How to Google Alerts:Google Alerts is a great tool businesses can use to monitor their online presence. This function allows you to create “Alerts” in relation to particular topics. The “Alerts” will then send you an email updating you on...
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How to Get your business on Foursquare
Setting up a Foursquare account is a quick and easy way to increase your online presence. Foursquare allows users to “check-in” to restaurants, business or other venues when they arrive. This application is becoming popular with Hotels and...
Building an online community for your Business
One of the most important factors for your hotel or resort is building a loyal online community. Inherent in this idea is ensuring you have the trust of your followers. So what are some easy ways you can build the trust of the people involved in your online...
Foursquare’s new tools for businesses
If you haven’t heard of Foursquare by now, here is a quick run down. Foursquare is a location-based social network that allows users to share their location with a group of friends by “checking in”. Users can “check-in” to...
Apple makes its claim on internet marketing
Apple is making waves by launching a new program, iAds. This new software for mobiles, is the first step made by Apple to enter the business of selling advertising, once again placing itself at odds with Google. Google’s AdWords application features a similar...
Google Maps, why go any further?
Google Maps is currently experimenting with a new feature which aims to make planning for vacations faster and more effective. The new feature on Google Maps displays specific prices for selected hotel listings.When you search for hotels in a...
Hotels are Angling For Their Foursquare Check-In Badge
The lobby bar at JW Marriott at LA Live is not on Foursquare but their Glance lounge is. Do you Foursquare? No, not the game you used to play on the blacktop at recess. We're talking about Foursquare, the newest darling of the social media realm...
Stay and receive a free Kindle
A few weeks back I bought myself a new Amazon Kindle. Amazon have only recently opened this to the Australian market - my Kindle congratulated me for being one of the first in Australia to purchase, cool! One of the reasons I got this Kindle was to follow...
Google’s gift of free WiFi
Well, Google has started the season of giving by providing free Wi-Fi on all Virgin America flights until January 15th. Yesterday, Google announced they are extending the gift of free Wi-Fi to 47 airports throughout America. Good work Google, when is it coming...