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Google Helpouts- Small Biz Boon?

Janet Fouts

We are big fans of the Google Hangout around here. Now Google’s introduced a new program called “Helpouts” The idea is to do a hangout with someone else to help them solve a problem or learn a skill. Another way to tie you into Google’s calendar app, but hey, it’s a pretty good app! Think Wave.

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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

Augmented Reality Applications Will Start to Go Mainstream. Most AR applications in 2009 were quaint curiosities designed to demonstrate the AR concept. A few AR applications have been rolled out by progressive marketers and other organizations this year, but 2010 will be the year AR explodes.

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A Mobile Marketing Strategy That Helps First, Sells Second

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It doesn’t matter what you sell—insurance, pills, cars, energy, bonds—you’ll be reaching many of your customers through these ecosystems in the future.”. Many of our most used applications— like Google Maps—rely on it. Mobile research and commerce lifestyle is more ubiquitous among today’s younger consumers.

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HR Scams Are All Over Social—How to Make Sure That Job Offer’s Real

Hootsuite

Companies like Shopify , Google , and Amazon have all been targeted, and unfortunately, Hootsuite isn’t immune either. At Hootsuite, our People team thoroughly reviews each applicant’s skills and competencies to ensure they match the role requirements. In some cases, they’ve even asked for payment.

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The 12 Best Chatbot Examples for Businesses

Hootsuite

Chatbots also enable customers to text directly to nearby stores from Google Maps. Lemonade’s Maya brings personality to this insurance chatbot example. Maya guides users in filling out the forms necessary to obtain an insurance policy quote and upsells them as she does. Lemonade’s friendly guide through the sales funnel.

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What I Have Learned from Selling on eBay Since 2010

Idaconcpts

Instead research the price of your goods on Google and Amazon. Always Ship with Tracking and with Insurance, when applicable. 2) Insure goods. As for insuring goods, I would recommend to set yourself a limit that you’re comfortable with. I always insure. It works for eBay as well. Don’t do it.

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To Lock-in or to Set Free? How the New Age Consumers are Evaluating Products and Service?

Atom Thought

In offline world- one of the reasons why despite being free-not many people opt for credit cards these days- because exit is complex, insurance policies-again exit is tough. It seems that now allowing people the freedom to exit or taking the application to any platform will be of paramount importance towards winning the game.

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