Cisco [CSCO 23.98] announced today that it will pay $35 per share – or or $2.9 Billion – for the wireless Internet and networking company Starent [STAR 34.41]. Shares on the news of the acquisition have caused both stocks to rise in early morning trading on Tuesday. Cisco is positioning itself for what it sees […]
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Google claims that over 80% of all local searches for business are now done through Google’s search engine. And these searches for local business are typically in close proximity to where the business is physically located. Google has just launched Local Listing Ads – a way for a local business to have to gain advertising […]
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Twitter To Launch New Lists Feature
Have you ever wanted to aggregate Twitter profiles based on certain topics, genres, or interests? Well pretty soon, you’ll be able to! Twitter has just announced from their blog that they are working on the new Lists feature and testing it currently with a small subset of users. Another great featured of Lists is that […]
Although there are reports that the unemployment rate has improved – or I should say, is not decline as fast as it was say a year ago – there is still no shortage of previously well paid workers who are looking for gainful employment. Yahoo Hot Jobs has a great article out this morning called […]
Are you trying to find creative ways to promote and drive traffic to your Facebook Fan Page? How about using a billboard on the highway? That’s what a northern Wisconsin community is doing in an effort draw visitors to their area. The Forest County Chamber of Commerce had a billboard placed on Highway 32 to […]
The Olympics Embracing Social Media I remember watching Michael Phelps during the summer Olympics and during one of his interviews, he mentioned that he’s received hundreds of thousands of friend requests on his Facebook profile. This moment was my first awakening of the impact that social media is having on a global level. It seems […]
Google has submitted a plan a to the NAA (Newspaper Association of America) in response to a request to help monetize local newspaper’s online content. The document outlines how Google has the technology, infrastructure, and experience to help publishers monetize their content. Along with Google’s infrastructure, Google also would utilize Google Checkout – their payment […]