Local search and reviews, location based/geo-social services, social networking, blogging, mobile marketing
How Much Is a Facebook Fan Worth?
05 days ago
Forrester has created a report showing you how to measure the impact of your page’s fans. Follow the link to download.
Forrester Report – The Facebook Factor.
Why Isn’t Your Email Being Delivered?
02 weeks ago
by Michael Windham
in Email
If you are a Google Apps user, Google has some tools to analyze and diagnose email deliverability issues:
Message Header Analyzer
Bounced Message Troubleshooter
Sent Message Troubleshooter
Message Delays Troubleshooter
Google Apps Support Tools | Useful Tools.
Community Managers Get a Free Nimble Social CRM Business Account
03 weeks ago
by Michael Windham
in Email, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Marketing, Services, Social Media, Twitter
I’ve been using testing this service from Nimble for awhile now, and really like it.
If you have a lot of contacts/connections it will take a lot of time to go through and clean up your contacts, but Nimble does try to make it easier by automatically pulling your contacts in from your social [...]
Google Drive
03 weeks ago
It’s official. Google Drive is live. I recently upgraded my Dropbox account, although if Google were to give me a compelling enough reason, I would make the switch.
Wondering what comes with Google Drive?
5GB of storage for free, with upgrades available to 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for [...]
8 New Google+ Changes
01 month ago
Google+ has made some significant updates. Follow the link to see what you need to know.
8 New Google+ Changes and How They Impact Your Business | Social Media Examiner.
An essential guide for brands on Tumblr
01 month ago
by Michael Windham
in blogging
Everybody knows about WordPress, right? It’s arguably the #1 one, go-to CMS/site building tool for small businesses these days. But what about Tumblr? A blogging platform that focuses more on multimedia rich, short-form content, Tumblr has become a bit of an internet media darling of late. To [...]
‘Map of the Dead’ – Cool Zombie Apocalypse Tool
01 month ago
by Michael Windham
in Zombies
Digital agency Doejo has used Google’s map data to create a new service that could prove to be handy (should you still have internet access), should the world succumb to an onslaught of the undead. Called “Map of the Dead,” it includes some useful POIs, such as gun stores, supermarkets and radio [...]
KONY 2012: Part II – Beyond Famous
01 month ago
The organization behind these videos has received some criticism, which is to be expected. I think that criticism comes (mostly) from a good place, with people wanting to be sure that one group of people isn’t taking advantage of another group of peoples’ compassion. It appears to me that this [...]
How to Track Social Media Traffic With Google Analytics | Social Media Examiner
01 month ago
I don’t know about you, but I have to admit I have never spent the time to take more than a cursory glance at my Google Analytics. This article, by Eugen Oprea on Social Media Examiner (great site!) walks you through setting up Google Analytics to track your social media referral traffic.
If your [...]
Shoptiques Lets You Shop Boutiques Like a Local
01 month ago
by Michael Windham
in E/F-Commerce
Since my clients tend to be local businesses with a physical presence, I want to share this little gem I read about on Mashable.
Shoptiques Lets You Shop Boutiques Like a Local.
According to Shoptiques About Us page, “Shoptiques.com brings boutique shopping online. On Shoptiques.com, you will [...]
