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10 tech conferences around the world to attend in 2015

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by on January 24, 2015 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Lists

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Ashley Hefnawy is an associate editor for Shutterstock’s blog. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. Inspiration is nigh in 2015, and there are boundless opportunities to tap into new creative and innovative thinking. There are few better ways to so that than attending a large-scale event with the chance to not only learn and get inspired, but also to meet other like-minded thinkers and creators. That said, there are a lot of events to take into consideration around the world — we’ve gathered 10 of our top picks below. Let us…

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Why you should take a social media sabbatical

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by on January 24, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, LifeHacks

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Paul Jarvis is a best-selling author and designer. He writes weekly for his popular newsletter and runs an online course on becoming a better freelancer. One of my clients told me that social media sabbaticals are the new treks through Nepal. Taking a social media sabbatical is trendy, takes some courage, and for most westerners, it’s outside the realm of possibility. But (thankfully for me), it doesn’t require as much physical fitness as a hiking the Himalayas. I’ve spent the last two months on a break from social. No tweets, no instas—nothing. I went an extra step and stopped sending newsletters or…

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How to leverage Google+ and Pinterest search for long-term impact

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by on January 24, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

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Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, speaker and freelance writer. For more insights on how to be a better marketer, sign up for Brian Honigman’s weekly newsletter. This post originally appeared on the his blog.  Social media has been called many things over its short but storied history, but one thing it has almost never been called is “slow.” There’s a common, implicit understanding that the results social media marketing delivers are primarily immediate. The social success stories we constantly hear about are the ones that happen overnight. This conception of social media is prevalent for two reasons. First of all, many social media home…

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