24 Hours of Google+: Tips for the Uninvited

24 Hours of Google+: Tips for the Uninvited

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By now you’ve probably heard of Google +, the latest attempt at social media from Google. If you haven’t, there are some great write ups on it here, here, and here, sorry I don’t feel like reinventing the wheel. Overall I am enjoying the service. It doesn’t offer any wow features that stand out among other social sites, but it definitely has some potential if Google continues to integrate Google+ with other Google services and can catch the attention of…

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Why I’ll Never Automate Social Media

Why I’ll Never Automate Social Media

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“Trying to automate social media is like trying to automate a networking event. You “could” send a mannequin, but why?” Scott Stratten of UnMarketing shared this on twitter earlier this month and it really struck a chord with me.  I’ve never automated social media, at least not when it came to connecting with people or following new users.  Sure, I do a quarterly follow cleanup using UnTweeps and I’ll use Hootsuite or the like to schedule tweets pertinent to a…

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New Changes to the Facebook Pages Interface

New Changes to the Facebook Pages Interface

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Back in early February Facebook announced a major Facebook Pages update, the changes were pretty significant and took some time for businesses to adapt to.  Today, it appears that Facebook is at it again.   This time making minor adjustments to how you navigate pages and get data about the pages you admin. The Divorce of Pages and Ads Prior to today’s update Pages and Ads were always tied together when navigating Facebook, however it now appears that these will…

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Local Listing Setup in the New Bing Business Portal: As Told By Bing

Local Listing Setup in the New Bing Business Portal: As Told By Bing

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Earlier this month Bing announced that the Bing Local Listing Center had been transition to the Bing Business Portal.  The new system, which is in Beta, came with a new look, some new glitches, and individual comic frames as help tutorials for the process.  Below are the individual frames combined into on single comic strip in the order they appear during setup. These details give a brief insight into how to setup a business listing in the Bing Business Portal…

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Bing Local Listings Center is now Bing Business Portal

Bing Local Listings Center is now Bing Business Portal

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One of the most intense battles being waged by the search engines is the battle for local dominance.  As more people look to local results and search via mobile device, locally relevant content is in high demand.  Google seemed to be leading the pack with it’s variety of local products such as Places, Latitude, and HotPot (now discontinued), but it appears that Bing has upped the ante with a beta launch of Bing Business Portal. Though in Beta, the “Bing…

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