If you are looking for a reason to advertise on Facebook – other than statistics that show Americans spend over 53 billion minutes on the site per month – perhaps “free” money is a motivator. Facebook is launching an initiative aimed at getting small businesses excited to advertise on the Continue Reading
Aug
23
2011
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This week, the public saw the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial for the first time ahead of next Sunday’s official opening. The sculpture, which will be in the National Mall in Washington, has been more than 25 years in the making and stands 30-feet tall. It marks the first time a memorial on the Continue Reading
Aug
09
2011
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Tablets galore! Do you live in one of the most iPad-friendly cities in the country? According to Men’s Health, Plano, Texas supports the device best due to “tablet use based on ad impressions from mobile ad network Chitika, the number of Apple and Best Buy stores per capita, and the percentage Continue Reading
Jul
12
2011
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Facebook made its “awesome” announcement last week, introducing video-chatting service Skype into the site. Do you find this “awesome”?Step aside, Myspace. LinkedIn is now the second most popular social networking site behind Facebook. Visitors to the site in June were up 63 percent from a Continue Reading
Jul
08
2011
Week in Review: What We Liked From the Week That Was
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While 4th of July week usually send lots of eyes to the skies in search of spectacular fireworks shows, in Arizona, Mother Nature took center stage. Haboobs -- or severe sand storms – darkened the midday skies over Phoenix and extended 100 miles wide. The images coming out of the Grand Canyon Continue Reading
Jul
05
2011
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In an interesting social media initiative, American Express is allowing small business customers to purchase Facebook ads with Membership Rewards points. Each $6,750 spent with American Express can be redeemed for $50 worth of Facebook advertising. Would you redeem your points for some real Continue Reading
Jun
07
2011
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It was an interesting week as far as cyber hacking news was concerned. Hackers broke into Sony to take info that was already publicly available; Nintendo was hacked by a group that later tweeted it “didn't mean any harm"; British intelligence hacked an al Qaeda magazine to swap bomb Continue Reading
May
17
2011
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Blast off! In what is being described as “picture perfect,” NASA’s Endeavor finally launched after weeks of delay. In the words of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, whose husband is the commander, “good stuff.” Can the roots of social media be traced back to Tupperware®? According to Continue Reading
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According to the National Association of Realtors, 89 percent of home buyers use the Internet during the home search process. While it’s probable they are looking at property listings, potential home buyers may be researching the right agent for them based on initial referrals. The increasingly Continue Reading