Hey Office Live fans: Do you blog? Do you use Microsoft Office? Last but not least, do you want to see the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C.? If so, then we have a contest for you. To show what people can do with Office 2010, Microsoft has launched a new contest that will give two bloggers the chance to showcase their talents, and to demonstrate the power of Office 2010 to help you get your...

If you run a small business, you know that social media marketing and online services are all the rage, but do you really know how to get started? Well, we're here to help! This month, we've launched a series of informal events in 20 cities across the United States and Canada called "Hands-On Small Business." These are gatherings of small-business owners who really want to get down...

Anyone who knows me knows I like to move fast. I like to talk fast, walk fast, and act fast. No wonder that I've taken so well to Twitter, the social networking tool where the messages you post have to be 140 characters or less. Twitter is the latest illustration of something I'll call "keep it short," a point that is well illustrated in this BusinessWeek article . The author highlights...

Do you have a Facebook profile? For your business? For yourself? I've blogged a lot here about social media, but when I added Facebook to my social media toolkit a while back, I was a little confused at first. Did I need a profile page? Lots of my friends have them, but they seemed too "personal" — and I didn't want just anyone to be able to post stuff on my Wall. I finally...

This might be the week that people not in the know stopped proclaiming they don't use Twitter because they have no interest in hearing what other people ate for breakfast. As Iranian discontent broke out last weekend, mainstream media coverage was somewhat lacking, and what they're calling the "could-be" revolution was broadcast to the world via Twitter. This point was driven home...

Next week we're launching a fun little trivia contest on Twitter to give away five free copies of Microsoft Office Small Business 2007. The "5 In 5" Small Business Trivia Challenge is a sweet way to snag your very own copy of this software suite — and get acquainted with the whole Twitter scene if you haven’t indulged yet. (Take it from me — aka OfficeLiveGal —...

Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service that compels users to answer the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less, is gaining in popularity. Users “tweet” mini-updates on their activities, thoughts, challenges, or observations and connect with others doing the same. Some use Twitter to stay connected to their social network, others use it to connect professionally...