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		<title>Marketing Mondays: Live Tweeting</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2012/02/13/marketing-mondays-live-tweeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My efforts to live tweet last night&#8217;s Grammy Awards were thwarted by my simultaneous inability to endure more than two hours of live television (even when I had TiVo pause during the commercials) and retire later than 10 p.m. on a Sunday night. However, that didn&#8217;t take away from the fun that my husband and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ladies Rock Camp 2012</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2012/02/07/ladies-rock-camp-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An old acquaintance and new Facebook friend recently saw this photo on my Timeline and left a message that read: &#8220;Alison, are you in a band?&#8221; My reply was: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been in two bands in the last two years. But we always get together and break up over the course of one weekend.&#8221; That&#8217;s Ladies &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Mondays: Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2012/02/06/marketing-mondays-gratitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Four years ago today, I left behind the world of full-time employment to become a solopreneur. A freelancer. A small business owner. Whatever you call it, I didn&#8217;t necessarily know that that was my goal. I just knew that I was unhappy, and the &#8220;desire&#8221; to leave that working environment had been replaced with &#8220;necessity.&#8221; &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>WordCamp Atlanta 2012</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2012/02/04/wordcamp-atlanta-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since its first release in 2003, WordPress has not only become the world&#8217;s largest blogging platform, it has evolved into one of the world&#8217;s largest providers of content management and website development. Much like the Apple brand has created thousands of spinoff businesses, WordPress has created jobs for designers and developers who can create the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Year in Blogging Report from WordPress</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2012/01/05/2011-year-in-blogging-report-from-wordpress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hello to a New Year! I wanted to share this phenomenal report I received from WordPress with stats from the Lawthenticity Blog in 2011. It&#8217;s called Your 2011 Year in Blogging. Like any good marketing professional, I love data. Even if you don&#8217;t share my enthusiasm about the stats, you will appreciate the fireworks. Here&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of the Publishing Industry</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/11/20/the-future-of-the-publishing-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I contemplate a return to college for an advanced degree in writing or communication, I cannot help but gawk, like a rubbernecker passing a car accident on the highway, at the tumultuous state of the publishing industry. Once upon a time, a writer&#8217;s only responsibility was to write worthy books and make nice on &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Simplest and Most Rewarding Marketing Plan</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/11/03/the-simplest-and-most-rewarding-marketing-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing and Communications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; If I had to name one thing that I am proudest of in my career &#8211; and really, in my life &#8211; it&#8217;s my relationships. In the 18 years that I&#8217;ve been in marketing and communications, I&#8217;ve worked alongside some of the smartest, kindest and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Netflix: Nimble or Too Fast to Listen to (and Communicate with) its Customers?</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/10/13/netflix-nimble-or-too-fast-to-listen-to-and-communicate-with-its-customers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been a loyal Netflix fan and customer since I was grandfathered into my husband&#8217;s account more than nine years ago. Zach and I were still dating at the time. We celebrated my birthday holed up in my condo, eating mint chocolate chip ice cream and watching episode after episode of the first season &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta Bucket List: Do This, Not That</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/10/09/atlanta-bucket-list-do-this-not-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atlanta Bucket List]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s great to be a tourist in a city you love and call home. It&#8217;s also great to check items off the bucket list and never have to worry about doing them again. If you want to skip ahead to the good stuff without the random experimentation, here&#8217;s a quick list of Atlanta Bucket List &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Rainbow Connection: In Praise of Steve Jobs, Jim Henson and Other Dreamers</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/10/06/the-rainbow-connection-in-praise-of-steve-jobs-jim-henson-and-other-dreamers/</link>
		<comments>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/10/06/the-rainbow-connection-in-praise-of-steve-jobs-jim-henson-and-other-dreamers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had dinner with a friend last night and came home to learn that Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, had passed away. I was stunned, and so many other people on Twitter and other social networks seemed to be experiencing the same phenomenon. This in the spite of the fact that we, the public, knew &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Error: Not Found</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/09/29/error-not-found/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A funny thing happened in the middle of a social media conference. After attending the first day of SMIATL, I went to my website and got the dreaded 404 Page Not Found error. A quick visit to my WordPress dashboard revealed that my entire website was in disarray. My home page and about us page &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Nerd Alert! It&#8217;s Decatur Book Festival Weekend</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/09/01/nerd-alert-its-decatur-book-festival-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/09/01/nerd-alert-its-decatur-book-festival-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reading/Books]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in serious short-timer mode this week, which is not good, because I seriously have a lot of work to do. That&#8217;s because we&#8217;re on the eve of my favorite weekend of the year. No, not Labor Day Weekend. Decatur Book Festival Weekend! You can visit the festival website here to get the lowdown on &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Yes, I&#8217;m on Google Plus. No, I&#8217;m Not Happy About It.</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/08/02/yes-im-on-google-plus-no-im-not-happy-about-it/</link>
		<comments>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/08/02/yes-im-on-google-plus-no-im-not-happy-about-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said it at least a hundred times. In fact, I&#8217;m sick of hearing myself say it. The two biggest obstacles to people participating in social media are 1) time and 2) content. It takes a considerable investment of your time to identify the right people to connect with, friend or follow. Then you have &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Mastering the Fine Art of Choosing: I Want to Be a Creative Writing Student</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/07/27/mastering-the-fine-art-of-choosing-i-want-to-be-a-creative-writing-student/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If money were no object, I would give up work and become a full-time student. I would avoid classes that gave off even the faintest whiff of being useful to my career or earning power, instead choosing topics to nourish both my mind and soul. Study abroad and language immersion trips would be mandatory components &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>This Is Why YouTube Works: Maru the Cat</title>
		<link>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/07/26/this-is-why-youtube-works-maru-the-cat/</link>
		<comments>http://alisonlaw.com/2011/07/26/this-is-why-youtube-works-maru-the-cat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I totally lifted this idea from my friend Amy&#8217;s blog. I adore this cat. If you don&#8217;t have time to watch the whole five minutes of goodness, make sure you fast forward to 4:13 to see Maru slide into the box, hind quarters splayed behind him. &#160; If you&#8217;re looking for something more &#8230; ahem &#8230;]]></description>
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