Finding blogs to read using Alltop

by Courtney Engle in Blog, Tech Tips

Reading blogs and news in your industry is important.  Keeping up with all the information can seem overwhelming at times.  How can you really find great content in what interests you most?  The web can be a vast place… so I recommend dropping by Alltop.  It’s a great way to discover new blogs to read.

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Find the latest viral video: Mag.ma

by Courtney Engle in Blog, Tech Tips

We love watching and sharing videos.  By scanning through Facebook and Twitter, you’ll likely discover many videos being shared daily just by your existing connections.  Sometimes these are videos created by the person sharing, and other times it is just something important to the person.  At other times, the videos are just funny to watch, [...]

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Sharing your videos to multiple places at the same time can increase not only how many people you can reach, but also how viewers discover your website.  By sharing your video to multiple places at once, as well as filling in the complete information with keyword descriptions and a link to your own website or [...]

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Sharing photos online is a great way to engage others in conversation. But – should you share to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, or somewhere else? The answer is: YES!

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Need an easier way to tell the world a quick quote, your plans for the day, or about the big event coming up? Connect your Ping.FM account with all your profiles. Ping.FM functions as a hub to update your information across many platforms.

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Trackur: Brand Management & Social Media Monitoring

by Courtney Engle in Blog, Tech Tips

It is important to listen to implement brand management, or monitor what is said about you, your company, and any products or services that you offer. Use Trackur to monitor your keywords and brand references.

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By using MeetWith.Me, I can now add a widget to my website that shares my calendar for clients and others to see. Others cannot see who I am meeting with, but just my availability.

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How to move all your email to Gmail

by Courtney Engle in Blog, Tech Tips

Moving all your email to Gmail can make your web experience much easier.  No longer are you waiting on your email to download to Outlook, Thunderbird, or Mail.  Following these basic steps can get your email moved entirely into Gmail.

From the domain server, forward all email from a particular account to your Gmail address
In Gmail, [...]

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How to Export Your Contacts and Scan Social Networks

by Courtney Engle in Blog, Tech Tips

As you create accounts on many social networks, the fastest way to find your existing contacts is to scan your address book.  But, this can be complicated if you are using a software email system, or have contacts on an email marketing platform.  Most social media platforms can scan Gmail, AOL mail, and Yahoo mail.  [...]

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Feedly: a prettier way to read Google Reader

by Courtney Engle in Blog, Tech Tips

Reading the news, blogs, and other ways of finding out what is happening in your specific industry is important to staying current.  For many, though, Google Reader isn’t the nicest thing to look at.  For those that want to use the features but with a better layout or design, add Feedly to Firefox of Flock.  [...]

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