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Google launched Google+ pages for brands a while ago. Many Google+ users are confused about ways they can use their pages to drive leads for their businesses. In reality, your approach to Google+ pages should not be that much different from the tactics you use on your Facebook pages. Here are 6 ways you can [...]

Many of us use Google Reader to keep up with the latest posts from our favorite blogs. Google Reader is still one of the most powerful RSS readers around. But it is about time Google made some changes to its design. Google has announced that it will redesign Google Reader in the near future. Google+ [...]

Those of you who have been around WordPress for quite some time are familiar with the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Hosting your own WordPress website gives you more control but it has its disadvantages too. The WordPress team has decided to offer “self-hosters” the best of both worlds with Jetpack: Our users have been [...]

The Daily is the latest attempt by Rupert Murdoch to  breathe a new life into his publishing business. It is an iPad exclusive daily newspaper that brings text, audio, and video content right to your tablet. The paper appears on your iPad every morning with plenty of content to get you through your day. The [...]

Starting a business and growing a start-up are no easy matters. Those of you who have been lucky to have the chance to pursue your dreams with your start-up know all too well about the challenges and complications that could come your way over the long run. With all the social networks around these days, [...]

Going to conferences is more than just about attending those training sessions or listening to famous people speak. The networking side of things is much more important than anything else you can get at a conference. We all know the popular conferences such as SES or SMX. But there are plenty of other valuable ones [...]

Apple has finally gotten in the business of social networking. It has invested a lot in its music business in the past few years. It is no wonder Apple’s social network revolves around music. Ping gives artists a whole new way to keep in touch with their fans and promote their work. Music fans can [...]

Let’s face it. These days you can’t just rely on books to stay on the top of your industry. While you don’t want to let your RSS feeds make you less productive, you do want to keep up with them as much as you can. Plenty of people, including yours truly, use Google Reader to [...]

It took only a small while before people realized there was something wrong with Twitter yesterday. Once the site starts loading slow, and you see the big whale image on your screen, you know something’s happening at Twitter. Apparently, the company had some server issues and has fixed most of those issues by now. A [...]

A whole lot of people spend hours each day on Facebook updating their status and viewing other people’s status. Facebook is still growing and holds a lot of promise for marketers and businesses. It’s not a finished product by any means. Facebook’s Advertising platform has gone through many changes in the past few months, and [...]