Posts by devteam
Facebook Brings Down The Hammer Again: Cuts Off MessageMe’s Access To Its Social Graph
A new app called MessagMe has been disabled by Facebook as of March 15, 2013. MessageME, one of the most popular apps for users, is conflicting with businesses that do business with Facebook and thus a backlash has occurred. According to sources familiar with Facebook’s decision to disable the app, one argument is that MessageMe…
Read MoreGoing Shoeless At Work? You Might Have A Great Job!
According to smallbiztrends.com, small businesses find it difficult to hire talented employees due to their tight budgets. These companies can’t offer expensive benefits packages, but they can create a great work environment for their employees. Some innovative benefits small businesses have implemented include: Flexible work schedules A relaxation room Free yoga classes A free onsite…
Read MoreCrowley Chamber Member Spotlight
Honored to be the Crowley Chamber of Commerce March Member Spotlight.
Read MoreSamsung Was the Top Brand on Twitter During CES 2013
Now that CES has come and gone, who do you think was the most tweeted about company of CES? Samsung! Yes Samsung, i’m really not surprised, after all they have been all over TV with their Galaxy cell phone commercials and plastered everywhere on every Apple related website that exists due to all the law…
Read MoreContent, PPC & SEO: New Year, New Tricks
Here is a great post titled “Content, PPC & SEO: New Year, New Tricks”. They are recommending that in 2013 focus on “digital”. Digital as in “digital marketing”. One headline in the post that I love is “content: create once, publish everywhere”. This is so true, you don’t print up one business card and handed…
Read MoreNew Facebook Search Functions
In case you haven’t already heard, Facebook is working on building a better search functionality for their site. This was recently announced by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Some search examples that were demonstrated were: Which of my friends live in New York Who likes HBO’s “Game of Thrones” Who likes certain products Who liked different…
Read More10 Hilarious Instagram Accounts You Need to Follow
And now for something completely different. If you need to stop work take a little break here is a compiled list of 10 hilarious Instagram accounts you should follow. Several of the posters are actual comedians and some of their captions are hilarious. I’m not going to list the accounts here however, if you follow…
Read MoreShopkick – Shopping App.
Have you ever heard of an app called Shopkick? In this article released Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Shopkick has managed to enroll over 4 million users. With their application along with some in-store hardware you can be notified with special deals when you walk into a participating retailer. The company has a pretty impressive list…
Read MoreChowNow Raises $3M To Provide A Facebook And Mobile Food Ordering Platform For Restaurants
Well it looks like soon you will be able to go onto Facebook and order food. A company called ChowNow is now working on an app that will allow restaurants to create a custom Facebook page where customers can order take our pickup. In the article it also states that they will be offering restaurants…
Read MoreForrester: U.S. Mobile Payments Market Predicted To Reach $90B By 2017
If you currently have an online store, then you might want to take a look at this article. Research company Forrester is prediction that mobile payments will skyrocket between now and 2017. 2012 seen $12.8 Billion dollars in mobile payments. Predictions are that by 2017 that number could reach $90 Billion. After reading this, now…
Read MorePicking a Hosting Company
How do you go about choosing the right web host? There are several things that you should consider: Cost Amount of Web Space Reliability Speed/Bandwidth Tech support Nowadays you want to make sure that your host provides you with some type of control panel (Cpanel being the most common). The control panel is where you…
Read MoreAnother Bad SEO Person
I came Across this website while I was searching around for some SEO stuff. Now the title of this particular post is “Bad, Misleading SEO Info Spreading Like Wildfire”. After reading just the first couple of paragraphs I said to myself “I sure hope no one is paying this person to SEO their site”! Why…
Read MoreReflections on Real Time Bidding and Search Retargeting in 2012
Real-time bidding (RTB) is expected to grow rapidly in 2013. As it grows, so will the cost per click. Plus making research even more important. Google now puts a heavy weight on relevancy. Your site must have good content, fresh content and all the relevant to your brand. 2012 was a huge year for real-time…
Read More3 Top Line Search Marketing Resolutions For 2013
Three top line search marketing resolution for 2013 This article starts out with a great line “the beauty of working in the digital marketing industry is that it is difficult to get bored”. This is so true. Here is a quick breakdown of the three top line search marketing resolutions. Prioritize budget effectively Look below…
Read MoreNovember ComScore Data Suggest PC Search Volume May Have Peaked
Here are some search results and numbers for the month of November 2012. November usually has a high increase in searches due to the beginning of the holiday shopping period. 69.4% searches came from Google. 25.4% of searches were from Bing. Yahoo, AOL and Ask network were hardly even players. ComScore estimated over 17 billion…
Read MoreInfected Search Results Jump 80% During Holiday Season
Researchers have found an increase upwards of 80% during the holidays of infected search results. What exactly does that mean? Here is an example. You do a search on Google and the results are displayed, you then click on one of the results only to find that the link installed malware or even a virus.…
Read More7 Step Website Detox for After the Holidays
Seven website to dues after the holidays. Here are seven things you should consider doing to your website to start the year off correct. Turn off seasonal PPC campaigns and strike holiday offers, messaging and design from your site. Review your site for outdated information. 301 redirect broken internal links. Audit the sites back links.…
Read MoreGoogle Maps Is Back On The iPhone
Google maps is back on the iPhone! You knew it was just a matter of time before this would happen after the dismal failure of apples mapping software. It’s now an official app and is available in Apple’s App Store. This time it even includes turn by turn navigation. They are saying that this app…
Read MoreGoogle Transparency Report Now Showing False Takedown Requests
Google Transparency Report Now Showing False Takedown Requests It seems that Google has now updated their transparency report to show the number of false takedown requests. These takedown requests are all generated by the DMCA. Take a look at the link provided below ( which is request ID 266534). You will find the following breakdown.…
Read MoreWhat’s My Brand Identity and How Do I Communicate It?
What’s My Brand Identity and How Do I Communicate It? Your brand is the identity of your company! It’s basically how your customers see your company and associate the items that you sell to your company. Your brand is almost a representation of your business actions. Below is a link to a great article on…
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