What the merging of Google+ and Google Search means to SEO

Creating high quality content and fostering meaningful relationships on the web will become even more important with the merging of Google+ data and search functions.

How to add Multiple Admins on Google Plus Business Pages
Google+ recently announced a whole heap of business page features including the ability for users to have multiple admins or managers for a Google+ Business page and to also be able to transfer ownership of a Google+ Business Page. This is great news as many people have been waiting for this feature which at the moment allows for up to 50+ google users to be admin or managers of any one google page: In this video I show you exactly how to add an admin to your Google+ page:

5 Tricks from a LinkedIn to help expand your network and build business

"The man who wrote the book on LinkedIn shares his secrets to becoming an expert social networker." Including using the search facility on Linkedin to leverage your connections, expand business and create deals.
Via www.inc.com

Social Media Helps Small Business Boost Sales, Keep Customers

Often businesses don't know where to start in terms of getting their offline business online or they have started and had little or no success.Here are some key steps to help a business market itself more effectively online and build an online community and supporters in approx 30minutes a day ....
Via www.toprankblog.com

What To Expect In 2012 From Social Media

Unofficial Guide to Facebook for business (Stop kidding yourself, social media is not just a fad.)...
Via liandbusiness.com

Google+ celebrates biggest-ever month of usage

The Google+ giant is not slowing down.....more people than ever are signing up to Google+ with December being a record month...
Via www.neowin.net

Google+1 And SEO – Will There Be A Connection?
Google always manages to create a huge noise on the internet when it rolls out a new product. This internet behemoth has created a huge buzz with the launch of its new social networking platform Google+ (also called Google Plus or very often simply Plus). Even though it is only in a beta version and you have to be invited to join it there are already 20 million visitors to the site and the numbers are growing. The feedback about Plus seems to be very positive which is hardly surprising considering Google has put in a lot of effort to give it features that Facebook and Twitter do not have. Internet marketers and brand managers are also studying it with a great amount of interest in order to find out of it can be of any use to them.

Using Google+ For Online Businesses – Why We Think it’s a Good Idea

If you are interested in what happens on the internet you would have heard that the internet giant Google is trying to muscle in on territory that currently belongs to Twitter and Facebook with the launch of its own social media platform. That Google+ (Google Plus), as this new entrant is known, has generated a lot of interest is a total understatement. This new social media platform is sometimes described as one which looks a bit like Facebook but works a little like Twitter. Even though it is currently available in a beta version only, it already has more than 20 million users and the numbers just keep on climbing.

Google+ – How Does It Compare With Other Social Networking Sites?
I’ve had many people approach me lately asking why they should join Google+!! Most people are confused about why it is necessary in the first place? After all, doesn’t Facebook give people the best way to get in touch with people all over the world and doesn’t YouTube satisfy all of their needs for content sharing? At the same time, there is great interest in anything that Google launches because it puts the weight of its immense resources to develop new products. This social networking platform is said to combine the best features of Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites while doing away with the drawbacks.

Google+ – Can It Really Benefit Your Business?
Google+ has been launched by the internet giant Google in order to revolutionize the way in which people communicate with each other. It is currently offered as a beta version as a means of offering users an opportunity to get used to it. There are many benefits to using Google+ which brings together many of the strengths of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the like. However,  I am constantly being asked by business owners "how will Google+ benefit my business."  If you are one of these business owner who has a few doubts regarding whether Google+ has the ability to benefit your business please read on.

Understanding Google+ – Circles, Hangouts and Sparks
The recent launch of Google+ (or Google Plus as it is also called) has created quite a stir because people are eager to see whether the internet giant is able to put its unmistakable stamp on social networking with this latest offering. Google+ is this company’s contribution to making connecting and networking on the internet easier than it currently is by removing a lot of the rigidity that many online tools possess. Vic Gundotra, the engineering head at Google put it very succinctly in a recent blog post " We’d like to bring the nuance and richness of real-life sharing to software. We want to make Google better by including you, your relationships, and your interests."

Branchout. Facebooks answer to Linkedin. Will it work?
I just happened to notice Internet Entrepreneurs starting to use Branchout… But what is it and what role does it play in the world of internet marketing and small business. So being compared to Linkedin how does it compare when both connections assist you in swapping over information, thoughts, and job openings with a wider set of community. When measured up to to LinkedIn, Branchout has a tough social benefit. Some may quarrel that Branchout has taken the practice a little too far, but let’s hold back a conclusion for afterward. Initially, I want to give you an idea about the dissimilarities.

Does Facebook Even Care About Your Privacy?

There has been a lot of talk in the media lately regarding social media privacy especially around personal pages and the workplace.  Employers can now check up on what their employees are doing during the weekends and some are going as far as checking out someone’s Facbook page before employing them!

So this brings up a very basic question, is Facebook privacy really such a big deal and does Facebook itself even care?

Does Your Business Have A Social Media Strategy
Let’s face it we are all social creatures and, whether you like it or not, people are getting most of their information from sources that you can’t directly control. People rely on their friends for referrals.. if a friend recommends something how many of us go with their recommendation?  How many times have you said to some “oh I just had a fabulous meal at…..”  or someone says “ oh I love your hair.. Where did you get it done?”… You know what I’m talking about.