Manymoon vs. Basecamp vs. TeamworkPM: The Throwdown!

More and more people are cloud computing. I mostly use it for my business, since it is much more efficient for me to keep information on the cloud and be able to access it from anywhere.  Recently I was asked about cloud-based project management.  I was using Manymoon. Then I switched to … [Read more...]

SEO Killer! Google is the Primary Suspect

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SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the primary way to drive traffic to your website. It is what facilitates you coming up in search results and therefore facilitates people going to your website. But Google might be trying to kill your SEO. SEO primarily operates from the use of keywords. These … [Read more...]

Jobs Loss for Social Media

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The recent death of Steve Jobs reminds us that, while he didn’t have a direct impact on current social media, Jobs did help create the environment for social media to flourish. With products like iTunes and the rise of podcasts in the early 2000’s, Apple put an emphasis on sharing and creating … [Read more...]

iCloud OS: Good for Business?

Apple has finally released their new operating system, iOS5, complete with the highly anticipated iCloud. Drawing on principles of cloud computing, iCloud gives you access to all of your information but doesn't rely on any one machine, whether it be a computer or dedicated server, to store or access … [Read more...]

Steve Jobs Dies

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It is a sad day for the world, Steve Jobs has passed away at age 56. Steve was a co-founder of Apple as well as the face behind the brand.  He stepped down in August to deal with an unspecified illness. Previously he had been treated for pancreatic cancer. The world of technology was changed … [Read more...]

Learning to streamline

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Many business professionals begin their habits early in college. From the first time they pick up a Franklin Covey planner or buy their first mousepad made of detachable pieces of notepaper, they’ve developed an organizational routine they’ll carry through to the business world. For many of … [Read more...]

Competitive Advantage

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Porter’s Five Force Model is still an efficient, tried and true method of assessing the profitability and competitiveness of a market. Developed in 1979 by Michael E. Porter of the Harvard University School of Business, the model allows companies to better understand their respective … [Read more...]

Twitters New “Marketing” Gallery

Article first published as Twitter's New "Marketing" Gallery on Technorati. Twitter has taken a bold step into photo sharing with the announcement of their new image gallery feature. But this step might do more than just increase engagement. It could be trigger a huge change in social marketing … [Read more...]

Retweet Becomes Proper English

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The Oxford dictionary has added the word "retweet" to the English dictionary. For those of us addicted to Twitter, we are very familiar with this term and use it frequently as well as its acronym RT. Apparently retweet has become active enough in the casual lexicon to warrant dictionary … [Read more...]

Medical Clicks

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Doctors have a variety of new technology at their fingertips they can use to make their lives and those of their patients easier. Most of this technology is affiliated with actual treatment, but there are other aspects of the doctor-patient relationship that have been aided, at least in part, by new … [Read more...]