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A Milford Haven woman whose carer fraudulently cashed cheques in her name totalling more than £5,000 said it was the 'ultimate betrayal' from a woman she would have trusted with her life.
Heather Gough, of Vaynor Road, has had multiple sclerosis for more than 25 years and relies on daily support from carers since becoming a wheelchair user.
At Swansea Crown Court, her former carer Pearl Rachel Compton, aged 59, admitted making false representations to branches of Barclays and NatWest that she had been authorised by Ms Gough to present cheques.
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Fox studios in New York City you know every week we hear the latest jobs numbers and they aren't good.
In fact they're dismal an estimated 23 million Americans don't have jobs but beyond those numbers there are real people.
And some of -- -- in a world of hurt.
I've got a special friend who lives in -- Tom won Iowa I got to know her and her family during the presidential campaign of 2008.
Her name is Wendy she's a beautiful young lady -- some would say she's a special needs child but I'd prefer to say she's just truly special.
Well yesterday when he went to work just like she has for the past eleven years at the local Wendy's restaurant in it somewhat.
But it was locked up.
-- sign on the front said it was closed.
The manager explained it.
In another storm is doing fairly well the company had abruptly closed it because.
It either needed renovations.
Are rebuilding and in this economy there just wasn't enough money to justify the cost.
Of building our renovating.
Her dad took her back home and for awhile she just set -- room for a long time still wearing her uniform.
Then she said.
I think god is telling me right now that I'm not feeling too good because now I've got this frosty key chain and I can't use it.
You see she can always get a free.
Small frosty.
At the end of -- shift with her teaching.
Whenever I've been in Iowa her parents try to bring -- do you see me.
And when I was there just last month she came -- gave me a big hug.
And I sure wish I could give her one right now.
More than that I wish I could get -- her job back there and had someone.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney gonna be slugging it out over the next six weeks they're gonna talk a lot about the economy and jobs and what they're gonna do to make things better.
I truly believe President Obama wishes things were better.
But after watching his plans fail for four years I doubt he's going to be able to make them better.
I didn't think Mitt Romney understands that if people don't have a job they can even buy a -- -- at Wendy's.
And if Wendy's isn't selling -- hamburgers to pay for their building and utilities and insurance employees pay him for the ever rising food prices then they will close.
And people like my special friend Wendy won't have a job.
I don't expect either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney to fix everything all by themselves.
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Just -- my little friend Wendy we'll have a job.
But I really would like for both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
To be able look windy in the eyes and convince her and me.
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You're doing a marathon in the middle of summer in Tennessee. Common sense should tell you it's going to be hot, humid and likely to be a miserable experience. The emails and Facebook postings from the race director (a.k.a. 'The Sadist') do nothing to discourage you from that notion. It's all done though in that crazy mindset of: 'you know youre going to be miserable, but we're going to have a good time anyway!' Josh has put together a great race in Cookeville. Its a loop that is a little over 5 miles long that takes you through part of Cane Creek Park, around a sports complex, up to a school and back. You will spend a lot of time running on lots of asphalt/pavement. This only adds to the heat/humidity of the race. There were plenty of stations for water and snacks, and all of the staff that Josh has helping do a great job. This year had a bunch of rain during the start and finish of the race. The rain just made it more humid during the middle portion, but the really nasty storms came in near the end of the race. It held up some runners (myself included) on the race course. We ran for cover&waited until the storms passed & then finished the race. Due to the rain, many of the racers did not stick around after they finished, so the crowds were all but gone by the time I finished. The racing bibs are personalized for every runner, and the medals are unique and different every race as well. It's a great race that I'll recommend to others. I'm planning on being there myself next year as well.
Well this year was a different experience...it was overcast, cooler, and it rained! A ton of plusses if you were running it I guess, especially if you were a slower runner. But a bummer if you were a slow runner and wanted to party/celebrate your finish. One, the finish was not as great of an accomplishment as it was previously...and two, it was raining and nobody could hang out and celebrate! The course is multiple figure 8 loops...some is nicely shaded in the trees, most is very exposed to the blazing sun and drenching humidity...well except for this year. You get very personalized bibs...I mean it is such a small race that your bibs match your personality as they know you personally. Two, you get fun finisher's awards...not stupid medals to throw in your box of junk medals from all the other races. So if you like a race with personality...that will make you suffer more than any person deserves to suffer...then this race is for you! If you want a sissy race, I think that Rock and Roll still puts on like 32 races all over the country, one probably within a hour of where you live right now!
Ever wonder if there is a difference between 'Dry' heat and 'Humid' heat? Or are you a believer that 'Heat' is just 'Heat' no matter if it's wet or dry? Here is the race to put your theory to the test! The Blister in the Sun Marathon is run under some of the worst conditions possible. It's run in August so its going to be hot. Temperatures are usually in the 90's by mid-day. It's run on the Cumberland Plateau in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains so you know there are hills. Finally it is run in the Tennessee Summer in the heart of the steamy South so you know there is going to be humidity... a lot of it. Together the three H's (hot, humid and hilly) make this one of the most insane races yet conceived by the twisted mind of man. The 'Release' you sign before you register bluntly states that only an idiot would run a race like this and that by signing the document you are admitting you are being a total idiot. I signed it so BEWARE. This is not a race for those who are not used to severe levels of humidity, even if you are well trained for dry heat. Your sweat is useless and will not evaporate. Getting wet will not help and in fact will ultimately insulate the heat your body is trying to radiate away resulting in heat exhaustion or worse. For those not acclimated to high humidity levels this race is very dangerous and you should not even consider it. The course is made up of 5 'figure 8' loops each a little more than 5 miles long. The first half loop has some trees and occasional shade and is somewhat scenic but filled with hills. The second half loop is run through parking lots and along an unshaded section of road. It is not scenic at all but is a little flatter (there are still hills.) This is a great race to have a support crew located at the recreation center where the two loops cross and conveniently is also the start and finish of the race. You can change out wet clothes and get a huge boost every 2.7 miles or so from loved ones. There is a lot of mental demons to face here and having someone waiting for you every 1/10th of the race is a big plus. The spectators like it too since they get to see you a whole lot and never have to move an inch. The 'Bibs' are hand drawn by the RD's wife and reflect a nickname you chose during registration rather than a race number. Very Creative! The Finishers' Medal this year was a real cast- iron Frying Pan. Last year it was an engraved Bick Lighter. You gotta love stuff like that. This is a crazy race for steamed nuts used to roasting in the sun in the South. If you fit the bill then come test yourself against the Blister. It's amazingly fun and light hearted given the brutal conditions. Misery loves company and I came to really like the company I kept for my 5 laps of Summer Sultry. Just remember, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I promise you'll feel really strong after this race... in a few weeks anyway when you've had time to recover from it.
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So, as of Sunday, my Visions of New York art show fundraiser came to a close and I am happy to say that I ended up exceeding my $1500 goal. I raised $2,370, which doesn't include over $300 I received in outside donations from friends and family.
Like any new adventure, I learned a lot in my fundraising journey and while I can't say that I'm an expert, I do think I can pass along some helpful tips that I'd like to share.
Kickstarter v. Indiegogo (and god knows who else)
My initial plan was to raise money through Kickstarter, which is famous for it's "all or nothing" model but after giving it a lot of thought, I felt more comfortable with Indiegogo, which lets you keep whatever monies you raise. I decided to go this route because I needed as much money as I could get, even if I didn't reach my goal because I didn't want the additional stress of worrying about not getting anything at all. Unlike Kickstarter, you don't need to have your project approved for an Indiegogo campaign and you can also use your campaign for a charitable aim, which Kickstarter doesn't allow. I'd definitely use Indiegogo in the future.
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I would say that this is the hardest part of setting up your fundraiser. To get a realistic picture, you really have to have a breakdown of costs, not only for your show, but also for the fundraiser itself. In terms of the project you want to fund, it's crucial to factor in incidental costs that you may not have thought of, like marketing for postcards or newsletters, postage; art supplies; it really depends on what you want to do. (Today, for example, I found out from my venue space that you have to provide your own event space insurance to cover any liabilities incurred at the show) The more time you can spend planning ahead to price things out the better.
As for the fundraiser, you also have to factor in expenses for that, ESPECIALLY for perks, which is where I almost fell short. It was pretty easy to calculate how much it would costs to produce my tote bags and my larger-sized prints but where it got dicey was my postcard print sets. It took a lot of money in terms of ink and paper, packaging and postage to make them and send them out and I was worried that these costs would eat into my show budget. Luckily, I went over my fundraising amount and that helped a lot but if I hadn't, that would've been a headache.
Of course, this is the most important aspect to raising money. No one can donate if they don't know that you're raising money in the first place, right? I found several different approaches that helped generate buzz about my fundraiser:
Creating a video: While it did take a lot of work in putting it together, producing a promotional video was completely worth it. I think it made a big difference in the success of the fundraiser because it told a visual story about my dreams, my goals, and what Visions of New York really meant to me. Additionally, it gave people a chance to actually see me in action and hear my voice. That may not sound like a big deal but people want to feel some sort of tangible connection (even if it's only via the internet) to the person to whom they're giving money. Visuals speak volumes and the more that you can provide, the better.
Business Cards: I also made business cards promoting my fundraiser through Moo (love them) with images that will be in the show on the back of the cards Once again, people like tangibles and the card not only gave them a cool visual reminder, but it also was something that they could hold onto because of the pleasing imagery. I also sent off bunches of cards to my friends for them to pass out to help get the word out.
Updates: This also helped a lot in getting contributions. Instead of begging people for money with endless tweets and Facebook blasts, I posted updates whenever someone donated money. Facebook was truly great for this because I could tag donors (as long as they were comfortable with being identified; otherwise, I just sent out a thank-you to anonymous), thank them publicly for their generosity and promote the fundraiser at the same time. Doing so really seemed to generate momentum because shortly after I posted an update, someone else would donate shortly thereafter. I think this is probably how I reached my goal in only 8 days. Plus that, it feels good to show gratitude for people's support and kindness and you can never say thank you enough when people are willing to support your dream.Plus, I created visual updates every other day; putting the amount raised on an image and sharing it on social media, including Instagram and my campaign homepage. Not only was that a great way to keep people up to speed as to our progress, but it was also a clever way to promote the artwork for the show.
Newsletters: For the entire month of May, I sent out weekly newsletters with donation updates. At first, I was worried that I was annoying the hell out of people with the updates and someone would send me an angry email telling to me to be quiet, but that wasn't the case. There were a few people that unsubscribed, but that was okay since these people are doing you the favor of cleaning up your subscription list. After all, you don't want to keep emailing people that just aren't into you anyway. On a more positive note, writing the newsletters was a way for me to be humorous and creative in telling people about the fundraising progress and people seemed to really enjoy reading them.
Press: Another great way to get people excited about your fundraiser is to get someone to interview you about it. I teamed up with Live Unchained's Kathryn Buford, who was kind enough to meet up to do a video interview. Reaching out to a local newspaper or popular blog is a great way of growing your audience and get you and your work in front of new faces.Don't be afraid to pitch your idea to different outlets because you never know who would be eager to do a write-up on you!
The Ups and Downs and the Nitty Gritty:
Let me say that running a fundraising campaign could easily be a full-time job. There were quite a few nights when I didn't get much sleep because I was up working on the promotional video, making graphic updates, cutting notecards, putting together packages, running to the post office, tweeting, Facebook posting, all while working my day job. In hindsight, I'd probably let go of my inner-control freak and assemble a team of people to help with all the work, although my wonderfully supportive boyfriend helped out tremendously with video production and organization. Thank Sweet Minty Jesus for my iPhone which let me post updates and promotions while I was on the go.
In addition to the nitty gritty, there are the emotional highs and lows of running a campaign. As I've said before, I was completely blown away by people's generosity. Some of my biggest contributions came from people I had never met before, including some that lived in other countries. There were also people that I had only met once or knew me solely through the internet but nevertheless, stepped up to give. I also received numerous contributions from old high school and college classmates and former coworkers whom I hadn't talked to in years! There were times that I was moved to tears by people's kindness and belief in what I was doing. I like to think this was because they were happy to see that I was going after something that I was passionate about and living a dream on my own terms. I think this is what most people want to be able to do in life. Those that weren't able to give were still incredibly loving and supportive and were a big help in just promoting the event. I am very grateful to them too.
As far as lows, I really can't say that I had that many for this fundraiser. There was a big rush of donations for the first ten days and then things slowed down a bit after I reached my goal, which took away a little euphoria, but really not that much. This is pretty typical of many campaigns, according to my research, so I didn't really sweat it too much. Towards the end, the momentum picked up again and the donation total surged forward. It was an awesome feeling.
So to conclude, my fundraising experience with Indiegogo was very positive and will likely do it again in the future. I recommend it to anyone and hope that this little tidbits from my own crash-test were helpful.
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Nepal-China meeting and Everest anniversary - Nepal newsletter 29 Oct 2010 Death of Chhewang Nima Sherpa, autumn expeditions and international meetings are all part of the latest newsletter from Ang Tshering Sherpa of the Nepal Mountaineering Association: As many of you have already heard about the shocking news of Nepali Sherpa, Chhewang Nima Sherpa (43 yrs), the last few days have been a shock to Nepal and the mountaineering community. At 4:30 pm on 23rd October, Chhewang Nima Sherpa- 19 times Everest Summitteer- was caught in an avalanche at 7045m on Mt. Baruntse (7129m) while fixing rope to the summit. His body has not been recovered and the search has now been called off. Chhewang Nima was a highly talented and dynamic mountaineer, greatly respected for his leadership skills. After Apa Sherpa he was the second, who has highest summit record of Mt. Everest. Nepal has lost a great hero and we pray for his soul's eternal rest. We express our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and pray for their strength and recovery from such a tragedy. The UIAA General Assembly which was held from 6th-9th October in Bormio was very fruitful. The outcome of the assembly is beneficial to all the members of UIAA. It focused on the necessity of the Expedition Commission to be re-activated. On the sidelines of the 2010 UIAA General Assembly, leading members of the global climbing community discussed the concerns of climbers and challenges of undertaking expeditions to high and remote mountain ranges. The next general assembly of UIAA will be held on 5th to 8th October 2011 and the general assembly of UAAA will be held on 9th October 2011. Both the events will be hosted by Nepal in Kathmandu. Since the same year Nepal is celebrating Nepal Tourism Year 2011, I hope that both the events will be instrumental in promoting Nepal Tourism Year 2011 to make it a great success, as well as bringing many benefits to the mountaineering community.
Amongst the various issues raised by the Nepalese delegation, the Tibetan team agreed on the operation of Kathmandu-Lhasa bus service as soon as possible. The Tibetan delegation also committed to promote Nepal Tourism Year in Tibet through media and billboards at major crossroads. The Nepali delegation also put forward the proposal to allow Nepali helicopters regular access to the Mansarovar and Kailash area for rescue and charter services. Also discussed in the meeting was the mutual feeling that there needs to be more airlines operating between the Lhasa-Kathmandu sector. These are some of the areas where both governments are now working closely through respective diplomatic channels to implement expediently. On September 14, amidst a program Mr. Laxman Bhattarai; Under Secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and Mr. Bha Dro; Director General of Tourism Bureau signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of Mr. Wu Ying Jie; Standing Vice Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
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Today 07 December
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World mourns South Africa peace icon Mandela
South Africa began preparations Saturday to welcome US President Barack Obama and fellow world leaders eager to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela during 10 days of mourning for the anti-apartheid icon. On Friday President Jacob Zuma announced the mourning period for Mandela, the founding father of modern South Africa and its first black leader, after he died late Thursday aged 95, surrounded by friends and family. Obama, America's first black president, will travel to South Africa next week, the White House said, joining a raft of world leaders for a huge December 10 memorial service. Mandela's body will lie in state in Pretoria for three days before he receives a state burial on December 15 in his boyhood home of Qunu.
Obamas, Bushes to head to South Africa for Mandela memorial
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will travel to South Africa next week to pay their respects to the late Nelson Mandela together with former first couple George W. and Laura Bush. Ex-president Bill Clinton, who was in office when Mandela took power to become South Africa's first black president, also said that he would be making the trip with his family. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the Obamas would "participate in memorial events" for the iconic leader who died Thursday at age 95. "President and Mrs George W. Bush have gratefully accepted the President and Mrs Obama's invitation to accompany them to South Africa on Air Force One and attend president Nelson Mandela's memorial services next week," he said.
Obama, Bush, Clinton to travel to South Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least three American presidents will travel to South Africa to attend memorial services for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at age 95.
Song, dance, tears for Mandela in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Themba Radebe spun slowly in a circle.
Florida researcher to study high-altitude dust for health risks
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida researcher is preparing to test massive dust storms in the upper atmosphere that roll in from Africa to see whether pathogens raining down on the state could be responsible for plant, animal or human disease. University of Florida aerobiologist Andrew Schuerger said his air sampling device mounted under the wing of an F-104 Starfighter jet is the first capable of capturing particles directly from the clouds which drop 50 million metric tons of dust a year on U.S. soil. The effort will be the most in-depth yet to test the health risks of the dust clouds which cross the Atlantic in summer, according to Scheurger. A few previous studies of small samples collected at ground level suggest the presence of Bacillus megaterium, Serratia liquefaciens, and species of Streptomyces and Pseudomonas, all of which are potential plant or human pathogens.


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on 02-06-2012 08:35 AM
Urgh. None of those are particularly spectacular changes though.
What about the lag?
What about the matchmaking?
What about the campers?
I played the game for the first time in a week on Thursday and rage quitted within 10 minutes because of people hiding in corners.
Anyone who thinks camping is a legitimate tactic is a complete bell.
on 02-06-2012 09:52 AM
The main issues for me are been put in french lobbys and the game is unplayable due to all the lag, Thats a priority that needs sorting out. Camping is a legitimate tactic its been in every cod game its pointless running around when the spawn system is ridiculious.
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Unless there is a update to fix the matchmaking and lag issues soon i can no longer see myself playing this game. Its a complete joke been put in lobbys with french and spanish people in every single game making it totally unplayable.
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Burgundy Sparkle Eye Tutorial (feat. Body Shop Shimmer Bricks 07)
This is a softer smoky eye that is quite subtle but multi-faceted so there are nuances of shimmery color, but nothing too loud, too contrasting, or too overpowering for your face.
As always, you don't need to use the same product if you can't get hold of The Body Shop where you are. I swatched all 4 shadows so you can look for similar tones as substitutes.
You need 4 shimmery shades:
- Bronze brown
- Petal pink
- Dark eggplant
- Pale silver/platinum
Step 1: I used a brown pencil all around my upper lid and smudged it out with a finger to fill in the lids. This will be your base.
Step 2: Apply the rich bronze-brown along the center of the lids, leaving only the inner corners bare.
Step 3: Apply the petal pink shade from the inner corner outwards, overlapping some of the brown, until you reach the center of the eye.
Step 4: Finish the upper lash line with some dark aubergine to the outer part of the crease/socket line. Then run along the outer halves of the lower lash line with a flat angled brush as well.
Step 5: Add a touch of soft silver to the inner most corners of the lids to add that contrasting cool-toned sheen. This is what will give the look its nuances.
Step 6: After you're done with the shadows, apply a plum metallic pencil to the top and bottom lash lines. (I used Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in 220 Perfect Plum.) Then apply mascara to finish!


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This is an ONLINE ONLY REAL ESTATE SURFACE & PRODUCING MINERALS AUCTION. If you need assistance please call Rachel 405.612.0287. The property being offered is 80 acres. They will be offered as follows:
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Not sure how one verifies these things, but we got a note from Joanne over at Tiny's Grill who tells us all about they have the "largest Nutcracker collection in New York State." She thinks. The collections stands at attention at more than 150+.
The world's biggest is in Seguin, TX. Again, we think. Who knows? But it's on the Internet so it must be true!
What is fact is that Tiny's collection will be up on display now through January. The public is welcome and kids will receive complimentary treats during the holidays. We also know for a fact that Tiny's has a cozy fireplace to relieve some of that winter chill. The kitchen is open from 11 am to 8 pm (9 pm on Fridays).
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Introducing the social customer
We the customer have now evolved, we were never stupid, businesses just kept us that way. Social media powered by technology has enabled us to break free and provided us with a voice.
Previously businesses only managed the post-purchase relationship that was used largely for loyalty: to grow value of existing relationships (be that through spend or uptrading) or to reduce defection. Although designed to help drive conversion through the entire marketing cycle, It wasn't as efficient to use pre-purchase in converting more leads to customers. In short, it had limited application to what was a largely linear process.
We have invested in ways not to engage with customers but keep the communication channels open through providing customer support centres, direct mail and e-mail newsletters.
Now that customers have access to social tools they are no longer just consumers they are also producers and can create video, blogs, use Twitter and connect with one another forming tribes.
Social shopping has brought immense change in how people short list, research and engage with products and services. We now have insight into what triggers and influences consideration and purchase actions and grow greater loyalty and value from it.
It's not just purchase decisions that people are turning to digital for – they are increasingly turning to it when they have a customer service issue or complaint. If they cannot find the answer on your site they will turn to Google to seek out the problem and Twitter to bash the hell out of a company.
An example of the power of the social customer is Karl Havard's experience with Aviva. In June 2009 Karl received a renewal notification for his motor insurance policy. Although Aleksandr the meerkat is very charming, Karl decided that for the sake of a few pounds he would stick with Aviva as he couldn't be bothered with the hassle and all he needed to do was update his direct debit details - as Aleksandr would say 'simples'. So you would have thought!!
In Karl's case to make a simple change to his direct debit bank details he was presented with a Mission Impossible. He found himself talking to voice recognition technology that had a hearing impediment; a call centre with people offering awkward silences and you have to check whether or not they are still there; 30 minutes plus of horrendous library hold music; and an online portal that presents him with "run time server errors" and when it did work….sent him back to the call centre. What is more interesting is that at this time Aviva's marketing communications consisted of an ATL A-List celebrities focussed on individual care and attention!
So what did Karl do? Well he wrote a letter to the CEO of Aviva explaining the problem. That was not all, being digitally savvy he decided to share his bad experience by seeding this issue on his blog and embedded a copy of his letter within his post using slideshare for all to see. He also decided to tweet about this too and share his experience within customer service forums such as Plebble, customer communities and money saving expert. The result was that the letter on slideshare was picked up by Aviva and posted internally within their intranet, this then resulted in the issue being picked up by Sales and Marketing Director who personally contacted Karl to resolve the issue. The CEO of Aviva UK wrote a personal letter to Karl addressing the issue and many employees responded to his Twitter feed and blog post with comments to apologise. Furthermore the real damage is evident through searching 'aviva customer service' in google which now displays negative results that influence the contextual picture of the brand.
To respond to each customer as Aviva has done is definitely not cost effective. So how can we reduce cost, churn, develop new leads, maintain existing relationships using social media brand outposts and activities that may/may not be already in place?
This is where social CRM now can also play an important role…
Introducing social CRM
By definition, social CRM is understood as the integration of social media and CRM systems.
CRM in the social age becomes advantageous across the whole of marketing activity. It benefits from conversations prospective customers have through platforms and provides opportunities for authentic conversations.
CRM in the social age means building relationships much earlier in the traditional marketing cycle based on real-time value exchange with individuals and communities, converting more prospects to leads, more leads to customers.
It is vital to understand that social CRM should not exist as a silo but should be an integral part of social business.
If you want to be social you need to start with your customers and their conversations - simple.
I use Lithium as a great example of technology used to simplify this process by:
- Turning customers into problem solvers
- Sourcing new innovations and ideas from customers
- Generating word-of-mouth referrals from customers and generate support
I'll provide you with some examples:
Promote - customers talking together about the products they want to buy on your site/community. The more enthusiastic customers are about your products and services the more you will sell. Reviews and recommendations are an example of this, and you can look to create a customer network around service.
Innovate - Intel connect this is a recent example. Apparently there are 15 billion devices connected to the internet of which Intel have a large share so they are looking for ways to best increase. This use of ideation is very similar to Starbucks and Dell Idea Storm but with Intel and they are looking to pay out for great ideas to get customers exchanging ideas on their behalf. If you've read Wikinomics, Don Tapscott provides more depth to the subject of crowd sourcing and co-creation.
Support - the most common use for social CRM. With traditional CRM it is very much focussed on internal processes. With social CRM it is focussed on external and social dynamics for example understanding user behaviour and why they would support users amongst the community for free.
Introducing the social business
Begin by building a vibrant customer community and then leverage the community to generate leads and ultimately transactions.
First step is to start off with social search engine optimisation looking for people based on what they search for, and social media monitoring to understand where to find people talking.
Look at Social SEO within the community as the more content you have within the community you need to ensure that it can easily be found through search.
Make sure that you build communities that dont exist in silos but that they can all collaborate and talk with one another.
Again great customer service starts with search. Your search within your site/community must return all results federated so that they do not have to search in multiple places.
With regard to management information, in practise you can monitor from a customer service point of view those problems asked, problems answered by existing content, resolved by community and resolved by agent. As the community evolves you should solve more problems with existing content thus increasing the return on investment.
To measure success of community you use metrics such as page views, posts, registrations, searches, new threads, accepted solutions, user sessions. Improvements can be made based on content, interaction, traffic, members and responsiveness.
The main question for marketers at the moment is how do I connect social web technologies to my own CRM? As social sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Communities scale in terms of positive network effects you cannot expect to have your employees watching this all this time.
You can use tools such as Lithium (I promise I'm not being paid by Lithium). They have technology that allows you to take a tweet and set it up as a thread within your own community to continue the conversation.
This technology taps into social behaviour aswWhen people use Twitter they want it to become a social response. A twitter user may not think that anyone is listening to their complaint, enquiry but instead they are alerted that their tweet is now visible and being listened to by a whole community so they should receive a response to their tweet.
You can then take that conversation which may be discussing purchasing a product or service and integrate it into your CRM system such as Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics.
In summary you need to integrate your social media strategy to your CRM strategy to become a social business. You can listen, leverage brand outposts, engage, create conversation, manage reputations and build social media community through the use of technologies and then link this to your CRM strategy.
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Pairing suggestions should be posted on the Rally Sweden Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/OfficialRallySweden
The organisers, in cooperation with the FIA, will divide the heats according to the number of nominations.
Clerk of the Course Bertil Klarin said it is the first time ever that spectators have been able to influence the starting order of a WRC event.
"We tried this idea in the Swedish National Championship event we organised in 2009, which also opened with the Super Special Stage, and the interest was huge and we received a great number of suggestions of interesting duels. Now we want to try the same thing at the WRC level and offer the spectators the opportunity to see their dream heats," explained Klarin
"Just one look at the entry list for Rally Sweden no doubt gets the imagination going. To put together a number of dream heats amongst all the top drivers won't be hard," he added.
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Marian Marinov wrote: > On Friday 24 October 2008 20:15:10 Leif Nixon wrote: >> "B. Vincent Diepeveen" <diep at xs4all.nl> writes: >>> Now you post here a big story on how your Rocks got hacked. Do i >>> conclude it correctly the >>> problem is that you ran a default Rocks kernel? >> The basic problem seems to be bad account hygiene. >> >> That's a hard problem. Users will forever be borrowing each other's >> accounts, making it difficult to contain security breaches. > > But if you build a good infrastructure jailing the users within one directory > with access to files that do not affect the underlaing OS you will have > better chance of leaving such attacks out of your systems. Well, there has been a discussion in the past about using chroot jails for security. My current understanding after following these threads a year or more ago, is that chroot jails are not, in fact, designed with security in mind, and shouldn't be relied upon as a security feature. In fact, there were some chroot tunneling exploits posted a while ago that suggest that chroot for security may be as much security theatre as hard-to-guess-say-speak passwords. > A scheme like that is when all of your users are chrooted to their home > folders with the OS for each user mounted from a read-only image. This way it > becomes harder for attackers to penetrate the OS security. Harder, possibly. Impossible? no. > Also a good security addition will be adding SELinux, RSBAC or GRSecurity to > the kernel and actually using any of these. SElinux has been annoying, even overtly frustrating to use. The things that bother me are there appear to be real things you can do to secure systems (layers), and there is security theatre. Sadly, most people happily talk about security theatre as if it were real security. The best statement I have heard about security is that it is a process, not a feature/function. You can't add more security by adding a product. You can by changing they way something is used. We are in the process of altering how this user uses their cluster. In doing so, we are disabling a number of attack vectors. Does this make their machine more secure? No. It is important to understand, that closing some doors may leave other hidden ones open. So what we try to do is create layers such that in the event we screw up, the damage is contained. > > Regards > Marian Marinov > Head of System Operations at Siteground.com > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com http://jackrabbit.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 x121 fax : +1 866 888 3112 cell : +1 734 612 4615
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