Ideas and Concepts from Damian Davila
In Oct. 17, 2011, Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney asked Sean Parker (Spotify, Napster, Facebook):
“What’s the chance you think that 3 or 5 years from now Google+ really takes share from Facebook? Under what circumstances would that happen?”
Parker answered:
Google HQ is constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of searches. While arriving late to the social media party, the search giant is finally showing signs of introducing user-generated into the search algorithms. There are several issues with ranking user-generated content through social media because it depends who is the original author, to what communities the author belongs to, and whether the author is an authority on the subject of the content.
The introduction of Google+ is an interesting attempt in bringing user-generated content through social media closer to the Google search engine.
Here is a discussion of how Google+ could affect SEO.
With music instruction dropping the ball in many educational institutions due to the continuing budget cut ax, it is nice that modern technology has stepped up to the plate with astounding developments in apps for today’s on-the-go music lover or student.
Here are 4 great iPhone apps for guitar lovers.
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When the topic of SEO (search engine optimization) is discussed many people automatically think about optimizing for Google and do not really think about Yahoo or Bing.
One of the main reasons for this is that Google does make up a vast amount of the total search traffic in the world while Yahoo and Bing’s percentages are much smaller, however there might be missed opportunities for many small and medium sized businesses by not devoting any time to the other search engines.
The smartphone is becoming one of the most reliable tools of any business person. They have essentially become every business execs personal assistant as they keep them organized, meetings in place, and allow them to check email and set appointments regardless of their location. However, just as prepaid phones are not suited for some, not all smartphones are created equal, and there are a few that will serve a business better than others.
It may come as a surprise, but there aren’t going to be any Apple iPhone’s listed below. When it comes to the type of phone that any business person needs, the iPhone’s inability to obtain 4G service and lack of customization features doesn’t give it the workhorse like power most businesses need.
A few of the best business smartphones on the market include: Continue reading “5 Smartphones Built for Serious Business”
If you are trying to decide whether to work with a PPC management company, you are probably preoccupied with one major factor: cost. PPC management fees vary greatly, however, and depend on a variety of factors. Obviously, if you launch your campaign without the expertise of a PPC management company, there will not be an additional fee for services, and, with that, your choice may seem obvious. If you are truly serious about the success of your PPC ads and are looking for significant results, however, a professionally developed and maintained PPC campaign is about more than just your initial spend.
What exactly can you expect for your money?
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The emergence of social media as a powerful tool for networking cannot be denied. Ranging from Facebook to Instagram to Digg, people can meet peers with similar interests and grow their businesses. Three common challenges from organizations jumping into social are that they feel that they must be in every single possible social media channel available, that they need to keep them completely separate from their major online presence, and that they need to have absolute control on what happens within the social media channel.
Let’s take a look at these 3 issues.
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Travel used to be so dangerous and maybe it still is. At least you can take along a comforting digital security blanket in the form of any of these 4 travel apps for the iPhone. They will save you zillions of dollars spent otherwise on fuel while circling round and round trying to find a restaurant or museum.
iPhone frees us from the embarrassing difficulty of not having the foggiest notion of where we are or what to do when we get there.
Check out these 4 great iPhone apps for travel.
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Has the versatility of the iPad left you searching the app store for that perfect solution to your busy business life?
The iPad has developed into a solution for almost every problem you can come across, heck, you can even order Chipotle to-go on this thing! Have you really utilized the full potential of this super-tablet though?
There are numerous apps to increase your daily productivity. They range from note-taking, to virtual computer control, to file synching and more; and just like the iPad, they’re so user friendly you’ll think you invented them yourself.
Let’s review the top 4 iPad apps that turn your tablet into a productive business tool.
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Daily coupon fatigue is settling in.
Throughout 2010, it has been estimated that about 700 companies emerged in the daily deal market and
With Facebook phasing out its daily deal offers, Yelp scaling back its own, and Groupon still working towards an IPO, there are a lot of questions regarding the daily deal industry.
Here are 3 important trends.