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Starting today, I'm not in the 95%

Submitted by The Page Turner, Community Blogger

Monday, October 15th, 2012, 8:11am

Today is a milestone. The Maine Page Turner turned ONE!

Last year I attended a speaking engagement by Mike Volpe, a specialist in new media and social network marketing. Of everything he said, this sentence was the one that really stuck with me:

"Ninety-five percent of blogs peter out within a year."

I have been determined to beat that statistic. And I have you, my dear readers, to thank for these 365 days of success - and beyond.

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Fat Lady Hasn't Sung Yet - New MySpace and Stumbleupon

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer

Sunday, October 14th, 2012, 12:15pm

Ahhh social media where the conversation is mostly about Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn… not this week.

Two social media giants from the past are coming out in a big way this week with new designs and features and they are hoping to get their piece of the pie back – MySpace and Stumbleupon.0

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Movies: "Argo"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger

Friday, October 12th, 2012, 3:44pm

Thrillers like “Argo” were once described as “torn from today’s headlines,” and with the recent attacks on US legations in the Arab world, it might well have been. Only this story never made headlines when it took place in 1980: it was kept secret by the CIA until almost two decades later.

Director Ben Affleck does so much right in this movie.

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Yellow Dot Program Launched in Maine

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Friday, October 12th, 2012, 4:14am

Gorham police officer Ted Hatch did the honors this morning and placed the very first Maine yellow dot sticker on the rear window of Dyana Rossignol’s vehicle. Fitting, because Dyana is a member of the Gorham-Westbrook TRIAD, which worked hard this past year to bring the Yellow Dot Program to Maine. Read more

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Don't be so possessive!

Submitted by The Page Turner, Community Blogger

Thursday, October 11th, 2012, 8:22am

To me, the apostrophe is the most over-used piece of punctuation in 21st century English.

I saw this sign at a local football field.

What are we, the gulls from Finding Nemo?

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Dance, Dance, Dance

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012, 6:40am

Want to lose some weight? Reduce some stress?

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How to Be Heard on Facebook: Posting to Your Brand Page to Engage

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer

Sunday, October 7th, 2012, 7:54am

1,000+ Facebook Likes equals 1,000+ eyeballs, right? Wrong.

Not all of your fans or followers are going to see those Facebook posts you’re so diligently putting out there. Facebook still favors the user and it customizes each user’s Newsfeed content based on how often said user engages with posts by friends and brands.

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