In a world full of new technologies and online platforms appearing at every turn, it can often be difficult to distinguish the worthwhile from the total-waste-of-time efforts when it comes to self promotion on the Web. We’re here to fill you in on LinkedIn.com, one of the biggest social media giants impacting the online business community as we know it today. You may be wondering what exactly LinkedIn is, how it works, why it’s important and/or how to use it effectively. If so, please read on. (more…)

Moving? Changing email addresses? New phone number?

Don’t forget to contact your webmaster when you have any information that needs to be modified. You’d be surprised how many places need to be updated! Let’s say you’re moving … well there is the easy place to start which is by emailing all your contacts in your address book or sending a “We’ve Moved” card snail mail style. But don’t stop there! (more…)

Google-ing oneself, signing up for Google alerts, checking out what’s being said about you on Twitter or Facebook are not things to be ashamed of! If you are monitoring your brand name – you are ahead of game! The internet is public, therefore, you need to monitor what’s being said about you, your company, your empire. Post comments on blogs, answer questions in forums, or simply reach out to others in your field.

What’s the Buzz over  Social Media Optimization all about? (more…)

Rumors fly about new plans for second tries in the social networking arena. Orkut didn’t fair so well for Google, but now it looks like they could be hitting the SocialStream…

Google already has a social network (orkut), but it’s only popular in Brazil and India

…while Yahoo’s second attempt (the 1st being 360) is in the Mosh pit.

It’s likely this would replace Yahoo’s 360 social network service, which has never really gotten traction.