Back in January, I wrote a post called Put Your Business On the Map, in which I described the free service from Google that gives any business with a physical location a customizable listing on Google Maps. Google continues to improve this service and has recently renamed it Google Places. Because I think this is such a [...]
I recently exchanged some tweets with someone who was trying to update her organization’s web site but didn’t have sufficient access to do so. She had a pretty good grasp of what she needed to accomplish but was being blocked at every turn. It made me think that, while modern site building tools have brought [...]
Surprisingly, owners of small, local businesses share a common interest with mega-corporation Google, Inc. One of Google’s goals is to know what people are looking for so well that they don’t even have to search for it. Try this: type the word “weather” into the Google search box (on the Google site, not in your [...]
I got an email yesterday from Dropbox, the file sharing service, asking me to vote for them at the Crunchies. This is a program that I use every day and find very helpful, so I obliged them and while there, I voted in a few other categories. Here then, is a list of the programs [...]
Social Media: Learn by Listening
Webdancers and APS Solar are pleased to present a free seminar on using the power of social media to listen, as well as to speak. At this fun and informative event, you will learn how your organization can: Stay current with news in your field Monitor discussions of your brand Better understand your market Tap [...]