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Sean Adkins
Lauren Boyer
Cathy Hirko
Stephanie Reighart
If you're looking for the latest news, commentary and money-saving tips from the business scene in York County, you've come to the right place. York Common Cents is the sounding board for the biz staff and those interested in money at the York Daily Record/ Sunday News.
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Chat #fitatwork on Twitter this Wednesday and learn about keeping your workplace healthy
Join @corpwellness and me, @MissEClare, for a #FitAtWork chat this Wednesday at 1 p.m. EST on Twitter. Focus: The Culture of Wellness in your Workplace. We’re going to be asking and answering questions about creating and maintaining healthy workplaces. What … Continue reading
Posted in Emileigh Clare, Office life, On the job, Social Media, The working world, Uncategorized
Tagged #fitatwork, chat, fit at work, fitness, heath, social media, twitter, twitter chat, workplace culture, workplace life
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Small business resources on Twitter
TheStreet highlights a report on the Top tweeters for small businesses.
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Social Media, Technology, TheStreet
Tagged Ashley Wislock, biz, business, media, small biz, Small business, social, social media, tech, technology, TheStreet, tweet, tweeting, twitter
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Meet Jenna, the smiling face behind @YorktowneHotel
Spent the morning working at the Yorktowne Hotel. I think I’ll do that more often. It’s a quiet place, free of the ruckus that comes with diners and gas stations. It was lovely sipping coffee at the OffCenter Grill while … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Mobile Reporting, Social Media
Tagged business, Facebook, ideaLab, ipad, jenna, Lauren Boyer, mobile reporting, social media, twitter, york city, York County, york daily record, Yorktowne Hotel
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Dealing with high gas prices
Yesterday, I talked about my reaction to $3.93 per gallon gasoline but how we might be close to the end of the skyrocketing prices. I figured I am spending about $7 per week more now on gas than I was … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, Social Media, Your money
Tagged driving, Facebook, gas, gas price, gasoline, gasoline prices, money, Saving, saving money, savings, social media, spending, spending money, travel, YDR, york daily record, your money
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Some tips for social media and business cards
Social media has changed the way we communicate today – but it hasn’t changed one key element of business communication: the business card. The business card is still the main way to make contacts and pass along your information quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Jobs, Office life, On the job
Tagged business, business cards, businesses, card, cards, jobs, media, new business, new media, on the job, SM, social, social media, work, work-appropriate, working, working world, workplace etiquette, workplace issues
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Want a laugh? Check out ‘Goldman Sachs elevator gossip’ on Twitter.
A friend turned me on to this Twitter account the other day. He knows I’m a business reporter. He also knows that I’m easily amused and intrigued by irrationally arrogant behavior. Take, for example, remarks like this one. And conversations … Continue reading
Posted in Banks, financial terminology, Holidays, Lauren Boyer, Office life, On the job, Uncategorized, Your money
Tagged elevator gossip, funny, goldman sachs, humor, Lauren Boyer, office life, social media, twitter
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Blogosphere gives voice to the “99 Purrcent”
With the “Occupy Wall Street” protests surging past the one month mark and their movement spreading across the world – including to York – there’s a lot of deep political discussions happening right now. But never fear, one blogger has … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Economic Outlook
Tagged 99, 99 percent, 99 purrcent, animals, Ashley Wislock, blog, blogging, cats, fun, funny, occupy, occupy wall street, ows, pets, social media, tumblr, wall street
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Netflix makes another controversial change
I woke up to a surprising email in my inbox and segment on my favorite morning show, Good Morning America: Netflix is splitting in two, creating a new company, “Qwikster.” It’s a surprise move coming from a company that is … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Your money
Tagged Ashley Wislock, movie rental, movies, Netflix, Netflix changes, online video, Qwikster, social media, streaming video, subscriptions, twitter
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First iPad reporting experience, plus a possible meet-up this week?
So, just a recap, last week, the editors here gave me an iPad to use on my reporting adventures. I had my first experience with it during my Saturday shift. Around 9 a.m., my editor heard something about a possible … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Technology
Tagged business, ipad, journalism, Lauren Boyer, news, reporting, social media
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How do you use your iPad? How can I use mine to better report the news?
Yesterday, my editor handed me an iPad. I know, I know. Sounds pretty cool, right? But truth be told, I found it kind of intimidating. Outside the Apple Store, I had never really used one. I don’t have an iPhone. … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Technology
Tagged apple, apps, business, ipad, journalism, new media, reporting, social media, technology, twitter, york daily record
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