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Need A New Web Host? Check Out BlogOnCloud9
[2010-07-22] First, I just want to say none of the BlogOnCloud9 links in this post are affiliate, in case you thought this was just a blatant sales pitch. ;-) About a couple of months ago, I noticed that my site was having loading issues. I ran it through a load time analyzer and was shocked at how long it could take to load.
Using Your Phone To Post WordPress Updates By Voice
[2010-07-08] A new feature for users of WordPress.com, the hosted WordPress blog service, was launched this week called Post By Voice - you phone in your blog post rather than type it.
WordPress Adds Many New Services To Its Thirteenth Major Release
[2010-06-24] Blogging has been a very big part of the advancement in technology we have witnessed in the past decade. There have been numerous blogging websites that have come up, all giving users the chance to create their own accounts and develop their own blogs.
How To Use Email Filtering Within Gmail
[2010-06-10] If you are like me you may be using Google Apps (or GMail) in combination with an IMAP enabled email client such as Mail or Outlook.
Keeping Track Of Your Brand's Online Reputation
[2010-05-27] Have you ever wondered what people are REALLY saying about your brand? Some people think they can just send out a couple of surveys, or do a few focus groups, and gather all the information they need about the public's opinion about their products.
Can Google's Latitude Compete With Foursquare For Dominance?
[2010-05-13] I saw an interesting headline on Android Guys this weekend. "Will Google Latitude be a Foursquare Killer?" It's an interesting question, because Latitude already has a huge user base, much bigger than foursquare's. If they add a check-in service comparable to foursquare's offering, they might be able to capture a decent portion of the market.
Facebook Adds Pandora And Raises Flags On Privacy
[2010-04-29] If the end of privacy is so evil, so awful, so unthinkable, then why am I liking the new Pandora so much? See, in the past three days since Facebook announced major new changes to its social contract with all of us, I've been able to study my friends' personal musical tastes in a way I couldn't just four days ago.
What Makes Gmail A Great Service?
[2010-04-13] Have you tried the free email service - Gmail - from Google? It's been around for a while now and is an app that can help you control your in box. I love Gmail. For one thing, it exists in the cloud so you can get to it from anywhere which is important to me. You're not dependent on a single computer to have access to your important email.
Google Adds An Opt-out Plugin For Google Analytics
[2010-04-01] Last week I wrote about a browser plug-in that will allow people to opt-out of the Google Analytics cookie. The release of this plug-in seems to be a proactive step towards another announcement.
Figuring Out Your Twitter Social Media Strategy
[2010-03-18] Are you too Twitter-obsessed in your social media approach? Twitter's role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. But, it's the online equivalent of HBO - important more because of who uses it and the media's infatuation with it, rather than the actual size and impact of its audience.
ClickandBuy Adds Facebook To Their Revenue Stream
[2010-03-04] A new P2P payment application for Facebook has been launched that allows you to send or receive money up to a value of €50. Buxter, developed by ClickandBuy, has a wide range of possible uses, from paying a friend your share of the previous evening's restaurant bill, to giving someone money for their birthday, to making a donation in support of a charity. The Facebook application can be found here: http://apps.facebook.com/mybuxter.
HootSuite Adds Function To Help Discover Your Audience
[2010-02-18] HootSuite has just released Barn Owl, a great addition to many peoples favorite social media dashboard. The Barn Owl includes tools which will make marketing better and will be an excellent addition for those who are asking "so who is in my audience?"
Social Connections Makes It Even Easier To Connect Over Multiple Networks
[2010-02-01] Social Connections has released MashedIn.com, an application that allows you to identify mutual connections across multiple social networks. MashedIn provides a widget that you can add to a web site or blog where your users can authenticate with either Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn to reveal common connections to the widget owner.
Wikipedia Can Help You Manage Your Business Reputation
[2010-01-21] Go on, search for your company. I dare you not to find a Wikipedia entry in the first page of results, if you're a company of a certain size or significance. Now be honest--are you engaged at all in that Wikipedia article? Or, when you are Googling your paid search terms and your organization name, is the Wikipedia article on the topic one that your eyes carelessly slide past? What are you thinking?
Using The Darwin Ecosystem To Gain Better Knowledge Of Your Content
[2010-01-07] Socrates said that, "the unexamined life is not worth living." In perhaps a parody of this statement the Forrester report, Text Analytics Takes Business Insight To New Depths, states that "unexamined content is a wasted opportunity."
Local Businesses Get A Boost With Google's New Service
[2009-12-14] Research over the last few years has proven that reviews and advice from family, friends and colleagues are the key buying influencers. No advertising or PR can outweigh the value of a good personal recommendation.
Making Twitter Lists Work For Your Office
[2009-12-03] I recently posted my initial Twitter Lists and we also created lists for @darwineco. Here are some useful Twitter List ideas from others. First, Rob Paterson posted, Twitter Lists - 1st Insight? Among other things he wrote, "What I have immediately seen from the new lists that are emerging around …(my) related areas of my interest is that I have some real gaps.
Google Adds More Editing Functions To AdWords Service
[2009-11-19] The new version 7.6.1 of Google AdWords Editor has been released. Apart from having new features like promoted video ads and account tree editing, the new version also has:
Google Now Allows Users To Compare Ads
[2009-11-05] Google has launched a new type of AdWords ad which allows users to compare offers from multiple advertisers at the same time. Called ‘Comparison Ads', users are invited to provide additional details, before being taken to a page showing all available offers.
Taking Full Advantage Of Cloud Based Business Solutions
[2009-10-23] Here are just a few excerpts from a series of articles by Patrick Barnard, Senior Web Editor for TMCnet, The Advantages of SaaS-based Call Center Solutions: Thinking about replacing your legacy call center system but not sure whether to go the software-as-a-service or on-premises route?
Clarifying Adobe's Collaborative Platform Offers
[2009-10-08] There has been a bit of confusion around which one of Adobe's collaborative platforms offers or will offer certain features. In particular many people have asked if a developer always needs to rely on a hosted service such as Stratus or Lifecycle Collaboration Service (aka AFCS aka Cocomo) when wanting to use the new RTMFP protocol which will deliver (partly is delivering already) new and exciting features to the Flash Player.
Which Internet Activity Has Grown The Most?
[2009-09-24] The Online Publishers Association has released the results of another study-a six year analysis of its Internet Activity Index. Can you guess which of the five areas (Commerce, Communications, Community, Content and Search) has grown the most-and which has shrunk?
More Secure Blogging In The Clouds
[2009-09-10] What would you rather have? A safe, secure WordPress platform that doesn't require a half-dozen plugins in order to run effectively, or, faster distribution of your RSS feed?
uSocial Brings Follower Matchmaking To Twitter
[2009-08-26] Would you pay for more followers on Twitter? Apparently some people would-a few providers have found a way to monetize the popular microblogging site with selling more followers.
Software For Staying Up To Date On Real Time News As It Happens
[2009-08-06] Obviously you can tell that I have been far too busy at work to do much of anything else, but what is worth talking about is just how Gist and Lazy Feed have been incorporated into my daily routine in working through the processes I have to do at work, mostly in the realm of developing course content and course context for our huge fall launch.
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