Google Allows Google + Business And Google Places To Merge!
In a new push, Google is allowing Google+ Local to merge with Google+ Business page! This will only work if you had previously established a Google+ Business Page with local set as the category. Before you begin the merge, you have to verify your business page, upon completing the process of verification, (Google will send [...]
Websites Protest SOPA & PIPA Today
Today many websites are protesting in the hopes to increase awareness about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Big names such as Google, Twitter, Craigslist, Wikipedia and many more are protesting by either completely censoring their website or devoting large sections of their homepage to the protest by providing resources [...]
Is Using the Cloud Greener?
Do you know the carbon footprint your business is creating? If you do, how could that footprint possibly be reduced? Recently posted of Google’s Blogs was the benefits of an individual business utilizing Gmail (cloud computing) versus running an in house server for email. In fact Google’s research showed cloud computing has the potential to [...]
View Weather on Google Maps
Yesterday Google announced the roll out a new feature that lets users view the weather anywhere around the world in Google Maps. The new feature offers users the ability to add a “weather layer” to any map they are viewing via Google Maps. When viewing the weather feature click on the weather icon for city [...]
Google+ for Businesses
Google+, Google’s effort to turn the entire search engine entity into one giant social network saw success for personal Google+ accounts. Although, Google has requested businesses to postpone creating Google+ profiles for the time being while they further develop + features for business profiles. Even so, several major brands including Ford, Mashable and Breaking News [...]