Posts by Anna

The Perfect Video for All You New Media Geeks

The Perfect Video for All You New Media Geeks

If you’re a big user of any kind of social networks or new media you’ll appreciate this… especially when all the tech related websites start popping up and you realize that you’re subscribed to all of their RSS feeds. Thanks to @onitmarketing for the...

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Celebrate International Women’s Day

Celebrate International Women’s Day

Women empowerment is the name of the game here at Under Solen (although we did just add a male dog to the family…), so we think it’s important to devote time to celebrating International Women’s Day. In fact, today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. In short, the day is a “global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements...

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New Media Job Leads: Wildlife, Parks + Obama

New Media Job Leads: Wildlife, Parks + Obama

If you haven’t experienced the social media takeover yet, you’ve been sleeping in a cave. With social media quickly transitioning from the latest fad to an essential, and standard, part of marketing and communications, social network gurus and new media specialists are being sought out for full-time positions in many industries. So we figured we’d give some weekly space to...

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The Golden Social Media Rule: Bigger is Not Better

The Golden Social Media Rule: Bigger is Not Better

This New Yorker comic came across my desk and it made me laugh. In the new media age it seems like everyone is always out after more followers and more fans. In fact there are even third-party applications built to help you get more Twitter followers. But are bigger lists of friends, fans and followers better? Not necessarily. Since social media is about being reciprocal, there’s no point...

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Friday Faves: Determination, Dams, and Damsels

Friday Faves: Determination, Dams, and Damsels

Welcome to another Friday/vendredi/fredag/viernes/whatever you want to call it… Here in Portland we’re experiencing some amazingly sunny and warm weather, so we’re going to attempt to spend as much time away from the computer this weekend as possible! But before we get to that, here’s a recap of all of our favorite things from this week. We love working with cool people....

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Brands Giving Back: Three Causes That You Can Easily Support

Brands Giving Back: Three Causes That You Can Easily Support

Photo by 88Bikes Giving back to the community is an essential part of running a business these days, and there are a lot of brands out there that have caught on. But it’s not just about giving, it’s about choosing causes that align with a brands’ core, ones that resonate with employees and consumers alike. And of course, if you’re going to support a cause in this day and...

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