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How to Pitch Your Idea to Investors 19 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
In a previous post, I explored how to decode venture capital lingo. Now I’m going to take you through some basic steps to prepare to make a pitch to investors. These same tips can also be used to pitc...
Brave New China 3 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm
I had the unique opportunity to be a mentor for an innovative job shadowing program for high school students in Shenzhen, China. Fourteen students from Yucai International High School flew to the Sac...
Human-Centered Design Learning and My Journey 26 Jul 2013 | 09:24 pm
I am on a journey to explore human-centered design. I’ve been doing social media for over 10 years now and it’s time to look in depth at how to use social media for social good by taking a 5-week hum...
5 Pitfalls of Social Media Campaigns and How to Avoid Them 23 Jul 2013 | 08:06 pm
Social media certainly is a powerful tool — and one that you need to learn how to harness to get results in today’s business world. Before you jump in and start a new social media campaign, what are s...
Cereal Hack 3: Sacramento Tech Community Is Out of Control 15 Jul 2013 | 06:07 am
Cereal Hack 3 is coming up on July 27, 2013 at the Hacker Lab in midtown Sacramento. My team was hired to do the social media campaign and this year’s event is going to be a blast. If you’re not fami...
Shane Barker Featured in Scientific American Mind 12 Jul 2013 | 11:10 pm
How did I land the most unexpected job ever, without a resume or an interview? That’s what a recent article in Scientific American Mind explored, to help uncover how technology like social media and p...
SEO: How Important is the Number 1 Position? 29 Jun 2013 | 11:27 pm
A recent study completed by online ad network Chitika reports the top-ranked Google position earns 33 percent of online traffic. The findings also reveal exponentially declining values for the top ten...
Online Community: How to Build One for Your Business? 27 Jun 2013 | 08:41 pm
Want to build a better online community? Then you need to focus on building a better company — from the ground up! There are no easy shortcuts to the process. You can’t hire an SEO guru and throw a bu...
What is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)? 21 Jun 2013 | 10:04 pm
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) has greatly impacted the way our social media, email and other personal online information is stored and monitored. And because Big Brother is watching...
What is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)? 21 Jun 2013 | 10:04 pm
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) has greatly impacted the way our social media, email and other personal online information is stored and monitored. And because Big Brother is watching...
