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Is Google+ the Next Big Social Media Site for Business?

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Social Media Strategist Caroline Melberg feels that the site will be beneficial at some point in the future, but it might take some time. “I Back around 1997 or so, when Bill Gates was testifying in his antitrust lawsuit with Netscape (remember them?)

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Heartbleed Bug Creates Need for Businesses to Change Passwords

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Here is a list of places that businesses should change their passwords immediately if they partake online: Facebook. and more…For the full list of sites regarding the bug, read The Heartbleed Hit List on Mashable. Google – including Gmail, YouTube and Google+.

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How to Create a Viral Post in Social Media

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To go viral on the Internet is to have a piece of your content explode in popularity, getting passed around from person to person and from site to site. While this could have been—and perhaps should have been—tip number-one, it’s the last tip on the list so that it hopefully stands out in your memory. Conduct Yourself Properly.

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Are You Hiding From Your Customers Online?

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It’s easy to think that basic contact information and important links are at the top of the list of necessities for all business websites. Because visitors to your site can enter through any page on your site, it is a good idea to put your contact information on all pages of your site.

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How Many Social Media Accounts is Enough?

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Then there is YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest, and the list goes on. With each social media site you consider, you should determine how you are going to use it before you decide to use it, and whether the audience you want to reach spends their time there as well. That’s just good business.

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Has Google Gone into the Photography Business?

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The old saying, “a picture is worth 1,000 words” has new appeal as social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have made recent moves to make photography and photo sharing a much larger part of their offerings. Click here to see the list of where it’s available. To apply or to learn more, click here.

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How Important Is Local Search for Your Business?

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It also includes claiming your business listings on Google Places , Yelp , Yahoo and Bing Local. Beyond that even, you can obtain reviews of your product or service on sites like and many other sites where you can post content and link back to your site.

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