DUBAI, 27 September 2009 (IRIN) – Saudi Arabia’s US$100 million pledge to the UN for the specific purpose of meeting the needs of some 2.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Pakistan is the largest single contribution to date for that cause, according to Martin Mogwanja, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan.
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KANO, 25 September 2009 (IRIN) – A health worker strike in northern Nigeria’s Adamawa state has paralysed public hospitals, forcing patients to forgo medical treatment.
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MANILA, 27 September 2009 (IRIN) – At least 70 people died and more than 270,000 were driven from their homes in the wake of Tropical Storm Ketsana, according to the country’s National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).
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GABORONE, 25 September 2009 (IRIN) – A report on the marginalization of Botswana’s San people by a faith-based organization that monitors corporate responsibility has ignited a war of words with the government and diamond companies operating in the country.
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaims October 5th BLUE SHIRT DAY
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Local demand for social media training results in a new chapter of Social Media Club for San Gabriel Valley and East LA
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Companies should add online education of social media marketing to their list of priorities for 2010
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One factor that influences how people perceive a brand online is search engine visibility. Studies show that searchers regard the companies that are placed on the first page of search engine results as the major players in the field. So how do you get the coveted page-one positioning? New technologies like RSS feeds are one [...]
RSS is powering online PR techniques that raise search ranking and brand awareness.
We are living in an attention economy, in an over communicated world getting the attention of your audience is paramount. Until you have their attention you are not able to deliver your message. A content syndication strategy can get this [...]
Social media, and blogs in particular, are becoming a more important part of global media consumption for Internet users than some traditional media channels.
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