How to Get a Google+ Business Profile
Since launching just over two weeks ago, Google+ has seen remarkable momentum. Official numbers haven't been released, but all accounts indicate that it's growing at an impressive rate. There are already millions of members using the service and its Android app. Early reviews of Google's latest stab at social networking have been favorable.
Given its popularity, businesses have been anxious to figure out how to use Google+ as a marketing tool. After initially telling brands to hold off on creating accounts, Google has fast-tracked plans to launch business pages because of the enormous interest in the platform. Many businesses that have created profiles have had their accounts purged; Ford Motor Co. is an apparent exception.
Google plans to award businesses with test accounts starting next week. Anyone interested has until Friday (July 15) to apply. To be considered, fill out this brief form.
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NH Motor Transport Association Launches New Website by Danconia Media
The New Hampshire Transport Association this week launched a completely redesigned website engineered by locally based development and marketing firm Danconia Media. The site's features include an ecommerce section, online event registration, a news section, a newsletter section, a search bar and a photo gallery. Located at www.nhmta.org, the site features content detailing NHMTA's mission, staffers, programs, seminars/events and latest news.
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Facebook’s PageRank Higher Than Google’s
Yesterday, Google rolled out its first PageRank tool bar update in almost half a year. The most interesting development: Google's own PageRank dropped from 10 to 9, while Facebook's remains at 10.
While it may not mean much, it's intriguing that one of Google's biggest rivals is considered more important according to its own rating system. The rivalry is no secret: Earlier this year, it was revealed that Facebook hired a public relations firm to pitch negative stories about Google's privacy policies to news outlets.
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Google Unleashes Second PageRank Update for 2011
For the second time this year, Google has updated its public PageRank toolbar data. PageRank is the method that Google uses to determine the importance of sites; rankings are between 0 and 10. The higher a site's PageRank rating, the more likely it is to rank prominently for competitive search phrases (assuming the site has good SEO).
The last PageRank update was this January. That update was the first since April 2010. SEOs keep track of PageRank using FireFox and Chrome plugins that display it in their browsers as a little green bar. Our home page went from a PR4 to a PR5. PageRank is determined solely using a site's inbound link profile.
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Google: Mobile Search Jumps During Weekends
While desktop searches plummet on weekends, mobile searches tick upward on Saturdays and Sundays, Google reported at its Inside Search event this week. What's more, Google says, mobile search traffic stays consistent even during traditionally slow periods such as holidays and summertime, according to a CNET News report.
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Online Auction Raises Over $10K for NH Children’s Organization
An online auction that Danconia Media helped engineer raised more than $10,000 last week for the Friends of Forgotten Children. The benefit auction, launched with the help of 105.5 JYY FM, raised $10,095, the radio station announced this morning. One hundred percent of the auction's proceeds go toward the Concord-based charity, which operates the area's largest food pantry. Though the auction is closed, supporters can still make cash donations by visiting http://www.fofcnh.org/auction.
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Online Auction to Benefit NH’s Friends of Forgotten Children
Danconia Media is donating its services to help a local nonprofit organization hold an online auction to benefit impoverished children and families throughout the Granite State. On Thursday and Friday (June 9-10), the Friends of Forgotten Children and 105.5 WJYY will be auctioning off a myriad of items to support the Concord-based charity.
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What Does the Google +1 Button Mean?
If you're using Google while signed into your account, you might be seeing buttons that say �+1" next to search results. When you click the button, you'll be asked to confirm whether you want to recommend the link to your friends. As Google puts it: �The 1+ button is shorthand for 'this is pretty cool' or 'you should check this out.' Click +1 to publicly give something your stamp of approval. Your +1's can help friends, contacts, and others on the web find the best stuff when they search."
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Joomla vs. WordPress: Why Not Both?
Joomla! and WordPress are two of the world's most popular content management platforms. When businesses and organizations redesign their websites, they often have trouble deciding between the two systems, both of which have millions of users. Since they're both open-source and free, cost is not the deciding factor. If you're building a traditional website with a blog or social networking component, you may want to use Joomla! and WordPress together.
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