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Social Media - What a fad. All the cool kids are doing it, and if you haven't got a Twitter-connected Facebook Account that spams out your You Tube links at a rate of 10 per hour, you just aren't "ENGAGING" your audience. Well this may or may not be true, we're going to make it even a little easier for you to get your content out there, because we loooove to share! So here they are, some easy buttons to pop into your website so you too can enable your audience to quickly and easily spam...I...

Google wave has been shelved. Technology enthusiasts are aware of this, and even though the news is only a day old, it already seems like old news. I actually wanted to write about this because I loved the idea of wave. Or at least I thought I did. When wave was first released, I was able to acquire a beta account and get our entire office up to speed on the product. We even tried to mandate a short term corporate use where everybody had wave open at work, essentially at all...

Internet Explorer... Until recently, the web developers nightmare. Mention Internet Explorer 6 to a web developer, they’ll have nightmares for months! With a lack of support for many modern web elements (such as transparent PNG's), and a terribly different way to render websites, this 8 year old browser has recently been abandoned by a large number of developers. Even Microsoft themselves tried to get their own users to upgrade - offering meals to...

"Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. " Seneca When starting out on any venture, it's always best to know your goals before you begin. Having a goal in mind not only makes the path to reaching it clearer and smoother, but gives you a point at which you can say "YES! We have achieved!". Websites are no different,...

also known as "Ian waxes on in a Blog post, leaving Sarah vainly trying not to edit out ALL the funny parts while somehow still giving the post a point" Man. I just don’t feel it today. I’m not sure whether it’s the weather (which is awesome by the way) or just the fact that I slacked off last Monday, and feel a deep pervasive need to continue that trend. It’s something like that. Maybe it’s just the planets, or perhaps I got lost in a double...

Are you the type of person who needs hard statistics when you are looking into making a big purchase? Nielsen, a global leader in online statistics and reporting, conducted a thorough investigation into exactly how consumers shop online, from making purchases from e-commerce sites, to simply finding reviews on brands or products. The final report, published in June 2010, can be found on their website. http://en-us.nielsen.com/content/nielsen/en_us/insights/reports.html. We'd like...

Continuing on from last week's article about Networking, our Business Development rep Rachael Laing has taken another bit of time out from her busy schedule to talk about the importance of Relationships. In my career in sales I have found one of the most important part of successful client retention lies in forming a strong relationship with your customer. “Relationship Based Selling” will always make both you and the customer feel more comfortable. Think about the companies you deal wit...

What is this Email Thing anyways? Yes, We use email all the time. Heck, in 6 months.. I’ve sent about 800 emails.. and those are just from my workstation. That’s excluding the emails I send from my iPhone or using webmail. We do take for granted that this all works... Compare it to the Postal System... Email works a lot like the post system in the real world. The way Email works is designed very much the same, just with less stops, faster delivery, and no awesome right-hand drive ma...

After our article last week listing directories to get your website listed in, we had a request from Jac GeoDesign looking for a list of News Wire services for press release submissions. We've done a bit of research, looked through a number of services, and compiled what we feel to be a best of the best list. Read on... What is a News Wire? A Newswire is a service that will distribute your press release on your behalf to editors, media outlets, online sources, and their own websites. Journa...

Anybody who has taken any high school English course has probably heard about the five Ws (and one sad and lonely H). It’s a pretty basic concept that has been shoved down most people’s throats (especially journalism). The idea is how to get all the information you need to build the whole story. If you’re missing one of the pieces chances are you don’t have the full story and when you publish it you’ll probably get sued for slander (unless you publish it...