How to Use Google Maps for Your Business

Everyone knows that if you own a business, these days you need a website. In fact, people will go further and say you need a website plus various other online presences like Facebook and Twitter. One of the major reasons it is essential to have some sort of online presence is because you need your business … Continue reading How to Use Google Maps for Your Business

From thinker to thought leader in one easy workflow

So you wanna be a thought leader? There's no better way to make your point of view 'searchable, findable, and knowable' on the internet than this suite of tools. It is the simplest and most straightforward blogging workflow I can imagine and if you've got a better idea, I'll be the first to admit [and … Continue reading From thinker to thought leader in one easy workflow

New Facebook Privacy Controls Arrive on Wednesday

On Sunday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised simplified privacy settings “in coming weeks.” It now looks like that timetable has been bumped up, with an executive at the social network revealing at an event in New York that new features will launch tomorrow.What those features might look like is still anyone’s guess, but we’d expect … Continue reading New Facebook Privacy Controls Arrive on Wednesday

How Facebook’s ‘Community Pages’ and Privacy Changes Impact Brands

Facebook has launched  several new policies and features since the F8 Conference ‘Crusade of Colonization’ which has resulted in a large backlash from media around user privacy.  It’s not clear if beyond the vocal media if users will leave the site in droves.  Perhaps more importantly,  Facebook launched “Facebook Community Pages” (read the official post) … Continue reading How Facebook’s ‘Community Pages’ and Privacy Changes Impact Brands

Google Reader tells Google what you Like and what to Index

While most of the Facebook’s generation kids who populate the Internet nowadays have no idea about what RSS feeds are (but likely “follow” CNN on Twitter), there is still some percentage of tech-savvy people (me included) who take a look to their favorites feeds every morning before starting their day. Not many RSS feeds reader … Continue reading Google Reader tells Google what you Like and what to Index

Trending: Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controls

Buffeted by privacy snafus and the lingering fallout from a damning, years-old instant messaging thread, Facebook chief exec Mark Zuckerberg switched into full-on damage control Monday, confessing that the sprawling social network had "missed the mark" when it comes to its complex privacy controls — and pledging to do better. In an open letter published … Continue reading Trending: Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controls