Instead of putting up a list, I decided to shoot a quick video showing you the Essential Gadgets that I use for my Online Business. When I say essential, I normally leave the house with these items in my back pack, whether I need to work outside of my home office or meet people in coffee shops.

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1. Google Intros Stand-Alone Hangouts App

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Google announced a major upgrade to its Hangouts real-time communication service, rolling out a new stand-alone Hangouts app for the web, Android and iOS that will be available later Wednesday.

The app was introduced by Vic Gundotra, senior VP of engineering, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. He emphasized Google’s intention of “getting gadgets out of the way,” and giving people the ability to contact their friends, colleagues and loved ones on any platform, regardless of operating system.

“Why should OSes matter?,” asked Gundotra. “People matter.” He emphasized that the new Hangouts app will focus on conversations, rather than contacts. He added that contacts are still available with a single tap, and they’ll be ranked by Google according to how often you talk to or chat with those contacts. Read more…

2. Top 10 WordPress Plugins to Increase Social Engagement and Build Community

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The right wordpress plugins can help increase engagement, social shares and build community. Contact forms, share buttons and search engine optimization is key

3. Being Likeable Matters To A Brand

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Last week, Michael Jeffries, CEO of the 120-year-old Abercrombie & Fitch ? which had its DNA irretrievably altered years ago, decided to really annoy about 90% of his potential customers. He said ?We hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don’t market to anyone other than that.?

4. Local Search Battle Heats Up: Can Yelp Fight Off Facebook & Foursquare?

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Is Facebook – and to a lesser extent Foursquare – becoming more Yelp-like, and thus a threat? Some might believe the answer is an obvious yes, but it’s worth looking at some of the moats Yelp has built in local search that won’t make it so easy.

5. 12 Ways to Delight Your Social Media Community & Audiences

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Delighting your audiences can differentiate you from competition. Inspire your audiences with content marketing, social brand humanization, and knowledge that will help your audience achieve goals, drive efficiencies and be better.

6. How to Make Social Media Day Official in Your City

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Social Media Day has become a full-fledged global movement since its launch in 2010. The event began with a few hundred Meetups and is now celebrated by thousands worldwide

It has been officially recognized by more than 20 cities, including San Jose, Calif.; Tampa, Fl.; Dublin, Ireland; and Toronto, Canada. In 2011, Arizona became the first U.S. state to proclaim June 30 as Social Media Day, and Nevada followed suit quickly thereafter

In order to have Social Media Day recognized officially in your city or state, you must submit a proclamation request form. We’ve put together this guide to help you through the process. While official proclamation practices range from state to state, here are the basics of what you need to know Read more…

7. Q1: Rise of the Androids – Time for Another Mobile Mix

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Houston, we have a new Mobile Mix. It’s Millennial Media’s Q1 2013 Mobile Mix Report to be exact and once again they make me smile with their clever cover. In space, no one can hear you tapping but down here on Earth, it’s a joyous sound. Ad impressions on the iPhone are up 28% over last [...]

8. A Year Later: Facebook Since Its IPO

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Reflecting on the social media giant’s highs and lows since going public.

9. 16 Secret Google Analytics Advanced Segments Worth Their Weight in Gold

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We’ve tapped into some of the web’s finest web analytics professionals to share their tips for mining analytics gold. Here are 16 secret – until now – Google Analytics advanced segments that could make you insights rich, too.

10. 8 Data-Based Tips for Optimizing Your Content on Pinterest and Instagram

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Even though the two most popular social networks to emerge in the past few years (Instagram and Pinterest) revolve around visual content, there isn’t much data about what content performs best on these platforms. Because Instagram and Pinterest revolve around visual (not textual) content and their APIs are difficult to access, it can be challenging to research these networks.

1. Joseph Campbell

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“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”

2. When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ou…

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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankl

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3. Don’t Regret Yesterday

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Don’t regret yesterday. It is the perfect compass guiding your journey today.
Never being able to get past your past is one of the heaviest attitudes a person can live with. If you continue to regret yesterday, all of the regret that you allow yourself to wallow in will do nothing but continue to bring you down, to the point that you are no longer above water.

Nobody should ever drown in this huge sea of life. There are so many devices, and so many great people that we can learn from and help us to stay afloat in the good times, the bad times, the times we are tired, the times we are stressed, and the times we are happy as well.

No one should ever leave life with regret, though many do, you don’t have to be a casualty to the regret epidemic. Neither, do you have to be a casualty to the stress epidemic. Live your life. Live your beautiful life, beautifully.

4. Lisa Williams

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“It�s really easy to complain. If you�re not careful, then you end up complaining about your whole life. Concentrating on the good things is really good. Catch people doing good.”

5. Robert Mondavi

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“How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.”

6. Winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on…

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Winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do. The world is changing and there are new opportunities for those who are ready to join forces with those who are stronger and more experienced.

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Mga Litrato sa Talaarawan
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.

- Martin Luther King Jr.

7. Our Prime Purpose In This Life Is To Help Others

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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others, and if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
Man wasn’t put on this earth alone, and we are to love each other as God loves us, unconditionally. Too many times in this life we get so caught up that we forget what is really important. We aren’t blessed with what we have to just have enough for ourselves.

Remember that there is no honor in a man that fishes, and never helps anyone learn how to. Take some time out of your own life and teach others to fish. Though you may have problems, there is a 99% chance that there is someone out there with worse problems than you.

Life is much too short to hate others for what they have, or for being who they are, when there are people who don’t have anything and need your help. If this is something you know you are guilty of internally, don’t get down on yourself; just try your best to commit your life to helping others from this point forward.

8. Settings Goals Is The First Step In Turning The Invisible Into The Visible

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Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
For many it is hard enough to finally come up with some goals to master. When you do finally come to a good point of knowing the goals you know in your heart you should accomplish, you then have to think about what you are going to do to get there. If you want to stay on task and reach success, you have to continue to stay motivated.

One of the best ways to stay motivated is to apply daily, short term, and long-term goals in your life. Setting these goals are important because they help motivate you by seeing where you want to be exactly in your future, and showing you that slowly but surely, you are getting there.

Many things dont come easy in life, and we have to be willing to maintain a diligent, hard working, and most importantly, a consistent resolve in how we attack life on a daily basis. Set goals for yourself, and then do all that you can to get to where you want to be.

9. “They can’t hurt you unless you let them.” – Unknown When I read this, I thi…

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“They can’t hurt you unless you let them.” – Unknown

When I read this, I think about our imagination and our fears. Almost all of us are suffering without a cause. The fear of fear is worse than fear itself. You’ve probably heard it many times, but that’s because it’s true.

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Mga Litrato sa Talaarawan
Don’t ever use someone’s past against them. You’re just reminding them of the mistakes they made back then. If you watch their facial expression carefully,then you’ll see the hurt in their eyes as they reminisce everything that happened. Never use emotion as a weapon,it strikes deeper than you can imagine.

10. . “The more you loose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energ…

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. “The more you loose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”– Norman Vincent Peale

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