Huffington Post Launches Small Business Site
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 2:37PM AOL Huffington Post Media Group has introduced HuffPost Small Business. The site offers news, video and analysis aimed at small-business owners.
Foursquare, LivingSocial eye local ad dollars
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10:49AM There is a huge focus on local online marketing these days, with the enormous success of Groupon, Living Social, and other coupon services, as well as the growth of Foursquare as a viable local marketing platform over the last year or so. This article from Reuters talks about this trend. These kinds of deals might be worth pursuing for a local business, but they should be carefully considered because they might bring problems as well as sales.
73 Essential Social Media & Tech Resources for Small Businesses
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 8:40AM Our friends at Mashable put together a weekly list of social media resources for small businesses. This is a larger "megalist" containing several months worth of links to articles, reviews, and web sites/tools that could be helpful to local businesses.
The Mobile Movement: Understanding Smartphone Consumers
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 1:48PM A link to a Google-sponsored video about smartphone users, via George Tasafonias of www.localonlineguy.com. All local businesses need to understand how consumers use their mobile devices; it is a key part of getting their attention.