Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Recently Launched: Trattoria Alberto

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

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A Trattoria is a type of restaurant originating in the traditional Italian kitchen where every plate is prepared from fresh and often home grown ingredients. Trattoria Alberto is a restaurant where savory dishes arrive at your table and are prepared with love and passion like the true Northern Italian tradition. Quality and freshness are brought to a superior level and you can be assured that you have not only a wonderful meal, but an unforgettable experience.

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Recently Launched: Roo Solutions

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

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We, the founders of Roo Solutions, have decades of experience as homeowners and specialists. Like so many others, we’ve had to rely on unknown service professionals when unexpected needs arise (think plumbing leaks or selling assistance). With Roo Solutions, we propose a smart solution for homeowners in search of real estate specialists.

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Recently Launched: MRP Company

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

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MRP Company is a full service international metal recycling company specializing in precious metal scrap, ferrous and non ferrous metals and the resale of computer equipment. Our main focus is servicing companies that recycle electronics. Having been in business since 1987 we have the expertise and experience to understand the needs of our customers in today’s challenging environment.

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Facebook gets more secure

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Facebook recently announced it’s changing access to the site to an HTTP Secure (https) connection. The change will increase the security for those accessing the site. As you’ve probably guessed, you can identify a secure connection when a site’s URL begins with “https:” instead of “http:.” For more on  this story, read this article.

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Twittering for business

Monday, January 31st, 2011

We’d like to recommend this article on how businesses can use Twitter.  The basic points are to be a part of the community and pay attention to how you write your tweets.  For help on adding Twitter to your business’s social media toolbox, contact us.

Measuring your blog’s success

Monday, January 24th, 2011

There are a lot of great blogging hints in this article, but we’d like to focus on the first one. It’s important to measure your blog’s marketing success, because, as the old saying goes, if you’re not measuring, you’re not marketing. An important first step is making sure you know your blog’s purpose. The article mentions three different types of blogs, and each has a different measure of success.

Content blogging
This type of blogging focuses on topics and keywords that will improve the search engine rankings of the site. The ultimate goal is to drive more visitors to your Website, so you should look at your site’s traffic to measure success.

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SMBs still not going online

Monday, January 10th, 2011

We came across this article on the online marketing efforts by small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and wanted to comment on it.  The bottom line is that SMBs and the online marketing industry are still missing each other.  The article makes some good points but we wanted to make an additional observation.

It’s ironic that the two sides are still not connecting because they’re set in their respective ways.  SMBs continue to rely on tried-and-true methods of networking and referrals and do not see the value in online marketing.  Online marketers discount the value of traditional marketing and aren’t reaching the SMBs who aren’t online.

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5 branding tips for social media

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

We came across this article from Entrepreneur magazine and wanted to pass it on.  It succinctly describes the ways small businesses can utilize social media to build their brands.  We’d like to make it more succinct by highlighting the main points.

  1. You can have one core social medium be your core destination, but make sure you’re present on multiple media to direct users to that core.
  2. Continually develop meaningful content to attract the attention of readers and search engines.
  3. Become an active participant in the blogs and fora that your target audience frequents.
  4. Engage the content of those who influence your target audience by commenting on their blog posts, retweeting their posts, and even introducing yourself if appropriate.
  5. Limit your self-promotional activity.  Helpful advice attracts potential customers; shilling will drive them away.

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Adventure Web educates youth

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Adventure Web’s own Gina Ramsey spoke this week to approximately 250 sixth and seventh graders at Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women. Gina was invited to speak at the charter school on the topic of safety and security on the Internet.

“There are so many dangers online to young people especially young women,” Gina said. “There’s no escaping the Internet, but there’s a way to be online and still be safe.”

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