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var sc_project=3372029; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=37; var sc_security=”918325f4″; Home Articles Courses Nonverbal Podcasts Products Services Free eBooks My main blog is here and here’s my Second Life blog Search (both links open in a new window) About me Current Adelaide time: obj = new Object;obj.clockfile = “5002-blue.swf”;obj.TimeZone = “ACDT”;obj.width = 192;obj.height = 19;obj.Place = “”;obj.DateFormat = “DD-mm”;obj.TimeFormat = “hhmmTT”;obj.wmode = “transparent”;showClock(obj); Contact me: +61 410 642 052 What is RSS? var sc_project=3372029; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=37; var sc_security=”918325f4″; Home Articles Courses Nonverbal Podcasts Products Services Free eBooks My main blog is here and here’s my Second Life blog Search (both links open in a new window) About me Current Adelaide time: obj = new Object;obj.clockfile = “5002-blue.swf”;obj.TimeZone = “ACDT”;obj.width = 192;obj.height = 19;obj.Place = “”;obj.DateFormat = “DD-mm”;obj.TimeFormat = “hhmmTT”;obj.wmode = “transparent”;showClock(obj); Contact me: +61 410 642 052 Better Business Communication Results THIS MONTH ONLY: Help me get to the IABC Conference in San Francisco next year. Everything — and I mean EVERYTHING — for sale at 50% off!More details here… Fresh News: What is ‘RSS’, ‘XML’ and ‘WEB FEED’? I’ve been seeing orange RSS, XML or WEB FEED buttons more and more, not knowing what they were. So I asked a friend about them. Wow! It’s “the next big thing” — you can use it to get newsfeeds from CNN or BBC, as well as just about anything else, including news on upcoming movies, DVD releases, your favorite band’s tour updates, etc. Once you get started, it’s like having your favorite parts of the Web come to you. No need to go out and check for updates all the time. No more bookmarks for me! “RSS” means “Really Simple Syndication.” But that is just a fancy way of saying that you can keep up with all the updates to this website without having to check the site every week to see “what’s new.” Whenever I put up a new page (“BRAND NEW”) or update an old one (“UPDATE”), I release it through RSS. And… Yes, RSS is amazing. If you can’t tell, I’m completely addicted to it. No e-mail. No spam. It’s so easy to subscribe and unsubscribe. If you get tired of me, you just have to delete the feed. It’s awesome! And once you start, you’ll soon be tracking all your other favorite interests and news in the world. How do you get started? Easy! Download free RSS Reader first (skip to bottom if you do not want to download software). This is special software that reads the “RSS feeds” from the largest news organizations right down to little old me… Windows — GreatNews http://www.curiostudio.com Mac — NetNewsWire http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/ Once you’re set up, here’s all you have to do… Right-click ( control-click for Mac users) on any orange RSS, XML or WEB FEED button on a site, blog or news source that interests you. Start by right-clicking on the orange button below. Then… Select Copy Shortcut (“Copy Link to Clipboard” for Mac), and paste that URL into your RSS Reader. And that’s it! You’re subscribed. 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Thank you. ” “Lee was a great facilitator and his energy and passion for social media was evident.” “Excellent, enthusiastic presenter who is right into what he is talking about. Walking the talk.Just the right amount of info about the different topics. Not too geeky. Strong emphasis on how the tools can assist effective business communication. Relaxed friendly atmosphere. The workshop opened lots of doors, stimulating. I’m strongly encouraged to try things out. Many thanks.” “Lee was great – knowledgeable, enthusiastic, generous in sharing his expertise. I liked the demonstrations.” “Great Workshop… helped me crystalise my thoughts on social media and now I feel ready to develop the strategy and make use of this great new medium” Would you like me to run a workshop in-house for YOUR company? Contact me to discuss how we can bring your company into this new and exciting communication universe. Download a recent presentation I gave to the 8th National PR Convention in Sydney. 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