Web

After Three Hours, Tweets Don't Get Many Clicks

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/8501-8600/US_skylines_NYC__1032_-8585.jpg
SearchEngineLand.com, one of the many blogs we follow on A4A, reports on a bit.ly study showing that tweets don't get many clicks after three hours. What's the solution? It's simple. 

Read more ...

29 Days After A Google+ Tryout, The Five Best Things About It

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/8401-8500/lifestyle_zen__1076_-8408.jpg
The five best things about Google+, the latest social solution from the world's No. 1 search engine, are reviewed 29 days after PC World's reporter started his tryout.

Read more ...

Google Places Snafu: Your Competitors Can Report Your Business Closed To Get You Delisted From Google Maps

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/8401-8500/US_skylines_Midwest__1002_-8498.jpg
Google Places has a section open to the public titled “Report a problem,” and one of the problems to report is “this place is permanently closed.”  If enough users click it, the business is labeled “reportedly closed.”

Read more ...

Service-Review Website Angie's List Gets Reviewed; While Helpful For Research, Angies List And Similar Sites Do Not List Advisory Services

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/9501-9600/US_DC_Capitol__1022_-9561.jpg
Angie’s list matches professionals with customers, which sounds like it would be a good site for advisors to get a listing on. But it’s not.

Read more ...

Introducing Web Sites That Focus On Trading Smiles Rather Than Stocks

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/8501-8600/US_skylines_NYC__1039_-8592.jpg
Hurricanes. Wall Street. Recession. Is there any good news? Yes, of course there is. Good stuff happens all the time but we hardly ever hear about it. Happily, however, a movement is afoot to change this by celebrating and enabling goodness in our world using social media. I'm not kidding.

Read more ...