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Facebook Places and Deals
Have you claimed your business on Facebook yet? It's fairly simple. Search for your business and select the one with the pin next to it When you get to the Places Page - click on "Is this your business?" And verify you are a legal representative of the company. From...
Location Location Location – Using Google Places
You want me to put my business on another web site? YES Why? It's free (there's more) Google Places offers local businesses a free listing, with map pin and all the little details (including coupons) for free. It's a great way to get noticed on the top of a search...
Faucets and Filters – The Impact of Water: Blog Action Day
As I kid, I can remember the Sesame Street song telling me to shut off the water while I brush my teeth. It seemed silly to me at the time. After all, how much am I really saving in just my one little house? Little did I know. If my little house and the house next...
What happens when you “Re-brand” then really screw up?
I have watched the whole Gap fiasco with interest. For those of you who don't know, GAP quietly launched a new logo last week. The onslaught of responses they received forced the company to bring its old logo back. They took a "we were only joking" sort of...
Blog Action Day – Clean Water
This years blog action day, October 15th is focused on Clean Water. To participate, register at Blog Action Day 2010 http://blogactionday.change.org/, write and post about clean water. The importance of clean water, a clean water project you are a part of... anything...
Facebook Fan Page SEO Tip
When you attach a link to your fan page, Facebook makes it an indirect link, but if you write the raw link in your status (not attached) it becomes a direct link. See examples 1 and 2 here http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/07/13/seo-facebook-pages-10-key-strategies/...
4 Tips on How to make your Off Line Radio Interview Viral
Image by onkel_wart via Flickr Hopefully you have had the opportunity to sit in a real radio studio and do a live on air interview. A good host will keep the conversation lively, ask questions, maintain the interest of listener and elicit great information out of you....
Quick Facebook Fan Page Tip
One of the biggest complaints I hear from clients is that they do not get notified if someone comments on a Fan page post. The easy way around that is to "Like" the post. Once you Like it, you will be emailed when another fan comments on it.
How to Remove a Facebook Fan Page Admin
Facebook has made a major change in Fan page administration. The site now allows other admins to remove the "owner" admin from a Fan Page. The advantage of this move is, if you are an employer who has a company fan page created by an employee, you can now remove that...