Author Archives: DavidM

The New Facebook Privacy Settings

People have been criticizing Facebook for privacy issues for a long time now and not much has been done. But now that a major competitor like Google+ has shown up on the scene they’ve started taking those criticisms seriously. Facebook…

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Leadgenix in the News

When you’ve just experienced something great sometimes your first reaction is to share about it. That is why it is great to hear that Leadgenix customers are talking about the service they’ve received. The Daily Herald newspaper published an article…

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Google’s City Pages

Google has begun rolling out city pages in metro areas around the U.S. It looks like an attempt to combine Google Places pages, and the new Google version of Groupon, Google Offers.  So far they have pages for Portland, San…

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What is HTML5?

HTML5 is the latest greatest version of the web programming language, HTML. Its a big deal for web designers and programmers because it includes several new features that make interactivity easier. It has huge implications for the future of the…

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The Changing Google Places Interface

There has been quite a bit of commotion concerning the changes taking place in Google Places. The biggest bit of news being that third party reviews are no longer showing on Places pages. Other major changes include a shiny new…

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The Ideal Google Places Page

Amazing news: I actually spoke with a human being from Google. Anyone that has used Google Places has probably been frustrated by the lack of customer support features available there. I doubt these features are coming to Google Places anytime…

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Google Plus: Is It Here to Stay?

Google Social Network There is a lot of talk about the new Google Social Network, Google +. Its obviously meant as a competitor to Facebook, but can it compete against an already established social network with nearly 700 million users?…

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Google Ads vs Facebook Ads

Google Ads The great thing about putting an ad up on Google is that you know you’re going to be seen. Google is the number one most visited site on the web and when you create an ad with Google…

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Google Announces a New Social Networking Site: Google+

Google announced today a new social networking project called The Google+ Project. It appears to be another attempt by Google to compete with Facebook and move toward a more personal user experience on the web. Google has had a few…

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How to Rank on Google Maps by Optimizing Your Website

If you’re struggling in a competitive market to rank well on Google Maps you might need to do a little Google Maps optimization on your website. The idea is to give Google as many clues about your location on your…

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