Is Do Not Track Bad for Small Business?
Web tracking may be a growing problem online for consumers—it means companies know the sites they visit, what they buy, and their personal preferences. But... Read story
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Minda Zetlin
How to Fix Your Social Media Past
Someone just posted a very derogatory comment about your company on FaceBook. Short of just laughing it off, there is a way to deal with these embarrassments. Read story
Should You Make a Tablet App for Your Business?
The train is moving out of the station. It happens to have an Apple logo (usually), measures about ten-inches in size, and lasts for about ten hours. Tablets... Read story
Unintended Consequences: How to Keep Social Media from Becoming a Security Risk
Social media is a major boon for business -- it helps you connect with customers, report on outages, and even brag about accomplishments. But social media ca... Read story
How Many Routers Equal a Wireless Office?
It's easy enough to supply Wi-Fi to a conference room or reception area. But what if you want wireless Internet available throughout your office? Especially ... Read story
Is Google Voice Ready for Prime Time?
The good: Powerful features, no cost at all. The bad: No support, occasional outages, no guarantee of future service. Here’s what you need to know about us... Read story
Is Your Social Networking Policy Illegal?
Thousands of companies have rules about how employees use Facebook that could get them in legal trouble. But do you put up with angry rants about supervisors... Read story
Should You Outsource Your Wi-Fi Hotspot?
A number of businesses have emerged that will provide a wireless hotspot at your location, usually with your own brand. Read story
Do Your Smartphones Need Anti-Virus Protection?
So far most smartphones have avoided the assortment of malware that attacks Windows PC each day, but experts say it’s only a matter of time before hackers ... Read story
Does Your Choice of Browser for Business Matter?
Should all your employees use the same browser? And, if so, which one? Read story
7 Secrets to Getting More from Google AdWords
Everyone knows that Google's Adwords service, and other key-word based advertising, works something like an auction. But in fact, it's not that simple. Raisi... Read story
Incoming: Can You Save on E-mail Software?
For many companies, the move to inexpensive webmail systems doesn't make sense for security and policy reasons. On the other hand, Microsoft Exchange, though... Read story
5 Secrets of Highly Effective Twitter Users
Should you follow everyone who follows you? Which hashtags should you use for your business? And is it a bad idea to start a reply with the @ symbol? Twitter... Read story
Beware of the New Security Threat: Tabnabbers
Businesses need to start worrying about a new Internet security threat. Called tabnabbing, the latest malware fools forgetful users of tabbed browsers into e... Read story
The Logic of Landing Pages
Social media, online (and even offline) advertising, and most promotional efforts are all directed at driving users to your site. But what do they find once ... Read story
Launch a New Product on Twitter
While Facebook is good for building long-term customer relationships, businesses are finding that Twitter can be great for quickly building momentum for, say... Read story
Rules of Conduct on Internal Social Networks
Is it okay to take quizzes and challenge your co-workers on your company’s social network? Or post pictures of the wild office holiday party? Now that busi... Read story
Social Media: Measuring Your Company's ROI
Many businesses are devoting a lot of time and energy to maintaining a social media strategy, but is the money being well spent. Here's how to measure your s... Read story
The Need for Speed: 4G Networks
The major wireless telecommunications carriers are rolling out next-generation or 4G wireless services. Read story
Cell Phones: A Security Risk to Your Business?
As cell phones are becoming more like pocket-sized computers, they are also more vulnerable to viruses, Trojan horses, and worms. Take these key steps to pro... Read story
For Hire: Social Media Rep for Businesses
Social media is incredibly important...and incredibly time consuming. Many small business owners must choose between properly promoting their companies on Fa... Read story
Doc or Docx? Which Office Format to Use
For those using older versions of Microsoft Word, or other non-Microsoft word processing software, the new .docx format can be a real pain. It has caused dis... Read story
Will Your Texting Policy Stand Up in Court?
A new Supreme Court case casts a shadow on employee text messaging rules. The case involves an employer sued for reading an employee's (highly sexual) text m... Read story
How to Leapfrog from XP to Windows 7
Most small companies will be upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 this year – basically bypassing Vista. Here's what that entails, between reinstalling s... Read story
How to Improve Your Site's Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization can raise your website's profile, delivering more traffic, more customers, and bigger revenues. Here's how to make the most of thi... Read story
Use Wikipedia as a Marketing Tool
In the age of social media, you can use Wikipedia -- the world's online encyclopedia –- as a marketing tool. Small businesses are find that getting a listi... Read story
Storing Data in the Cloud
The best online backup services for business data Read story
Secrets to Getting Good Reviews Online
There’s a right way and a wrong way to seek positive online reviews for your business. Filing fake reviews led New York State to collect $300,000 from a pl... Read story
Online Barter Exchanges
Here are the largest online barter exchanges. All of them let you peruse available goods before joining Read story
Is a Barter Exchange Right for Your Company?
Careful: Some barter trades can be costly Read story
The Best Business Card Scanners
How two portable business card scanners stack up. Read story
Track Comments about Your Business Online
Listen Up! Tracking software and services can alert you to what customers are saying about your business on social networks, blogs, and other social media. T... Read story
The Best Printers for Less Than $1,000
From the HP OfficeJet Pro to the Xerox Phaser, four top printers Read story
Online B2B Marketplaces: Should You Dive In?
Business-to-business marketplaces are proliferating on the Web. Here's how to tell a site is right for you. Read story
How to Fight Organized Cybercrime
International gangs of cyber-criminals are working together to infiltrate unprotected networks -- and targeting small businesses. Here’s how to keep from b... Read story
Should Your Company Switch to Online Banking?
Many small businesses are still using paper checks sent through the mail to settle their accounts. But online banking can save time and effort, and improve c... Read story
Use Twitter to Find Customers
Most businesses think of Twitter as a promotional tool, but it can also be used to find sales leads. Read story
Using Twitter to Find Customers
Most businesses think of Twitter as a promotional tool, but it can also be used to find sales leads. Here's how to use Twitter to find potential customers an... Read story
Device Detection Protects Your Site from Fraud
New device detection services can give online businesses a lot of detail about devices being used to access their sites. Providers of these services say this... Read story
Getting the Most from Banking Online
Many small businesses are still using paper checks sent through the mail to settle their accounts. But online banking can save time and effort, and improve c... Read story
