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By Kelly McLaughlan

Loudoun County HyperLocal News Online – What’s Next in Loudoun Social Media and Blogs in Suburban DC

Quite a lot of news, analysis and conferencing has been going on lately about the ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

2009 Loudoun County Business Community Challenge Update - by Gateway to Loudoun

The Gateway to Loudoun 2009 Online Loudoun County Promotion Business Challenge is entering its last quarter - get online and promote the Loudoun County business community now! | 0 comments ›› more ...

The Longest Days of Summer are Perfect for a Virginia BrewFest

From the ashes of the Old Dominion Beer Festival, rises the Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest - perfect for the longest days of Summer! | 0 comments ›› more ...

Social Media Really Makes a Difference - Moms for a Cure!

Congratulations are most definitely in order for the "Moms For a Cure" Team, headed by Ari Jones, named Saturday as the 2009 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year for the National Capitol Area!  | 0 comments ›› more ...

Moms for a Cure Rock On in Reston, May 2nd!

Here's a fantastic way to contribute to a great local and national cause; join the "Moms for a Cure" Team here in Northern Virginia, and kick of the DC-area Mother's Day festivities with live entertainment, bar, and a charity gift boutique & silent auction. The event supports our local candidate ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Middleburg Resident Sponsors First AfghanDogZ paws4people Veterans Service Dog

On February 3, 2009, Elaine Broadhead, of Middleburg, Virginia, became the first Sponsor of a paws4peopleTM [www.paws4people.org] Afghan Rescue Dog when she donated the $2,000 it costs to transport rescued dogs from Afghanistan to the paws4prisonsTM [www.paws4prisons.org] K-9 Training Program at US Penitentiary – Hazelton, Bruceton ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Social Media for Your Loudoun Business

Here's a recent article I've published in the current Loudoun Chamber of Commerce Biz Connect Newsletter, concerning Social Media for your Business. The key takeaway is that "Loudoun businesses and organizations can and should learn from those already finding ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Economic Stimulus For Charity Fundraising in Loudoun

There's another "perfect storm" afoot, besides the current economic downturn - this one is driven by some very astute and revolutionary fundraising strategies for nonprofit charities out of Loudoun County, compliments of the Paws4People Foundation. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Loudoun County Business Challenge - Online Economic Stimulus

Loudoun County and Northern Virginia businesses are challenged to support the Loudoun County economy - by using their online assets to collectively improve and assist the online marketing efforts of the County, including the Loudoun Department of Economic Development, the Loudoun County Tourism Association and the Loudoun County Chamber of ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Invest in the Bay, and Northern Virginia Real Estate

Many early imperatives for residents and local business owners in 2009 have risen quickly from the ashes of the 2008 economic meltdown. Here's a few... | 0 comments ›› more ...

2008 Loudoun Small Businesses of the Year - Loudoun Chamber of Commerce

The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners in its 2008 Small Business of the Year awards. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Dulles South Supervisor Miller to Reconsider Loudoun Lenah School Site

In the face of overwhelming opposition against an extremely unpopular inclination by Stevens Miller (Loudoun Board of Supervisor - Dulles South Region) to not support the special exception vote needed for a desperately-needed set of new Dulles South schools, Mr. Miller agreed in principle to more carefully ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Modern Moms in Loudoun are Finalists for Small Business Awards

The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce announces finalists for the 2008 Small Business of the Year awards - our pick is Hulya Aksu and the very amazing Social Media Magazine, Website and Events for Modern DC metro and Northern Virginia Moms - "I Am Modern Magazine". | 0 comments ›› more ...

Internet Image Management

Be careful with your Internet Image - check it, control and manage it, improve it - FOX 5 News in DC creates a great piece on Internet Image Management (i.e. "Reputation Management"), including interviews with me at KME Internet Marketing. | 0 comments ›› more ...

The Bigger Stage

Here in Loudoun, it’s all too easy to quickly become busy and focused on family matters, children’s events and very local concerns. Every so often, however, all Loudoun families, communities and businesses benefit when our individual awareness raises a bit to ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

I Am Modern Magazine For Moms Launches Summer 2008 Issue

The latest issue of I AM Modern Magazine for Moms is here, now printed in Virginia on environmentally-responsible, FSC-Certified paper. It is a wonderful and packed edition filled with ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

New Websites - Use Both a Web Design Team and an Internet Marketing Team

Business Owners embarking on website upgrades - You need to make sure there's synergy and integration between the provider of your INTERNAL Content Management, Search and Website/Portal capabilities (i.e. B2B), and the provider of your EXTERNAL Content Management, Distribution and Search requirements (i.e. B2C and C2C). A Website Design/Engineering Team AND ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Top 12 Online Advertising Destination Websites for Fairfax County

Expanding your business out of Loudoun and into Fairfax? Following up on the quarterly Loudoun Online Advertising reviews, KME Internet Marketing provides a top 12 listing of Fairfax Internet Marketing online local community destinations for business advertising dollars. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Support the Loudoun Schools Budget

From both a Parent's and Business Owner's perspective in the Dulles South "Gateway to Loudoun" region, we encourage the Loudoun Board of Supervisors to support the proposed Schools budget intact. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Loudoun Rewards Advertising Program and Savings Card

Here's a fairly new program you may not have heard of, both from the perspective of consumers saving money with local merchants, and from the perspective of small businesses getting another very reasonable and locally-targeted mechanism to advertise year-round, in print and online, to Loudoun County residents (and other businesses).  ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Loudoun and Northern Virginia Small Business on the Economy

We decided to check in with some other Northern Virginia, Loudoun County and Fairfax businesses for their insight - as a bit of a barometer reflecting and perhaps forecasting many of our own family and business financial and spending decisions to come this Spring. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Loudoun Moms Magazine New Website

Loudoun Moms Magazine has published the second edition of its magazine and online content targeting Northern Virginia Moms, especially in Loudoun and (soon-to-come) Fairfax counties. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Dulles Rail Eminent Failure - Both Unexpected and Not

The apparent collapse of Federal funding for the Dulles Rail Project is both unexpected and not, in my view. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Support the Loudoun County Small Business Development Center in 2008

With the current economic downturn, support for Loudoun County's Small Business Development Center is more important than ever. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Loudoun Real Estate Assessments Need Government 2.0 Help

While it is not entirely clear whether the statements or follow up exchange on the issue of whether Loudoun County's 2007 Real Estate Assessments far exceed market value are accurate, there are two interesting points that we hope will become clearer in 2008.First - Local ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

New Year Kid's Computer Cleanup

It's probably been a while since you really took a close look at all those "updates are ready for your computer" messages, lurking down in the task bar or hidden beneath 15 browser windows, pop-ups and pop-unders full of Webkinz games and characters. Take a couple of hours, before the ... | 0 comments ›› more ...