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5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs A Website

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

You are aware of the fact that if you want to increase the popularity of your brand, you need to promote it through the social media like Facebook, Twitter, etc. But there is one thing for sure – no matter how many business pages you have on social media, all of them combined cannot compare to the effect of a website.

According to a recent research, branded social networking pages get only 22% of customer visits, compared to the 62% of people who regularly visit branded websites. So, if your site is out of date, we strongly recommend that you think of a refresh. After reading this article you will agree with me that websites do still matter. (more…)

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The Importance of Safe Social Networking

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Know the Risks

No matter how real online interactions seem, they’re not quite like hanging out with friends because you never know for sure who you’re connecting with. You may be revealing personal details to a much wider audience than you realize–a mix of family, buddies, acquaintances, co-workers–and complete strangers.

When ordinarily you might share only a part of your life with any one person–intimate details with close friends, complaints about your work load with colleagues–online you may be sharing everything with everybody. Unlike a private conversation, after information has been published on the Internet, it’s effectively there forever. It’s available to future employers, friends, job recruiters, and others with consequences you may be unable to imagine.Most people you’ll meet online are genuine and decent, but just as in the rest of the world, some are up to no good. They could misuse the information you disclose to tarnish your reputation, harass you, steal your identity, even jeopardize your physical safety. They could also try to break into your computer to plant spyware, or exploit your PC to send spam or commit crimes. (more…)

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The 100 Things You Need To Know About Social Media

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

This morning I was drinking my lovely cup of coffee, while reading the latest news in the Internet world, and I found a very useful article, which I must share with you. I have not read more useful articles recently. (more…)

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Good Design Practices

Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Your website is where your business resides — it’s like the headquarter of an offline company. Hence, it is important to practise good design principles to make sure your site reaches out to the maximum number of visitors and sells to as many people as possible.

Make sure you have clear directions on the navigation of your website. The navigation menu should be uncluttered and concise so that visitors know how to navigate around your website without confusion.
Reduce the number of images on your website. They make your site load very slowly and more often than not they are very unnecessary. If you think any image is essential on your site, make sure you optimize them using image editing programs so that they have a minimum file size. (more…)

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Facebook to Launch Music Platform

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Have you ever thought that Facebook misses something so important for you? Have you ever dreamt of listening to music directly through Facebook? Well, I have good news for you- Facebook intends to launch a music service in September.

Facebook is just about to launch a music service. Three of Facebook`s main partners will be Spotify, MOG and Rdio. This platform will be announced on 22 Sept at Facebook`s f8 developer conference. This service will enable users to listen to their favorite hits within Facebook.

According to some reliable sources, Facebook will not host or stream music directly. They will rely on their partners to provide this.

The intention behind this partnership is that Facebook will become a platform for media content, the same way as it is a platform for games and applications. (more…)

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STEVE JOBS RESIGNS AS CEO OF APPLE

Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive of Apple Inc, the company he co-founded in a garage 14 years ago ad later turned into the largest technology company in the world. Tim Cook is his successor.
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HP spin off PC business

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest personal-computer maker, confirmed its decision to spin off its PC business and even more shocking: it is going to “discontinue operations for webOS devices”. In other words, this is the end of the line for its just-launched tablet, the HP TouchPad as well as for its  smartphones that challenged Apple Inc.’s iPad and iPhone. This is a drastic change from past strategies and it will undo the famous HP-Compaq merger that was engineered by then-CEO Carly Fiorina a decade ago. (more…)

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The Psychological Effects of Invite- Only websites

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

You should have been up there on the Moon if you have not heard the hottest news which is dominating the Internet for the last month- Google + is now launched!

They used their proven strategy for viral marketing – make it accessible to selected people only and see what happens. The internet is floated by “I need a Google + Invite” threads and “Do you have Google + invites” questions.

Google made the right step by inviting people who influence the Internet in one or another way and they turned Google + into a sensation.

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Another example of a highly successful example of invite-only is Quora, which is restricted to invite-only access for non US users.

There are companies, which took on the buzz and started creating ways to give away invitations in return for free marketing. It is not rare to read, follow us on Twitter, Facebook etc., Tweet the following “…” and we will send you an invitation.

This way they are generating massive free traffic to their own websites and social media, which I must admit is a wise step. (more…)

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Twitter becomes image-friendly- share your pictures on Twitter

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

I love good news early in the morning, so I was happy to figure out that Twitter`s official photo sharing feature in now available.

Actually the feature itself was launched earlier this year (in June), but now users can find a little camera icon under the “What`s happening” field. When clicked, it let users upload their photo.

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5 Useful Tips For Business Websites

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

It is the most typical thing for all small businesses to care about their customers. The reason for that is quite simple- customers are essential for a small company, they are the lifeblood of the business, not just another part in the whole mechanism. The support and hence the repeated work with a loyal user base are what small businesses strongly rely on. So, if you are a small business owner, what you really have to do is take a good care of your customers.

We offer you 5 simple tips that will help you improve your website in order to make your customers’ time spent on it far more pleasant and productive at the same time.

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