Reading Time: 4 minGetting your inbox completely cleaned out is something that many people find daunting, but in reality it’s not too bad once you get started. It can actually save you quite a bit of time if you can keep it at zero (or at least close to it). At GreenMellen we all work to keep our […]
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Marlow’s Tavern, meet Gary Vaynerchuk
Reading Time: 4 minLast week, I saw a speech that Gary Vaynerchuk gave to a bunch of RE/MAX realtors on the topic of social media engagement and it was quite awesome. Here’s the video if you care to watch it: Watching it inspired me to pick up Gary’s latest book, “The Thank You Economy“. Awesome book, highly recommended. […]
Everything you need to know about Google+ Business Pages
Reading Time: 2 minGoogle finally unveiled their business pages a few days ago, and here’s what you need to know. First, a quick “why should I create one?” video: What are Business Pages? They’re very similar to personal profiles, with a few key differences: You cannot create an account for a business page; you create it via your […]
Google Apps accounts can now use Google+ (and a bunch of other goodies)
Reading Time: < 1 minToday is quite a day for Google+. The big news is that Google Apps users can finally use their business account to access the service. Here are a few other neat items. A new “what’s hot” button: “Ripples”, to see how posts spread: “Creative Kit”, to have more fun with your photos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RipLoAUUDjc […]
Google+ business pages still coming soon, but not real soon
Reading Time: < 1 minOne other tidbit from the web 2.0 summit — business pages are getting closer, but are more than “a few days” away. Google is said to be “overwhelmed” by the interest in business profiles and they’re working on getting all of the pieces in place for them. The fact that Google said they’re coming “imminently” […]
Using Google+ to help find a job
Reading Time: < 1 minWhile LinkedIn remains the best place to go online for job hunting and leveraging connections to help get your resume in front of the right people, Google+ already has a few things in place that can help take it a bit further. Mashable has the full article, which has some nice (though rather basic) tips. […]
More updates on Google+ for business
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle’s Christian Oestlien has just put out some more updates regarding the use of Google+ for businesses and what we can expect to see in the future. Just a quick update on our Google+ test for businesses: As you may recall, I posted an update last week on our policy towards businesses in Google+. If […]
Support for businesses on Google+ is coming later this year
Reading Time: 2 minGoogle’s Christian Oestlien has officially announced the support for businesses will arrive in Google+ later this year. You can read the full post here, but I’ll post it below for those of you still waiting for access to Google+. We have been watching Google+ take shape over the last week and we’ve seen some really […]
Business Pages are coming to Google+
Reading Time: 2 minAs it stands right now, Google+ is for people only — no businesses. In fact, Google has made it very clear that brands and organizations should not have a presence on Google+ at this point in the field test. However, business pages are coming soon. Search Engine Land has the full details, but Google’s Bradley […]
James B. Nutter is in hiding, I guess
Reading Time: 2 minI get spammy looking “refinance now” letters in the mail almost every day. I’m in the process of a refi, so I usually open them to make sure it’s not somehow related to that. Today’s letter wasn’t useless though — it had a great lesson inside. 🙂 It came from the office of “James B. […]