Archive for September, 2011
Rel=“Canonical” vs. 301 Redirects: Which One Should I Use?
Whether you are a business owner, an SEO professional, or a web developer, a big problem you have to deal with is duplicate content on your or your client’s website. This happens when there are slight differences in the URL structure, like www.example.com vs. example.com. Though similar, each URL would be its own…
Has M-Commerce Finally Arrived? Consumers, Technology and What the Digital Wallet Means for You
During #FutureM week, Karyn Martin (@karynmartin) and I attended a session on the future of mobile commerce as part of the week-long conference here in Boston. The panel featured representatives from major players in the mobile landscape, such as John Caron (@jcaron2) of Modiv Media, David Chang, (@changds) of WHERE, Ron Elwell (@ronelwell) of Shopximity,…
Facebook Changes: Sharing the “Story of Your Life” on a Single Page
via Tech Crunch As you’ve probably already noticed, there have been lots of changes to Facebook recently. In the past few days, they’ve given their site a facelift, including revamped friends Lists, a new real-time ticker, and the ‘subscribe’ button. But that’s not it! Just this afternoon, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced two major…
It’s Not Your Father’s Media Company – FutureM Event
Last week, I attended “It’s Not Your Father’s Media Company,” a paneI that was part of the #FutureM events. I have to admit, that while very interesting, the panel wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be. I attended to hear about the blurring of the lines between editorial and advertorial. I thought we…
GeoM2 and the 4 R’s of LBS
Admittedly, I stole the first 3 R’s from Nataly Kogan from Where who said they have been using ‘Reach, Relevancy and Redemption’ as the key to location based services for quite a while now. But, after hearing from the panelists at GeoM2 yesterday I found ‘Retention’ to be a perfect addition. The majority of the…