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This is only a test…

"This is a test. This is only a test. If this had been an actual emergency..." I grew up at the tail end of the Cold War, but still remember those Emergency Broadcast System messages designed to alert of a coming nuclear strike and - near as I could ...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

RT @wilw There are people in the world who do not tear up when they hear The Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie. I am not one of them. # RT @Armano: Twitter users on average younger than Facebook http://twurl.nl/22xeyy # RT @RobertKCole: Can't believe #CASMA played the Social Media Revolution Video. ...

Taking a look at Weebly (The thinks Website Hosting Tools Review)

If your small business doesn't have a website yet, well... what are you waiting for? Especially with a tool as quick, easy and inexpensive as Weebly around. That's not to say Weebly is perfect. It isn't. But, it offers a strong combination of the most common features to help you ...

Why not make magic?

I get asked all the time, "what's the most amazing thing you've seen lately?" And I'm continually amazed by how often I have I am amazed. What amazes me: How quickly Twitter came from nowhere to offer us something this compelling we didn't know we needed Facebook - ditto Last.fm. Flickr Google Reader's new "Sort ...

Guest post: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Online Store for Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... well, soon enough anyways. And if this year's holidays are going to be anywhere near as bleak as some are predicting, it's especially important to do everything you can to help your customers find what they're looking for. That's why I'm very ...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

http://bit.ly/4cuAWO Essential: 8 Things to Consider Before Using Twitter Lists # @jeffjarvis Keep up the candid, funny and brave posts, Jeff. And hang in there. in reply to jeffjarvis # RT @StarrGazr: Cruel joke? Got an email from Stub Hub promoting Mets post season tickets. Someone has a really bad sense of ...

The joys of social search. And regular old search, too (Small Business E-commerce Link Digest – October 23, 2009)

Lots of interesting bits this week in the world of social search, search engine marketing and social marketing. So, let's get right to it: The big news this week is the coming of social search, with both Microsoft and Google signing deals with Twitter. We've been wondering when social search was ...

Announcing our new series: The thinks Website Hosting Tools Review

When customers are looking for you online, your business can't afford to be invisible. So it's no surprise that one of the most popular posts we've ever run here at thinks compared hosting services for small businesses. Of course, popularity has its downsides. For one, since shortly after we launched ...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

1 more reason I drive a Honda ;). Ford GPS tech could tell cars when you're going too fast http://viigo.im/1a3S # From the TMI/Social Gone Wild category: I Just Made Love: Web Users Plot their Love-Making on a Map http://viigo.im/1a4n # From the Department of Irony. And I don't even know where ...

Put your data to work (Small Business E-Commerce Link Digest – October 16, 2009)

Oh, yes, Friends O' Thinks. It's Friday here at thinks Central, which means it's time for our look at the best the ol' InterTubes have to offer. Lots of good stuff about testing and data from four of our Blogging All-Stars (and one who would be great coming off the ...