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Google's Local Business Center

Whether you’re hopping on the QR code wagon or not, Google’s Local Business Center is a not-to-be-overlooked tool for your business.  The free service lets you customize the information that appears for your business in Google Maps–including the opportunity to correct your location if needed. ZDnet had a nice post…

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Are QR codes really going to catch on in the USA?

ShopSavvy is a mobile application by “Big in Japan,” who is self-defined as “a mobile application publishing company based in Dallas, Texas. Our developers build applications for mobile devices including Google’s Android platform, Apple’s iPhone, RIM, Windows Mobile and Palm’s Pre. Our team supports the requirements and needs of consumers,…

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10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Websites

We’re publishing links to some of our favorite articles from 2009 and this one is certainly pertinent:http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/10/10-harsh-truths-about-corporate-websites/The author’s specialty is working with large organizations, thus the title.  The list is absolutely true for our small and mid-size business customers, non-profits and governmental agencies.  Good advice is good advice.

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Best of the Peninsula

Congratulations to all of our friends and customers who very deservedly made this year’s Best of the Peninsula list!Read the full story on ChinookObserver.com “…Best of the Discovery Coast results are just for local people, identifying our favorite teachers, doctors, mechanics and other individuals who play key roles every day…

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Carmen, you Vixen!

If you’ve heard any of us talk about WordPress in the past year or so, you’ve likely either converted your site to this fabulous program or have plans to do so in the very near future.  If you haven’t, let us introduce you to Carmen.  If you’re not in love…

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10 minutes. BIG impact.

1.  Watch this: 2. QR Codes are popping up all over the Peninsula, with or without Google.  Do yourself a favor and acquaint yourself with the technology.  This NY Times article is a good place to start.  We’re very lucky to have a national QR expert living on the Peninsula;…

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Is your online life an open (face)book?

A friend just reposted this NY Times article on, of all things, facebook.  Imagine that!   Good advice for everyone using the popular social networking tool: 5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook: 1: Make Friend Lists 2: Who Can See What on Your Profile 3: Who…

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A Brief Overview of Social Networking For Business

We’ve written before about the Small Business Development course Keith & Keleigh took through Clatsop College and with which they continue as alumni.  In December the 3 years of students and the alums gather for a joint class and this year’s topic is social networking.  Below is a preview of…

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Intro to WordPress Video

Sabrina turned on our Flip video cam when giving Blaine of the 42nd Street Café an introduction to WordPress, the software that runs his web site and blog, so he would have something to take with him and remember what he’d learned.  He said we could share it with our…