Privacy, Social Media and Mobile Devices
The original title of this was “What did you think social media meant?” But the issues we face today go beyond social media and enter into many private aspects of our lives. When, in the early 2000’s social media began to blossom, most of us were excited to be able to connect with and reconnect […]
You’ve Got to be Kidding Me! Privacy on the Internet
Privacy is something no one should assume while surfing the Internet. EVERY SINGLE move you make on the Internet is recorded on numerous server logs around the world. The only expectation of anonymity comes from the fact that the sheer volume of data is so overwhelming that honing in on your data is unlikely. Unless […]
Which Big Brother is Watching?
When I was a kid I understood that concern over big brother watching was that the government would be prying into every part of our lives and monitoring what we do. That threat still exists and is encroaching more and more but there are now other “big brothers” that we need to watch out for. […]
Google Changes Local Search
Yesterday may seem like it was less than 24 hours ago but time flies quickly on the Internet. Just a few months ago John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing wrote about 5 great research tools. I tried to visit the last one today, Bing xRank, to find out how it worked. And it’s gone. I’ve […]
36 Ways to Market Your Web Site
Put your web site on business card Incorporate your domain name into your letterhead Buy an ad in other ezines or email newsletters Engage in online communities and make sure you include your domain where appropriate (like in your signature) Include a link to your web site in your email signature Build a corporate Facebook […]
Be Findable! The Small Business Guide To Location Social Media
EduCyber Presents Growing Your Business on the Internet Series: Thursday, May 27, 2010 “Be Findable! The Small Business Guide To Location Social Media” Pay online to reserve your spot >> Where are you? That’s not a metaphysical question. Are you and your business findable? Are you being found? Way back in 2007 Google told us […]
Eliminate Orphans
Some of you will think this is some sort of Dickensian entreaty to eliminate “the surplus population”. But it isn’t. I’m talking about orphaned web pages. A web page gets orphaned in much the same way a human does. It’s parent dies or goes away. Let me give an anecdote to explain both how it […]
Instant On Operating System
What an interesting week this has been. I helped a wonderful couple from my church transition from their old computer to a newer XP computer. It was interesting when they first called because I asked them what operating system was installed. “Thelma” as I’ll call her, replied that she wasn’t sure. I asked her to […]
Fresh Content for Your Web Site
Having good fresh content for your site is vital for keeping people coming back to your site and to make your site relevant. Google gets this pretty well. So know they have Google Web Elements. Essentially web elements lets you take different content from Google and display it on your site. Since Google excels at […]
Leverage Your Web Site
Tough times got you worried? Is the recession sending you into a depression? I’ve been asked quite a bit lately about how what EduCyber does can help a company through tough times. This is undoubtedly one of the unique times when smart business owners will position their web site to capture market share and solidify […]