http://www.yourthinkbox.com providing premiere web and media services for Texas Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:46:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reputation Management is the practice of monitoring and managing the opinions and information that that are posted about your company on the Internet. It is a developing practice but vital for long-term success for online marketing. By utilizing available tools, companies have the ability to interact directly with what customers ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/07/20/online-smb-reputation-management/ Social media has helped revolutionize the way people connect in unforeseeable ways. 10-15 years ago archaic chat boxes peppered AOL accounts as users began interacting with unknown counterparts in the online space. Today, users utilize their phones, laptops, or tablets, to give their friends and followers up to the second ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/07/15/social-media-for-smb-2/ SEO Over the last decade, broadband speeds have allowed businesses and consumers to connect in new unimaginable ways. With a simple search on Google, customers have gained unparalleled access to any information they are seeking – both good and bad. This week, I will take a ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/07/14/smb-seo-search-engine-optimization/ I recently wrote a series of blogs for the company I work for.  I have changed it up a little but, but the general post follows - Pay Per Click Marketing, unlike Search Engine Optimization, is a paid approach to search engine advertising. Companies pay the major search engines for placement ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/07/12/ppc-marketing-vs-search-engine-optimization/ well, I haven't been as active as I like on the internet. I like to contribute and interact as much as possible but that hasn't been a possibility as of late. moving forward i will be using two primary twitter accounts - @thispointofview and @yourthinkbox start following ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/07/08/twitter-me-this/ I've been getting a lot of questions lately about when I was going to release part 2 of my Google Maps for SEO API tutorial.  Well, here it is!  and I have made it more simple than ever.  In this tutorial, I have included a simple KML file for your ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/06/24/google-maps-api-kml-file/ facebook Slogan : "facebook is a social utility that connects you with the people around you" We all know what facebook is and what its for. We love connecting with our friends and frenemies to see the gossip and stories of our lives. We connect with one another ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/04/21/how-effective-is-facebook-for-small-business/ I would like to sincerely apologize for the delay in updating this blog. It has been far too long and that is inexcusable. In a decision for my sanity, health, and future, I recently left my previous employer for what looks to be a very promising and ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2010/03/17/new-horizons/ It is no surprise that social media is the future of online connectivity and advertising.  Businesses are trying to connect with customers and potential customers in unparalleled ways.  Right now, companies are jumping on the Facebook, Twiiter, Yelp, bandwagon in attempts to increase exposure and retention.  Recently, a colleague of ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2009/09/29/social-media-fail-you-need-value-added/ Over the past couple of weeks, I have been seeing more and more news trickle through my twitter, rss, and facebook streams informing me of the apparent death of RSS.  This Death is definitely news to me.  While my RSS usage has fallen quite a bit over the last quarter, ... http://www.yourthinkbox.com/2009/09/01/is-rss-really-dead-not-yet/