I am doing two webinars on search engine optimization on March 15. It’s geared towards businesses in the renewable energy sector – but I think it might be interesting for a wider audience, especially for B2B folks. And it’s free. Here are the details… Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 : First They’ve got to Find You! … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Google Panda
Every six months or so Google changes some aspect of how they rank sites. Last summer it was called Google Caffeine – because the goal (or so we assume) was to pick up stories more quickly. In other words, they wanted to be able to rank news and events in real time. (Possibly to keep … Continue reading
Shoeboxed, Box and DropBox
Thanks to John Byers from Byers Media http://www.byersmedia.com for the heads up on Shoeboxed. Shoeboxed http://www.shoeboxed.com/ It is similar to Expensify, which I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. It allows you to digitize and track your expenses. Like Expensify, there’s a free option and several tiered services. Other great tools: Box http://www.box.net/ Box lets … Continue reading
New Facebook Page Changes
Today’s Byte is a little geeky. So for folks who aren’t involved with Facebook pages I have a quick hit. It’s my new favorite non-techie TED talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY – Jamie Oliver on the importance of teaching kids to eat and cook healthily. On to Facebook Changes… Facebook just made a bunch of changes – for … Continue reading
Foursquare for Customers
Foursquare (http://foursquare.com) is a fun mobile app that allows you to check into a business using your mobile phone – if you have a mobile phone that can handle apps. I joined a while back – but the beauty eluded me until I got a better phone. Now when I’m going places I can “check … Continue reading
Expensify
OK I promise I’m going to get back in the saddle for Byte articles. I’ve just been so busy. Yesterday I was busy talking to renewable energy companies about businesses uses of broadband. It’s a new project I’m excited about doing: http://www.mnrem.com/blog While creating the presentation for renewable folks I ran into a tool that … Continue reading
LinkedIn New Year resolution
I have a funny suggestion for your New Year’s resolution. Why not get hooked into LinkedIn and/or complete your profile? LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com Someone was just asking me how to manage all of the social media tools. I think that LinkedIn is an easier social media network for dipping a toe into the waters. The key … Continue reading
Ustream
Have you ever wanted to be the star of your own show? Well, Ustream (http://www.ustream.tv) is a free service that will allow you to broadcast online for free. All you need is a webcam and a microphone and you’re all set. The process is simple: Sign in Set up a show – include show name, … Continue reading
modern copyright issues
Then last week I wrote about Creative Commons – this week I wanted to follow up with the conversation that spurred by renewed interest in copyright. The conversation started at the Twin Cities Media Alliance Fall Forum http://tinyurl.com/25e542b I wrote about how to get copyright years ago (http://byteoftheweek.com/2005/08/24/copyright-on-the-web/) but we talked about some new issues. … Continue reading
What is Creative Commons?
A couple of weeks ago I was at a conference for folks who create content online. Creative Commons is a great way to share content you have created or look for content you might use. What is Creative Commons? I thought I had written about this earlier – but I wasn’t able to find it. … Continue reading
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