Notes of a Developmental Worker

Though I’ve officially been out and about in the “working world” for roughly five years now, I always seem to remember that for college seniors, this is usually the final Finals week. Once this is through, college will just be another memory you can play back in your mind’s eye. The crux is simple: Don’t read more »

The Basics of SEO

If a business has a website, there’s a chance it has heard of search engine optimization. However, even if they have heard of it, they may not necessarily be aware of what it is and what benefits it might have for their business. Most people are still under the impression that getting a website online read more »

How SOPA Looks to Change the Internet and Social Media

Recently, the United States has seen an increase in government-sponsored crackdowns of file sharing websites and other hubs that house or link to pirated content. These new movements come on the heels of the pending SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) that has repeatedly made headlines as it comes to a vote in Congress.SOPA has been read more »

Farewell to a Silent Adviser

My wife found him yesterday, shriveled by their door, shivering and wet as a janitor’s mop. His longer than average fur looked somewhat adorable, like hair on a Japanese cartoon hero, spiked and slick. But we can tell from his face that he was fading. He never let me touch him, still grumpy from my read more »

The Reality of the Ghetto Culture

There’s another riot happening on the street outside our house. There’s already 3 cars, so far, blocking parked across our property walls because they can’t get through, plus the police car. Property prices are being dragged down by these ghetto dawggzz who have nothing better to do than debate how much bigger their balls are read more »

Privacy Concern: Google Bows Down to US Govn’t Requests for User Information

With the different sorts of crimes, not to mention cyber crimes, occurring all over the US, Google seems to be lending a helping hand. However, the Internet giant’s help is also seen as a breach of personal information laws. About 94% of the US law enforcement agency’s requests are responded to by Google, a figure read more »

Google Gets 1 Billion Searches in May

Over a billion served… and that’s just for one month. Move over, McDonalds. Google broke another record when it became the only Internet company to hit one billion visitors in one month. The company beat its competitors such as Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo. The searches were as diverse as anything from baby penguins and Halloween read more »

Nonprofit Managers: Is Marketing Equal to Fundraising?

For most nonprofit managers, marketing is equivalent to fundraising. A business exists for more than mere profit. By using the proper social media tools, you can increase the effectiveness of programs that will make people see how you truly want to make a difference in the world. Social marketing uses some of the tools that read more »

Get Your Business Online

When you are trying to come up with new ways that you can get your company’s name out there, always consider going online. You want to make sure that you have some sort of online existence. This is given the fact that so many people are spending more and more of their time online. You read more »

Facts about Social Media

Social media persists in gaining acceptance as a genuine communications platform and the following are some interesting facts concerning today’s most popular social media resources: Facebook • On average, a Facebook user has a total of 130 friends. • Over 25 billion pieces of content (includes news stories, notes, web links, and photo albums) are read more »