Author: Courtney Robertson

  • Christmas Wishlist 2011 – Gadgets, Gear, and Accessories

    What’s on your personal or business Christmas wishlist?  Below you’ll find my top tech gadgets and accessories that are on my list. [amazon_link id=”B005CLPP84″ target=”_blank” ]Roku 2 XS 1080p Streaming Player[/amazon_link] [amazon_image id=”B005CLPP84″ link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium”]Roku 2 XS 1080p Streaming Player[/amazon_image] As a cord-cutter, I have just 3 tv channels, NBC 25, Maryland Public Television,…

  • Google Apps for Small Business Productivity

    How does your business coordinate with others internally or remote workers and virtual assistants?  Sharing calendars within your organization, contacts, and documents are just the beginnings of what your business may need.  While the corporate world may look to MS Exchange Server, the more ideal solution for small businesses is Google Apps.

  • Google Plus Hangouts for Business

    Are you using Google Hangouts in your business? As Google Plus as officially launched Business Pages, I hope to see more businesses using Hangouts. I’ve been really considering how to use them, why to use them, and a variety of ways they could be best implemented.

  • Yelp matters more to Local Business Owners now due to Siri

    Local business owners need to be watching their presence on Yelp.  Earlier we looked at how small business owners can claim their business page on rating/review/check-in services. For some time Google Places aggregated the reviews on other systems into Google Place Pages.  Google’s Place Pages and their reviews matter in terms of search engine results.…