FourSquare Adds Pages and Badges for Brands

FourSquare, the popular social check-in service has been a boon for many local businesses for some time. Local, brick-and-mortar establishments can post coupons and deals and have special rewards for those who check-in frequently. In addition, customer-generated...

HARO Connects Your Expertise with Hungry Reporters

HARO (Help A Reporter Out http://www.helpareporter.com) has already proven itself to be a great outlet for free publicity for your business or personal reputation. HARO connects busy reporters and journalist/bloggers with credible, reputable sources. As a source, you...

Are You Ready for Google Me?

A little bit of information began to leak this week about the long-rumored “Google Me” social network. Here’s what Chris Crum at webpronews.com had to say (in “‘Google Me’ is Probably Already Bigger than Facebook”): The main...

How to Claim Your Business on Foursquare

Though the social location field is crowded with a number of contenders, Foursquare seems to stand out in the crowd at the moment, particularly when it comes to connecting users with local businesses, building customer loyalty, and pitching offers to attract new...

FriendFeed Is Your SEO Friend

Just thought I’d pass along something I noticed since Caffeine (Google’s new search ranking algorithm) kicked in. I’m wondering if anyone else has seen this? The meat of what I’m going to share: feeding your site updates to FriendFeed may bring...

Should Your Business Be on Buzz?

Just when you thought you had your social media game plan (you do have one, right?) all nice and set, Buzz happens. It’s like the NFL suddenly announces a new team halfway through your fantasy league season. What is Buzz? In brief, it is a Google-developed...