Posts Tagged ‘Web 2.0’

webMentor – Round Three

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

With two solid classes of webMentor in the history books, Alphabetix is proud to partner with the Mt Hood Community Small Business Development Center to offer the third edition of webMentor.

Like a Justin Bieber Song

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

One of the hottest pop stars of the moment is the 17-year-old sensation, Justin Bieber. You can learn a thing or two about running your online business from this celebrities collection of hot songs.

WordPress 3.1

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

When WordPress 3.0 was released in June, we were all pretty excited about it around here. The best part for us was the incorporation of the multi-user capability. With the slew of security updates that followed, we knew it was just a matter of time before 3.1 was released and now it’s here.

Before You Roll with Social Media

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Before getting started on social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter, there are a number of issues that you should to address.

Common SEO Mistakes – Overview

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

In a world where everyone wants to be on top, search engine optimization tips abound online. But, there are ways to do it right and ways that will get you nowhere, or even worse, hurt your rankings. Bring It In One huge mistake that businesses make is not including a search engine optimization strategy in [...]

Is Twitter the New News?

Monday, June 7th, 2010

With the rapid pace at which Twitter users get information online, do standard news sources have a chance?

WordPress Plugin – WP e-Commerce

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

If you use WordPress and are looking for a user-friendly e-commerce shopping cart, the WP e-Commerce plugin may be just the answer for you.

Drupal Module – Facebook Connect

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Is your website built using Drupal as a content management system? Does your business have a Facebook Fan Page? Where those two worlds meet is the Drupal Facebook Connect Module.  This module allows users to log in to their Facebook directly from a Drupal website, using their Facebook user name and password. This is a [...]

Twitter Goes Dynamic

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Twitter is testing a new, more dynamic design for their homepage. That design implements more access to information that flows through Twitter front and center.  The idea is to constantly improve the site to make trending and searching topics more accessible and more easily visible. Dynamic Content There are dynamic samples of who is on [...]

Small Business Marketing – Etsy Sellers

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Here are some tips for really developing a presence and brand recognition to help make your Etsy shop successful.

Facebook by the Numbers

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Facebook might not be right for every business, so let’s look at the demographics and see if it’s a good fit for your business.

Get Your Social Media On

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Social media can be a great tool for any company to develop and spread their message to potential customers.

Web 2.0 – An Introduction

Monday, February 1st, 2010

What is this whole Web 2.0 thing you’ve been hearing about? Web 2.0 refers to the way in which the internet is being used now. It is no longer a passive entity that people use to receive information. The internet has become highly interactive, using social media to share information and participate in its distribution. [...]

Email Marketing – How Not to Spam

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Email marketing can be a great tool for your business, but it is important to make sure you don’t spam your recipients. Here are a few tips on how to avoid falling into the spam trap.

Email Marketing – Email Newsletter Content

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Email newsletters can be great marketing tools, but only if they’re done right. A good email newsletter can provide the recipient with valuable information and can demonstrate the sender’s expertise.