The Power of Brevity

by Andy Meadows June 11, 2009

If you attend any social media event, meetup, happy hour, or seminar, there’s a good chance that 90% of the conversation will be dominated by Twitter. Facebook has similar functionality in its status update feature, so why isn’t Facebook getting the attention? The answer? Less is More.
Twitter does one thing and it does it pretty [...]

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iPhone Development Project

by Andy Meadows May 21, 2009

Today we’re officially starting on a project unlike any other we’ve done. We’re building an iPhone application. Yeah, I know. Some would say we’re late to the party. In reality, I’d say we’re here right on time. Nobody likes to be the first person to show up. All the pressure is on you to get [...]

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BudURL University: Job Hunting, Part III

by sarah May 4, 2009

We’ve been holding our breathe and crossing our fingers for all of you out there job searching. And we’ve come up with another way that BudURL can help you out.
We posted before on how to use BudURL in your job search. Now we’re adding one more tactic to the list.
One of the newer features of [...]

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BudURL University: Job Hunting, Part II

by sarah April 30, 2009

Earlier, we posted on how to use BudURL in your job search. Now we’re adding one more tactic to the list. This one’s a little bit nerdier (for lack of a better word), but can be very helpful.
In our earlier post we talked about the ability to know who’s looking at your resume. In order [...]

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BudURL University: 307 Redirects

by sarah April 30, 2009

We’ve had some recent questions as to why BudURL uses 307 redirects instead of 301 redirects. So, here’s our answer.
WARNING: This is about to get technical & ridiculously “nerdy”
Since BudURL shortens URLs, it essentially redirects URLS. In other words, your internet server translates “http://budurl.com/l2y4″ to mean “redirect to http://www.budurl.com”.
In HTTP coding, there are [...]

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BudURL University: Teaching w/ BudURL

by sarah April 29, 2009

We wanted to make sure that every profession out there gets to use BudURL to its fullest potential. There are many arguments out there for technological advances and a free, open internet for educational purposes. Well, you guessed it, BudURL can be used in the classroom too.
Many teachers are already using blogs, online videos and [...]

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Oh, the things interns do..

by sarah March 13, 2009

As some of you know, I’ve been interning at Live Oak 360 this semester as their Community Manager. (Yes, I got a real title instead of just intern. sa-weet!)
Anyways, I wanted to share with everyone one of the things I’ve been working on through out the semester.  Since social media is one of the biggest [...]

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BudURL Video Extravaganza!

by Andy Meadows February 24, 2009

WHOA, Folks!!  Due to a lack of interest during this time of year, we have put the extravaganza on hold.  We will try it again in early summer.  If you’d like to get an update via email when we announce it again, please email us at support@budurl.com and let us know.  Thanks!!
Here’s your chance to [...]

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BudURL University: Marketing 101

by sarah February 6, 2009

There have been plenty of sites out there discussing how marketers can use BudURL. But given the quantity of questions we get about “how do I use BudURL?” we thought it would be good to share a few basics.
As many marketers know, social media has been a blessing and a curse at the same time. [...]

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BudURL University: Job Hunting

by sarah February 5, 2009

We wanted to show you all the possible uses of BudURL. You don’t have to be a blogger or Twitter elite to get the most of BudURL.
With the economy taking a turn for a worst, hundreds of thousands of people will be searching for jobs this year. And BudURL can be used to maximize your [...]

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