It’s been a while since I discovered xFruits, the fun, yet advanced, RSS feed mash-up tool, for myself and I’ve been amazed since then by finding new and new ways to benefit from the tool. This post shares some cool uses of the tool you may fall in love with! 1. Reputation management Create one …
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A key premise of social search is that the people you know and trust are the best sources of personally relevant and reliable information. As Maureen Heymans, technical lead for Google Social Search said in a BBC article, “When I’m looking for a restaurant, I’ll probably find a bunch of reviews from experts and it’s …
I have stated many times how much I adore Google Suggest (while being not a fan of Google Instant, but that’s another story). And because I love Google Suggest so much, I liked this fun FireFox addon I am going to share today. QuickFox Notes is an awesome FireFox addon that lets you take quick …
Applications are big, and I mean “sliced bread” big. Not only are they becoming a major part of overall mobile use, but it is becoming rare to find a business that doesn’t offer some kind of application to further expand their corporate agenda. Even small businesses are getting on board, with free apps that make …
Urim is a smart FireFox addon with great potential. It creates a tag cloud of each page that loads covering a few possible applications: The tool can be used to quickly analyze the on-page keyword usage; The tool can be used to instantly understand the page content and create the outline; The tool can be …
Machine has its own logics (based on the search behavior) and you will see that you would cluster results differently than either of the tools listed below – this is why these tools do need a second look. Let’s take a look at a quick example. How would you cluster the meanings of the generic …
It’s been quite some time since I shared some tools on researching trends and hot content on Twitter. Today we’ll look at a few tools that allow to discover and keep an eye on hot content shared on Facebook. Thanks to Recommendations social plugin provided by Facebook, there have been a few interesting projects popping …
I’ve been using Fridays to share new fun browser extensions related to SEO, search and social media for about two years now. I’ve shared quite a few FireFox addons that allow for some new searching experiences (like Interclue addon that makes results page more informative and allows for a fun way to preview results or …
Top executives enjoy using Twitter because it gives them an opportunity to connect directly with an audience that is too often distanced by countless layers of mid-management. This access, a success with politicians, has proven to likewise be successful for business executives and celebrities. Below is a list of the five car executives who have …
Last Thursday (January, 6) Vertical Measures has announced their fun Facebook contest called Marketing that Moves You showcasing some of the smartest content marketing examples and case studies. The contestants are challenged to submit examples of great content in action. Submissions are accepted from both individuals and businesses. Obviously, by sharing your case study, you …