Whether you are aware of it or not, the iPad and its clones have created a revolution. They are changing the using habits of computer users. Tablets are expected to outsell desktop computers as soon as the end of this year. Coupled with the rapid rise of smartphone sales, it can potentially result in millions […]
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How Online Customer Preferences and Feedback Has Changed
It has only been a couple of years since integrated log-ins began to creep into our everyday tasks online. Although it began on a smaller scale, such as the 2008 integration of Yahoo and Google ID’s with Zoho, from this small test in integration preferences, an entirely new beast grew. Logging in via third party […]
Small Business Solutions: YellowBot
YellowBot.com, a company formed in 2006 by Erron Silverstein out of Burbank, CA., aims to connect local businesses with local shoppers. It is a form of free advertisement businesses might want to look into. Not only can potential customers find businesses in their area, they can read customers’ feedbacks and experiences. It is a peer […]
Small Business Solutions: Sponsored Reviews
Statistic shows that the first page on Google search results brings about 40% click through rate. The sponsored links bring about 50% of the remaining clicks. It is said that most people will change their keyword search rather than go to the second page of the search results. So, it is very important to try […]
Small Business Solutions: vSplash
VSplash.com offers web design for small businesses so they can have an efficient website and a noticeable online presence to be able to reach their potential customers. These are the issues vSplash helps small businesses tackle: The look of the website – The website should be unique and contain 4-12 pages. It shouldn’t look […]
Innovative ways Professional PR People are Using Social Media
Social Media has become part of every serious advertising campaign, and most PR people have been using it on a daily basis; following and engaging in conversations on different media platforms, checking what the competition is doing and sharing news and information about their products. Besides the usual advice of how to engage your followers […]
Did Google Panda Change the Playing Field?
From time to time, when Google identifies a ‘gaming’ of their search engine results, its engineers open up the algorithms and tweak them, sending shudders in the world of e commerce and Internet advertising. Speculations run rampart until Google launches it to the world. One such tweak happened lately; in February 2011, Google launched such […]
Google Tags Calls it Quits
It seems as if April 29th will be the last day of existence for Google Tags. If you have ever used Google Maps or Places, you have likely seen the red tags that represent an ad campaign launched by Google in a testing phase about a year ago. This marketing attempt was created to allow […]
Can Virtual Salespeople Increase the Bottom Line?
With the rise of digital media communications such as video advertising and remote access viewing, another element that has been showing promise for small and large businesses alike is the use of speaking avatars, or virtual spokes models. SitePal is one of the websites taking advantage of the benefits of speaking avatars for business and […]
Loopt: A Social Location Tool
Let’s say you step out of class or a business meeting or a long day at work, and you wonder; where are my friends right now and what are they up to? What fun activity am I missing? Loopt, a mobile application, helps you see a clear picture of your social circle, without making a […]