Whoopee!!! I am best of breed!

Photo credit: thekennelclub Phrases like “best of breed” are very popular in business these days. I received a phone call from a very nice person who asked me today if our CMS solution was a “best of breed” solution. I asked her to explain. It turns out what she really wanted to know was if…

No Meta Keywords Tag for You! Says Google

Matt Cutts (the head of Google’s Webspam team for those of you not in the know) tweeted out to the world on Monday that “Google confirms that we don’t use the meta keywords tag at all in web search” and included a link to the Google Webmaster Central blog for more information. Finally!  It was…

5 Things to look for in an Ecommerce Solution

Choosing the right eCommerce system can be a daunting task. There are so many pre-made solutions out there and they will nearly always need some modification to meet your needs and the needs of your users. No cart is the perfect fit for every business, but many can come close. Years ago, carts all looked…

What Facebook Mentions Mean for Your Business

Whether Facebook is copying Twitter or not, this week Facebook added the capability to tag your connections in your status updates. What is it? How do I do it? When you update your Facebook status (personal status or fan/group pages) you can now ‘tag’ or ‘mention’ people, businesses, groups by name and link to their…