China launches propaganda push for Xi after social media criticism

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan for President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely has sparked social media opposition, drawing comparisons to North Korea's ruling dynasty and charges of creating a dictator by a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist ...

Hirono, Google Promote Online Resources for Hawai'i Small ...

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono addressed small business owners and entrepreneurs at Google's Get Your Business Online workshop on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Sen. Hirono also met with participants who learned about setting up a website and using online advertising ...and more »

Hirono, Google Promote Online Resources for Hawai'i Small Businesses

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono addressed small business owners and entrepreneurs at Google's Get Your Business Online workshop on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Sen. Hirono also met with participants who learned about setting up a website and using online advertising ...and more »

Social Media Metrics Critical for Endorsements -- Winter Olympics

This decision making has become much more sophisticated and scientific based on social media metrics. Take these Winter Olympics. The attraction of using an athlete in endorsements is the transference of positive name recognition and appeal from the ...and more »
https://www.forbes.com/sites/leighsteinberg/2018/02/23/social-media-metrics-critical-for-endorsements-winter-olympics/

Where to Begin With Building a Website

If you've never developed a website before, the technical details can be a little overwhelming at first. The basic components are pretty simple though – to get started, you first need a web hosting service where you can create your domain name. The ...

Every Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Can Afford These 3 Basics of a Successful Website

Every element of your website experience needs to adapt to small screens as seamlessly as it does a desktop computer. You can use Google's free mobile site testing tool to receive a complete assessment, including personalized tips for optimization. The ...

Falcon.io buys Komfo from Sitecore as social media management consolidates

Falcon.io, a startup out of Denmark that helps businesses manage their presence across social media and messaging platforms, has acquired a competitor in a wider trend of consolidation in the market for such services. It is buying Komfo from customer ...and more »

Ready, Set, Switch! Shape Up Your Social Media

Contacts and referrals continue to be the best source for finding new employment opportunities, and it's pretty difficult to network if you're not on LinkedIn when over 500,000,000 other people are. While you may be well-connected in your local ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawngraham/2018/02/20/ready-set-switch-shape-up-your-social-media/

Grow Your Business Online with Google

In This Digital World, it is important that customers can find you quickly and easily In today's digital world, businesses who aren't online are getting left behind. Take advantage of this helpful workshop presented by Google and iPartnerMedia. You'll ...and more »

Zoho Launches an Updated Zoho Sites and Two New Products, PageSense and Flow

Zoho today launched a new version of its DIY website builder Zoho Sites, as well as two new products: the website testing and optimization software Zoho PageSense, and the app integration platform Zoho Flow. All three are part of Zoho One, the company ...

Grow Your Business Online with Google

Google Instructor - Pamela Starr  Pamela is a professional speaker for Google's Get Your Business Online program. She is a long-time Small Business Authority, devoting her career to helping larger organizations and small businesses connect. An ...and more »

Why You Should Not Brag on Social Media

This got me wondering why someone so successful professionally would resort to boast posting in this way. What did they hope to accomplish? What tangible or psychological benefits can bragging about professional accomplishments possibly provide? And on ...

Zoho Launches an Updated Zoho Sites and Two New Products, PageSense and Flow

Zoho today launched a new version of its DIY website builder Zoho Sites, as well as two new products: the website testing and optimization software Zoho PageSense, and the app integration platform Zoho Flow. All three are part of Zoho One, the company ...

Fake news is an existential crisis for social media

The really tedious stuff is all the also incomplete, equally self-serving pronouncements that surround 'fake news'. Some very visibly, a lot a lot less so. Such as Russia painting the election interference narrative as a “fantasy” or a “fairytale ...and more »

10 Tech-Centric Methods for Growing Your Business

You already know that technology can have a major impact on your business. But it's finding the right technology to use that's the real trick. For that, it can help to get some expertise from other successful business owners. Here's what some members ...

Looking for End-to-End Integration, Granicus Acquires Government Website Builder Vision Internet

Except for a very small group, most people visiting a city's website are there for a very specific purpose. So how, then, does a city build a website to serve those specific purposes? That's the central question behind Granicus acquiring the website ...and more »

10 tools needed to run a business from your home

If your home business runs on invoices, you know the importance of being paid on time by customers and clients. When they're late on payments, it hurts your cash flow and your ability to expand and grow your small business. Tools like Wave and Due ...

How to Get Past These 5 Common Challenges to Selling Online

With the new year comes the opportunity to look back at your business strategy and determine where you can grow. For many, taking their business online is still a bridge to be crossed -- in fact, 29 percent of brick-and-mortar small businesses still ...

The sudden death of the website

When we started building websites in the mid-'90s, we had great dreams for e-commerce. We fundamentally thought all brick-and-mortar stores would disappear and everything dot-com would dominate. But e-commerce has failed us miserably. Today, less than ...and more »

In Senegal's tech boom, women are front and centre

Last year, Kamara took the initiative a step further by launching ELLES'Coaching to give more women the opportunity to develop businesses online. On the night I attended, the session was being led by Elisabeth Gerbier and Micheline Lawson, two young ...

How Social Media Gives Women a Voice

Susan Fowler had tried going to human resources. She had tried going to her managers. She had tried transferring departments. But nothing changed. The sexual and sexist comments she received as an engineer at Uber kept coming. So she went online and ...and more »

Top Website Design Company, Lounge Lizard, shares the Top 5 Reasons to use SVG Graphics

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) are poised to become the next big thing when it comes to use of image types for your website. In a nutshell they are an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics that include support for both animation ...

How to prevent your social media accounts from oversharing

When you're trying to preserve your privacy, one-on-one messaging options let you stay off the social media radar while still keeping in touch with people. So next time you're ready to post an update, consider pinging a few friends in a group chat on ...

Ex-Google and Facebook staff warn of social media dangers

Former Google and Facebook employees have launched a multi-million pound campaign to curb the worst effects of social media after becoming disillusioned. The campaign, called The Truth About Tech, wants better protections for children using smartphones ...

The four digital marketing channels you need to grow your small businesses

Armed with the 'Insights' tool, Facebook offers a wealth of advertising options to businesses that help you truly understand your audience. This powerful data pool enables businesses to segment their target audience with thousands of lifestyle ...

Do-it-yourselfers can still build a website

In the prehistoric days of the internet (about 30 years ago), if you wanted a Web page or website, you had to build it yourself. This meant learning basic HTML, the scripting language that makes Web pages possible. It was pretty simple back then: Learn ...
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Zoho Launches Website Optimisation App Zoho PageSense, Cloud Integration Platform Zoho Flow

It also released Zoho Flow, a drag-and-drop cloud integration platform that allows users to create flexible workflows between cloud applications. Along with these two new launches, the SaaS player also released a new version of its DIY website builder ...

Building Your Small Business Website: DIY Builder Vs

Web Designer
If you are launching your business on a shoestring budget, you may think the cost of a web designer doesn't fit into your plan. Even if HTML and CSS look like alphabet soup to you, drag and drop website-building interfaces make it possible for non ...

This is how social media helped me deal with my mental health issues

Social media has been a major player in blasting open the conversation surrounding mental health. This week alone has seen millions of tweets of acceptance and support as those with mental health issues have shared their experiences on Twitter. Social ...

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Seminars

Small Business Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com Google Workshop: This presentation introduces Google My Business, a free tool to manage your business information across Google. This workshop is a great opportunity to hear from one of ...and more »

NY State Attorney General On Why He's Going After Fake Social ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Eric Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General, about his investigation of a company selling fake followers on social media. Some of the profiles being used have been stolen from real people.

Zoho Launches New App Zoho Flow, Unveils New Software Zoho PageSense

Zoho Also launched Zoho PageSense — a website optimization software that provides insight into visitor behavior patterns, and assists businesses achieve higher website conversions, earn greater profits, and witness accelerated growth. Available ...

How to Build Your Own App If You Don't Know How to Code

In our series Getting It, we'll give you all you need to know to get started with and excel at a wide range of technology, both on and offline. Here, we're walking you through the process of creating your own app by examining five software tools to get ...and more »

Zoho Unveils PageSense: A Complete Website Testing and Optimization App

Zoho PageSense offers Heatmaps, Funnel Analysis, and A/B Testing coupled with Forecasting. These optimization features equip marketers with the data they need to calibrate and refine both individual elements and the overall visitor journey for their ...