The use of specific type faces in web design has always been difficult. Unless you were willing use graphic versions of your fonts (thus eliminating any Search Engine Optimization benefits) web designers were limited to use such generic web fonts as Times New Roman, Georgia, Arial, Verdana, and perhaps Tahoma. Luckily...
95 percent of smartphone users have looked for local information, with 88 percent of these users acting on information within one day, most often contacting or visiting a business.’ according to a Google commissioned survey. Smartphone users are ready to act: Nearly nine out of 10 smartphone searches end in an...
Adobe has released its pricing plans regarding its new version 6 of its Creative Suite software. The Creative Suite (CS) is made up of several applications, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and others. The Standard CS6 package will cost $1299 whereas the Master Collection will cost $2599. You can choose to buy...
MacUpdate is currently promoting a Mac application bundle deal. Their latest bundle delivers at 11 Mac applications for $49.99 (a $457 value if all purchased separately). Notably, it includes Parallels Desktop 7, a popular virtualization tool that allows users to run Windows on their Mac (it does NOT include a version...
I have had the "notification to update" sitting on my iPhone for a couple of weeks now. As with most updates, Apple or otherwise, I usually wait for the dust to settle to see if there are any issues or problems reported by users by such updates. My update policy...
Google has now replaced its Google Places and leaving in its place a new feature that combines its Google Plus (Google+) social media service and restaurant reviewers Zagat. Google Plus Local is the latest push by Google to incorporate its networking site into more of its other products. Google's goal is...
Google's Chrome browser, which doesn't come pre-installed on any computer (PC or Mac), has jumped past Internet Explorer, which is pre-installed in over 90% of all the (PC) computers, to become the most popular web browser. This information comes from StatCounter. While its own data may not be totally accurate, most...
It is usually a good practice to use descriptive Subjects in your emails (i.e. mention your company name or purpose of email). If you are forwarding an email with a vague Subject line to someone else, it is perfectly acceptable to append/edit the original Subject before sending. If you are an...
Mass Emailing is a great way to communicate with customers. By sending out targeted emails to your contacts and customers with information they might even want to receive promotions, notifications, industry news....all the stuff that might interest people who are interested in your company, subject or business. According to recent studies mass emailing provides the...
Once known as "Google Places" now called "Google Place Search" is a major force in local internet searching. About 20% of internet searches are local so Google has gone to great lengths to target local small business advertising. However, less than 10% of local businesses actually have their own Google...
