Business Blitz: How The Happiest People In The World Spend Their Money

by Extreme John on February 22, 2012 1,552 views

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Good morning out thereExtreme John readers, it’s time once again to take a look at the business headlines of the day! Today I’ll cover a number of small business tips which include: From Social Media Week: Bringing public diplomacy into the social arena, Diamonds in the rough: How to recognize your star employees, How The Happiest People In The World Spend Their Money and 10 Little Known Social Media Tools You Should Be Using.

Hot Business News For February 22, 2012

First up this morning: From Social Media Week: Bringing public diplomacy into the social arena. I thought this article was pretty interesting, it focuses on tips that you can learn for social media use from diplomats. Some of the tips included in this piece: use the right platforms, build trust and aim to move online engagement offline.

Also in news this morning: Diamonds in the rough: How to recognize your star employees. It is often said that every business has their star employees but it isn’t always easy to recognize those employees and this article includes a few tips to help you see through to the diamonds in the rough. Some of the tips included in this piece: looking at employees already working for your organization, look to people who are disabled and look to people who have been laid off.

Next up this morning: How The Happiest People In The World Spend Their Money. We all have a list of “if I had the money I would…” but just how do the happiest people in the world spend their money? This article is pretty interesting and shares how you can spend your money more wisely including: Challenge the big house, big yard, two car “American dream,” Be more mindful about what your money could buy and Don’t just scrimp and save. Find ways to increase your earnings.

Finally this morning: 10 Little Known Social Media Tools You Should Be Using. There are so many social media tools out there these days that it can become a little overwhelming trying to find the right tools to use for your small business. This article covers some of the lesser known social media tools that you should at least consider utilizing in your business including: EditFlow, TweetReach and TweetLevel.

Parting Shots

You have to know which article appealed to me this morning already, but for those of you who are new here I will tell you that it’s the social media tools article. I love anything and everything social media and this article has some really great tools listed in it.