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Yahoo! tosses HotJobs to Monster – Search Fail?

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:44:31 +0000

I'm sure this is a big win for Monster, but what does this say about Yahoo!? Maybe this is a first casualty in Yahoo! losing the search battle. HotJobs has been heavily criticized as having one of the worst job search features out there.

Is mobile phone jailbreaking good for business?

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:01:35 +0000

So what is jailbreaking? Is jailbreaking good news for businesses and non-profits? Businesses and non-profits can now create applications that better engage customers and supporters without Apple’s approval for example...

How to use Twitter for Business

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:05:27 +0000

Twitter is a great place for shoppers looking for deals, businesses trying to make a sale, and organizations looking for advocates and donors. Here are three tips you can use to effectively get your point across and generate leads in 140 characters or less...

Email vs. Social Media – Should you follow Ben and Jerry’s?

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:07:46 +0000

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream recently notified their UK subscribers that they are dropping e-mail marketing and focusing on their social networks instead. US subscribers will still get Ben & Jerry's the monthly edition of ChunkMail. With over a million Facebook followers and a growing Twitter following, the company appears confident that social media can fill all of their relationship management needs - at least in the UK.

Best Billboard? Yahoo! Mail Homepage

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:22:34 +0000

I'm expecting Yahoo!'s bold move to inspire other Web sites to create similar placement opportunities for advertisers. Log-in pages will never be the same again!

Facebook closing Gift Shop – but not for entrepreneurs

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:25:48 +0000

Facebook has announced that they will close their Gift Shop on August 1st. But their exit will not end party for others. Over the years the company took two innovative steps worth copying to keep the cash coming in through this product

Google Targets Late Adopters in the E-Book Market

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:17:24 +0000

Can Apple’s culture of locking their customers into using only their technology survive Google's latest move? Let the games begin!

Social Networks: Free R&D for Small Business

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:02:17 +0000

A Quick Guide to using Social Networks for Research and Development (R&D). True, R&D can be expensive and time consuming, but without it you could be wasting money trying to convince your target market to buy your products when you should be providing the products and services that they actually want.

Three Steps to Better Open Rates

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:11:14 +0000

Ever wonder why your email open rates are low even though your email list is made up of people who willingly subscribed to receive your emails? Well here are three ways to get your subscribers to open your emails..

When your Company Name is Your Top Keyword

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:31:18 +0000

The fact is, sometimes your company name is the number one (or two, or eight) keyword driving traffic to your Website. Does this mean your keyword strategy is a failure? Absolutely not.