Friday Funk: Time Traveler or Smart Social Media Marketer?

Just in time for Halloween, there is a spooky new story circulating throughout the internet involving time travel. An Irish film maker claims to have found footage of an old woman using a cell phone in the extra features on his DVD of the Charlie Chaplin film, Circus. His story has been covered everywhere, from blogs to major news networks, including links to the 1928 footage he posted on YouTube. Continue reading

Upright Expert Cited in Cincinnati Business Record

In a recent Cincinnati Business Record article, Topping the Web, our very own SEO Director, Allison Kulage, provides expert insight on the best ways for businesses to garner top search engine rankings. The focus of the article, which also includes the observations of two other area SEO professionals, is on the most effective methods for capturing the attention of search engine spiders. Continue reading

Friday Funk: Google Doodles

If you’re like me, and use a custom iGoogle theme page for your Google searches, you may be missing Google Doodles. These are the creative interpretations of the classic Google logo that the search engine displays on certain days. They appear on the main search page to mark everything from holidays to noteworthy days in history to important current events. Recently, TechRepublic.com featured a collection of the Geekiest Doodles from Google. Included are some of the more unusual and obscure events they’ve commemorated, such as the 50th anniversary of the first dogs to engage in space travel. Not only are these mini masterpieces fun to browse, they may serve to feed your own creativity. For more inspiration, you can explore the entire Google Doodle archive, which includes over 300 designs.

Locating Business Marketing Opportunities with Facebook Places

Facebook has long been the virtual hub that allows people find each other and connect. Now, an interesting new Facebook option allows users to also find each other at physical locations. As more people in the Facebook community are beginning to use this new feature, businesses are exploring how it can be useful as a social media marketing tool. Continue reading