Tag Archives: interesting internet

Google Reworks Internal and External Site Links

Most of you by now probably utilize Google Webmaster Tools, and if not you really should be. For those who do use Webmaster Tools, chances are you have noticed that Webmaster Tools will only recognize internal links to your site if they exactly match your setup domain. For example http://www.rapidpurple.com links will not be displayed […]

Internet Explorer 9 Becomes The Most Secure Browser

To be honest I had to read the report twice before I could believe it. Internet Explorer has always had it’s share of security flaws (amongst many others) – and this is what made room for Firefox, Opera and Chrome to step in and give browser security the attention that IE wasn’t. The recent study […]

Beta620 Launched by NYTimes

[frame align=”left”][/frame]This past weekend the New York Times has launched Beta620, a public beta site for all of the NYTimes experimental projects. The purpose of these is to provide ample community testing and feedback to new features and functions which may later be implemented into the main NYT website. The beta site seems to be a […]

Randi Zuckerberg Leaves Facebook, Starts RtoZ Media

Facebook Director of Marketing Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of founder Mark Zuckerberg, has decided to leave Facebook to start her own company, R to Z Media. RtoZ Media, will focus on helping companies become more social. “My goal is to launch my own innovative programming and work with media companies to develop their programming in new, and […]

Happy System Admin Day!

[frame align=”left”] [/frame] Today marks the 12th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. On this special international day, give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication. Thank them for all the times they have fixed your computers, helped you when you forgot your own passwords, or couldn’t open that […]

Blackberry for Business – Small Business Chat Video Recap

Last night Blackberry for Business hosted their very first Twitter chat, #BBSMBchat. I had written about it last week – but I know that not everyone was able to join in on the discussion – some had prior arrangements and some simply do not use Twitter. For those of you that were not able to attend, as-well […]

LinkedIn Job Application Plugin Goes Live!

[frame align=”left”] [/frame]LinkedIn has launched a new plugin that allows companies to place an “Apply with LinkedIn” button on their job listings pages. thus allowing all those hunting for a job to apply for positions using their LinkedIn profiles as resumés. Any company can embed the plugin by adding an eight-line code snippet to its […]

Dwolla Introduces Online Cash Payments

[frame align=”left”] [/frame]It seems just a few days ago we blogged about how selling online is getting easier and easier, and now here comes Dwolla – a new comer to online payments who aims to offer yet another option to buying and selling online – allowing people to pay by cash straight from their bank […]

Google Plus Business Profiles Are Coming Soon!

Christian Oestlien posted an update on his Google+ account today regarding Google+ Business Profiles. Since the Google Business Profiles concept has leaked out to the masses there have been tens of thousands of requests to be one of the first beta testers of these business profiles. Due to this demand Google actually made the decision […]

More Wood Behind Fewer Arrows

[frame align=”left”]  [/frame]Last week, Google CEO Larry Page used the phrase ”more wood behind fewer arrows” to describe an ongoing effort to make Google a sleeker, more focused company. Page went on to declare the products Google Health and Google PowerMeter were the first victims of that effort. Today, Google has announced that it’s also shuttering […]

Free Mortgage Calculators for Websites

Every now and then a real estate business asks to have an on-site calculator developed for their website – usually because they saw it on another site and thought it to be a good idea. I can’t argue here – it lets you provide a resource center your clients can bookmark and come back to […]

Google Multiple Sign-in Updated To Support 10 Accounts

If you’re anything like me chances are you find yourself using more than one Google account. I have my own personal account, 2 different work accounts, as well as my Rapid Purple accounts hosted on Google Apps. All in all it comes up to around 6 different accounts – and checking things quickly used to […]

Google+ Invites For Sale on Ebay

As is usually the case with something that is “by invite only” – everyone want’s in. Making something “private” is one of the best marketing strategies out there. Curiosity plays a major role for the average web user – so it doesn’t come as a surprise that the demand for Google+ invites has led to various Ebay […]

Happy Social Media Day!

Social Media Day is a global celebration of the technological advancements that enable everyone to connect with real-time information, communicate from miles apart and have their voices be heard. Toronto, O.N.; Las Vegas, Nevada; Victoria and Vancouver, B.C.; San Carlos, California; the state of Arizona; San Jose, California; and its sister city Dublin, Ireland, have signed proclamations that declare June […]