how people here feel the world revolves around them, that traffic laws don't apply to them, that it's all about how they feel. I would add that, in comparison to all of the other cities I've spent time in and driven around in, Chicago tops the list for rudeness.

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Michael Dell 'Friends' his customers

How Mr. PC is using Facebook and other Web 2.0 sites to help turn his company around.Yet another validation of the power of Web 2.0. The big guys are paying attention to the little guys. Shouldn't we be paying attention to the big guys?

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Radian6 � Social Media Monitoring Tools For PR Professionals

The value (and rise) of Social Media to the next generation of business marketing and growth. This company exists to monitor social media for relevant posts. Further exemplifying the need to get serious and get in to social media for your business.

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Be more productive with your online life with Flock web brow

Flock, Facebook, Twitter & Digg -- the new business tools for a competitive edge.Have you ever wanted to be on the edge of business trends and technology? Intimidated by the learning curve or expense of doing so? Web 2.0 give everyone the opportunity and is gaining viral attention. You can just barely make it in on the ground floor if you start using these tools now. Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, Ryze, My Space, Digg, YouTube & Delicious are the heavy hitters. And to organize them all and stay sane? I highly recommend Flock for your browser. I've been using it for a few months now & will never go back to the other browsers. And -- it will only get better. Then there's blogging, article marketing, viral marketing, email blasts, newsletters. Is it worth investing time in all of this? The results are just beginning to come in, and the answer is a very big, very profitable YES. It's not about marketing only your business. It's about marketing yourself.Jump in. The water is great!

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