Solving Google Local Business Center (Google Places) Verification Hassles – An Idea
Google’s Local Business Listing verification process causes problems for many small businesses. I’d like to propose an improvement that could really improve things.
Google Street View: Restaurants and Shops Need to Get Clickin’
Google has finally connected Google Local Business Center and Street View to help people identify businesses by location and photograph. This is just another step along the way to full augmented reality using digital compass, GPS and camera applications. This, combined with the new Picassa photographs on Street View (cool as hell) and we’ll finally…
Social Media as an Integral Part of Communications
Jason Falls and I will be presenting to the National League of Cities on “Social Media as an Integral Part of Communications” on Thursday. I always look forward to presenting with Jason and am certain there will be some good information moving around on this. The organization is all about communications. Municipalities need to learn…
Facebook Custom URLs – An ORM Roadmap and Questions to Ask
If you’re at all concerned about your personal or business brand, you should consider the issues that the new Facebook Custom Usernames/URLs have brought to the surface. I have run through these from an ORM (Online Reputation Management) perspective and asked a few important questions.
Blogging and SEO for Beginners
If you’re looking to do SEO with a Wordpress blog, then these slides from Matt Cutts at Google will be of interest.
Gleaming Towers & 7 Miles of Muck – Tips for Success in Difficult SEM Projects
Have you ever faced a really tough SEM project? I have. And I looked to the real world for inspiration to get perspective on how to make things better. Here are my thoughts.