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ElenaNW

  1. Facebook aims to encourage more people to sign up to be donors by adding "Organ Donor" option: ow.ly/aDg0U
  2. The smallest IKEA store in the World in a creative banner ad [video]: ow.ly/av4rA
  3. Heard about "Tweet-a-Beer" service at the SXSW? This cool Portland startup just raised $1.3 million: ow.ly/auVpb
  4. Game on! MT @portlandaniel: Gamification: How Winning Is Changing the Web: ow.ly/asYUw
  5. If you haven't been to #PDX yet, you MUST visit. RT @malex2208: 10 great reasons to love #Portland! huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/geor…
  6. How not to attract tourists: ow.ly/a758u If you've never traveled to the United States as a tourist, here is the scoop.
  7. @bvmatson Yes, it totally does. People like destinations more than CVBs (especially when they don't know what the latter ones are ;)
  8. Yes RT @travel2dot0: Changing Your Destination's Facebook Page Name for HUGE Results bit.ly/HsiwEW Solid read + stats via @BVMatson.
  9. Mega ostrich is laying swag-filled eggs #inpdx 4/5-7. Get hints @Zappos_Service #RandomActOfHappiness Zappos.com /@indowntownpdx
  10. No big surpirse here. MT @rhodesjpdx: Marketers favor Facebook for their social media ad spending lat.ms/HPwxw3
  11. Happy 404 Day! The Web's Funniest Error Messages on.mash.to/HMK5im (via @debkmorrison) Love companies that get creative like this
  12. Business pitch in 10 photos. RT @theslynch: Maryland Pinterest Business Pitch Contest: ow.ly/a4VTO /via @whosyourannie
  13. T-commerce, anyone? RT @sparkloft: 3 Twitter Rumors and What They Could Mean for Brands: budurl.com/g3xk
  14. A truly amazing trip is at stake. Enter! RT @flysaa_us: What’s the wildest thing you’d do for a trip to South Africa? budurl.com/gpgu
  15. If Twitter had been invented in the 1980s: ow.ly/a47Ic (via @ah)
  16. Inspiration time. RT @FastCompany The Dirty Little Secret Of Overnight Successes: ow.ly/a44Er (via @italylogue)
  17. @bobf_vstpgh Sharing is caring. Send it our way, please.
  18. Happy First Day of Spring! On its way to Portland spring probably just got stuck in traffic or something.
  19. Forget flash mobs, check out a new phenomenon "Cash Mobs": ow.ly/9AKMm
  20. I too get excited when I see "repin for a FREE Starbucks card..." How to be safe on Pinterest: ow.ly/9lVHL