I’m doing another webinar tomorrow from noon to 1:00. I meant to get the word out earlier – sorry! Folks are welcome to attend; we’ll post the archive later too. Have you been thinking that your phone is smarter than you are? You just need to have the right tools to help you take control … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Minilytics – free and easy Facebook Stats
PageLever offers pretty extensive statistical analysis for Facebook Pages. They have recently come out with a free Facebook Analytics tool called Minilytics: http://minilytics.pagelever.com/start/500888614#who-are-my-fans It will tell you a few details that will make it easier to interact in the right way with your Facebook Fans, including: The best time to post How many fans you are … Continue reading
Google Insights for Search – now with forecast feature
I have to do a quick Byte of something I just found this week. I’m a fan of Google Insights for Search http://www.google.com/insights/search/. You plug in a term and they will show you the search historical traffic for that term going back as far as 2004. This has been available for a while, but just this … Continue reading
Free webinar on Google Ads tomorrow
I thought this might be of interest to some readers. I’ll be presenting… A Primer on Google Pay Per Click Ads Want to get to the top of a Google search? Buying an ad can be the most efficient and cost effective way to do it, especially in the short term. We’ll talk about nuts and … Continue reading
Task Rabbit
I’m hoping to feature a couple of tools or ideas I learned about at TED last month – such as… Task Rabbit http://www.taskrabbit.com/ It’s a matchmaking website that pairs people who need tasks done with people who do tasks. My favorite example is IKEA assembly: http://www.taskrabbit.com/all/ikea-assembly If you have a job you want done, you … Continue reading
Easel.ly for easy infographics
I’m sorry I’ve been MIA again. My excuse was that I went to TED Global in Edinburgh and then Dublin. In fact I’m still in Dublin. But I ran across a tool that was so cool I had to get my act together to share: Easel.ly – http://www.easel.ly/ It allows you to build infographics fairly … Continue reading
YouTube Converter
Today’s Byte is quick and hopefully helpful. Sometimes it’s nice to be able to download a YouTube video to play when you’re not online. I’ve found a tool that’s free and that I like: YouTube Converter & Downloader: http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/ It is software you have to download, which I don’t always love – but it has … Continue reading
MobyGratis
Today’s Byte is kind of fun and either just what you needed or totally useless. MobyGratis http://mobygratis.com – is a website where nonprofits (and others) and download music for use in non-commercial film or video. It’s maintained by the Moby, the musician. A quick note of explanation – you can’t legally use any old music … Continue reading
Cash Mobs
A couple of weeks ago my 7 year old and I attended a Cash Mob. A Cash Mob is a concerted effort to get people to go into a specific local (usually locally owned) shop and spend some money at a specific time. Very often social media tools are used to promote a cash mob. … Continue reading
Last week I attended a webinar on Pinterest for business. If you haven’t checked it out yet, Pinterest http://pinterest.com is social networking tool for pictures. You sign up, create a space (aka board) on the Pinterest site and “pin” images or videos you find on the web on your board. (You need to download an app to “pin”.) … Continue reading
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