It’s Summer, 2010! PW2 Web Blog
Integrating Media, Marketing, and Technology.
Regular features include S’M (Social Media) Tuesday, Thriv’Able Thursday, and S’Monday (Social Media) Tips.
Thriv’Able Thursday (II): Flu Season
Contributed by Rick DeVan on June 10, 2010 at 6:05 am ET
Resource: It’s flu o’clock somewhere
Resource: Google Flu Trends
We (Google) now show national estimates (and a few regions too!) of flu activity for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, and Uruguay, bringing our grand total of countries with Google Flu Trends estimates to 28
Google Flu Trends has expanded to the southern hemisphere, where it is already flu season.
Filed under Life, Work, and Society, Thrivability
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Just Don’t: Lawsuit Over Bad Directions From Google
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 31, 2010 at 11:04 pm ET
Resource: Woman Sues Google for Bad Directions. Via PCWorld.com.
Use technology wisely.
Filed under Just Don't, Technology
Tags used: Google, GPS, Maps —
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Thriv’Able Thursday (I): Opting Out of Google Analytics
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 27, 2010 at 7:00 am ET
Resource: Google Analytics: More choice for users.
Google is now allowing users to easily opt-out of having Google Analytics sending any information about them or their visits to a website to the program and the site owners. Although no personal information is collected by Google Analytics it is always best to easily allow the user the choice.
Available for Internet Explorer (versions 7 and 8), Google Chrome (4.x and higher), and Mozilla Firefox (3.5 and higher).
Google Analytics is used on all PW2 Web sites and most PW2 Web-managed websites.
Filed under News and Announcements
Tags used: Google, Google Analytics —
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(O)RM: Google Your Name and Your Business
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 26, 2010 at 4:39 pm ET
Resource: Reputation Management and Social Media. Via Pew Internet Research.
More than half (57%) of adult internet users say they have used a search engine to look up their name and see what information was available about them online, up from 47% who did so in 2006. Young adults, far from being indifferent about their digital footp
When you Google your name and the name of your business you may be surprised at just how inaccurate and out-of-date the information can be.
That being said, remember that if your information is inaccurate the information you find out about someone else or another business is probably just as inaccurate or out-of-date.
Take an active role in keeping your information up-to-date, especially for a small business.
Filed under Identity
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S’M Tuesday (IV): Google Economy, Part 2
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 25, 2010 at 5:55 pm ET
Resource: Google’s U.S. economic impact
As a follow-up to S’M Tuesday (III): Google Economy here is the post directly from Google.
Filed under Business and Commerce
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