Online local business listings in 6 simple steps
How do you look at first glance to your customer? In many cases, the first impression that a current or potential customer gets of your business online is based on your local business listings. Local business listings appear on Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Urbanspoon, and many other sites as key resources for the customer. In search [...]
Your Twitter password
Around 55,000 Twitter accounts are reported as being hacked and their passwords revealed. While most of the accounts were spammer accounts and your own account was most likely not affected, you should change your password as a precaution. Wondering how we knew about this? I am a daily reader of Slashdot, known as “News for [...]
Nook Night in Little Rock
Nook Night will be on Thursday, May 10, from 6-8 p.m. at the Books-a-Million bookstore on McCain Boulevard in North Little Rock. The store will be showing their full line of Nook devices and you’ll have plenty of opportunity for hands-on testing and asking questions. Currently all of the Nook e-readers are on sale for [...]
Cool Technology: Ed Collins puts Facebook, iPad to work in Tropical Sno business (Video)
Ed Collins, owner of Collins Concession Stands, Inc., is using social media marketing and mobile technology to promote and run his Tropical Sno Shaved Ice business in Bryant. In this video, Ed discusses his new Facebook business page (like the page and get a BOGO coupon) and some of his favorite iPad apps with ASBTDC. [...]
Podcast: Search engine optimization
A new audio podcast summarizing the recent series of blog posts on SEO is available below. Topics covered in the podcast and search engine optimization series: What is SEO Benefits of SEO Free SEO Report How to SEO SEO for Bing SEO for Google – Part 1 SEO for Google – Part 2 Podcast: Search Engine [...]
Best language apps: Mango Mobile
Looking for an app for learning a foreign language? One of the best language apps for the iPad, iPhone and Android devices is Mango Mobile. I used Mango on the desktop for maintaining foreign language proficiency and was excited to find Mango is now more easily accessible on mobile devices as a language app. If you’re [...]
Flipboard-like news apps for the desktop
Want the Flipboard app on your desktop PC? We do too! Sadly, Flipboard is not available for desktops neither as an application nor as a browser add-on. However, there are several third-party solutions that provide a Flipboard-like experience. Feedly – Feedly is my favorite as the application is available for iOS (iPad & iPhone) and [...]
WiFi hotspots in Arkansas
As nearly all tablets, cell phones and other mobile devices come with WiFi built in, the question most mobile device users eventually wrestle with is where to find a WiFi hotspot. Numerous hospitality businesses offer free public WiFi hotspots and access throughout Arkansas. Generally, to access public hotspots, users must first accept a terms of [...]
Tablet technology for real estate agents
Most businesses can benefit from the incorporation of media tablets into their everyday activities, but some industries have accepted this new technology with more enthusiasm than others. Real estate agents across the country have found that media tablets are a perfect fit for their mobile work environments. ASBTDC has compiled a listing of some of [...]