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Choose from the information below to read previous posts, see what's new on the Web, or read current or past issues of our own Cat Creatives E-Newsletter. 01 Sep 2010
RIS Media: Older Adults’ Use of Social Networks Growing Fast - A growing number of adults are logging onto social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to stay connected, according to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and America Life Project. In fact, for adults 50-64 years old, the use of social networking sites have jumped by 88% in the past year, the study found. For those 65 and older, it has doubled. read more... 17 Aug 2010
Tech News World: Bogus DISLIKE Button Plagues Facebook - Facebook users are on the horns of a dilemma: Blindly give away their personal information to any third-party app that interests them, or hoard their personal information and steer clear of all third-party apps. Facebook either can't or won't tell users which apps are safe and which are scams, so it's apparently a case of Networker Beware. read more... 28 July 2010
New York Times: Small Business Options...With Squeeze on Credit, Microlending Blossoms - Before the economic collapse, microfinance - the granting of very small loans, mostly to poor people - was a concept most closely associated with the developing world. Now increased demand for smaller loans in the United States, gives microlending a higher profile and broadens its appeal. read more... 12 July 2010
Portfolio.com: Feeling a Bit Overconnected? Join the Crowd (Older article, yet so timely) - Young people have done a good job of integrating technology into their lives, but they are also the ones who are most concerned about being overconnected. This finding is part a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, The Mobile Difference, which discusses how different groups of American adults treat the latest trend in connectivity. read more... 24-27 June 2010
2010 ICSB World Conference: Cat Creatives as Silver Level Sponsor for this Year's World Conference - Cat Creatives was Silver Level Sponsor for this year's International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference. ICSB is bridging global boundaries to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. The 55th World Conference was June 24 - 27th in Cincinnati. read more... 04 June 2010
RIS Media: New Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Technology Ready to Revolutionize Real Estate Industry Online - New IDX/MLS search engine marketing system will hit the real estate industry over the next 12 months. It is a technology that breaks down an agents IDX feed and creates thousands of Web pages all targeting long tail keywords and adds them to their website. It first grabs up hundreds of long tailed keywords and then begins to also pull short tailed keywords over time from all Real Estate Listings. read more... 18 May 2010
Cincinnati.com: In making business plan, strategy's crucial - In this day and age, do you really need a business plan? After all, everyone's in a hurry. In a world of 140-character tweets, can you really expect anyone to read a 30-page written business plan? Even if you're courting investors, couldn't you just to send them a few slides and financial projections? The concept of developing a business plan has come under fire in recent years. People have challenged the necessity of creating one, even for the most complex businesses. read more... 25 Apr 2010
Tech World News: Facebook's Open Graph: Now Everyone's the Center of Attention - For website masters, visibility in Facebook pages about the declared subject is one inherent advantage of Open Graph, as is the ability to communicate with users, via Facebook, who have declared they like the site's subject matter. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents his vision of a cross-site social platform whose developmental state may already be quite far along. read more... 09 Apr 2010
Search Engine Land: Google Now Counts Site Speed As Ranking Factor - Google has kept a promise it made last year: Site speed is now a ranking factor in Google’s algorithm, and is already in place for U.S. searchers. But Google also cautions web site owners not to sacrifice relevance in the name of faster web pages, and even says this new ranking factor will impact very few queries. read more... 26 Mar 2010
Small Business Trends: 5 Quick Ways To Improve Your Facebook SEO - With reports that Facebook sees more traffic than Google, it makes sense that many SMB owners are getting serious about setting up shop on the hip social networking site. Take the proper steps to increase your SEO efforts on your Facebook site. read more... 24 Mar 2010
New York Times: Google Calls for Action on Web Limits - The director of public policy for Google, told a joint Congressional panel that the US should consider withholding development aid for countries that restrict certain Web sites. He said censorship had become more than a human rights issue... read more... 01 Mar 2010
MSNBC Business: 10 of The Most Brilliant Marketing Ideas - Every now and then, an idea comes along that changes the marketing game for good. Yes, the campaign generates huge, instantaneous buzz and moves plenty of product -- but it also stands the test of time, infiltrating the culture in subtle ways for decades to come. read more... 09 Feb 2010
Advertising Age: What 'ThugLife' Can Teach Us About Twitter - This ignored demographic shows what you can learn when you look beyond social-media elites. It leads us to another valuable lesson, this one for marketers: People like to have fun and be entertained wherever they are -- even Twitter. read more... 08 Feb 2010
Articlesbase: What To Include In Your Social Media Marketing Strategy? - Creating a “buzz” around products, services, businesses or events is a requirement from all clients. The process of creating buzz doesn’t start from creating a Blog or creating a video, it’s a social media strategy that encompasses social media and word-of-mouth marketing. read more... 02 Feb 2010
REALTOR® Magazine: 6 Weeks to Better Search Engine Optimization - One of the best ways to see results quickly, experts say, is to optimize your site for search engines. Even if you did this when you developed your site, there may be room for improvement. read more... 24 Jan 2010
The Online Marketing Blog: Facebook Marketing Tips: Make the Most of Your Fan Page - If you haven’t already integrated Facebook into your online marketing mix by creating a fan page, you better do so... Take the guesswork of Facebook marketing, and follow these 5 tips for making the most of your fan page. read more... 05 Jan 2010
EntireWEB: Developing Your Online Business Brand - Developing a business brand online is an important strategic maneuver to help customers identify you or your products and what they stand for. Online branding not only helps to identify you with a particular niche but also helps building your reputation as well. read more... 16 Dec 2009
Happy Holi-daze: Cincinnati Women Bloggers Event - We want to thank everyone who came out to Pachinko the evening of December 15th to celebrate the holidays with us and with Cincinnati Imports. read more... 14 Dec 2009
Cat Creatives News: December 2009 E-Newsletter - Sharing... One of the rewarding projects that we've been working on lately - the new Website for the Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCB). read more... 11 Dec 2009
SEO News: 10 Things You Need to Know about SEO - A compiled a list of 10 vital things - from choosing an expert to instructing your web developer - that every marketer needs to consider when undertaking search engine optimization as part of their marketing mix. read more... 10 Dec 2009
RIS Media: Strategies to Keep Your Website in Tip-Top Shape - Part Two. As the Internet continues to evolve and more prospective buyers begin their home search on the Web, it is crucial that real estate professionals (and not only...) keep their website in tip-top shape. read more... 17 Nov 2009
EntireWeb: Link Building Best Practices - A Guide to Effective Link Building Methods. Link building is the process of building backlinks to your site. More backlinks (link form other sites to your site) a site has, higher it ranks on the search engines. Link building therefore is a mission of all webmasters. read more... 11 Nov 2009
SitePro News: 7 Social Media Tactics for Explosive Results - A standard social media campaign helps spread the word about you and encourages other people to as well. An explosive social media campaign has inherent viral exposure, inspires community driven communication, helps make the web a better place, and even brings joy to people, however fleeting. read more... 09 Nov 2009
SitePro News: Cutting Rank - How an Improper Domain Name Redirect Can Forfeit Your Top Rankings. Can my site rank better with a keyword-rich domain name? Sure. Can my site rank better without a keyword in the domain name at all? Absolutely. read more... 04 Nov 2009
RIS Media: Strategies to Keep Your Website in Tip-Top Shape - Part One. As the Internet continues to evolve and more prospective buyers begin their home search on the Web, it is crucial that real estate professionals (and not only...) keep their website in tip-top shape. read more... 06 Oct 2009
E-Zine Articles: The Tricky Issue of Duplicate Content - Being a full-time online marketer means you have to keep a close watch on how Google is ranking pages on the web... one very serious concern is the whole issue of duplicate content. More importantly, how does having duplicate content on your own site and on other people's sites, affect your keyword rankings in Google and the other search engines?. read more... 24 Aug 2009
GO Articles: Social Networking for Business Guide - It seems like there's an over-abundance of social sites nowadays. For a newbie, it can be quite intimidating when first joining a network or two and building a community. A handful of questions may run through your head: Which networks to join? How to participate? What's enough, or too much? How will it help my business? read more... 11 Feb 2009
SitePro News: 7 Basics of Good Web Design - Whether you are just starting a web design project, looking at revamping an existing site, or just wanting to double check the usability of your current web site you should consider these 7 Basics of Good Web Design. read more... |
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