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Tumblr is still down, is self-hosting more reliable?
Yesterday I began preparing to record a GFYD Member Tip of the Week, a training service we offer to train small business owners in social media. This week’s tip was to be an hour long jam-packed lesson on maximizing Tumblr for social networking and search engine optimization. However, this is what I found, not just…
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Google changes Gmail Contacts
[GIF, 24.16 KB]Tired of the old Google Contacts? It was pretty frustrating and a bit awkward to even locate. The Gmail team has been rolling out changes for where to find these contacts, making them also more useful in the process. Now the contacts area acts much as the rest of Gmail. You can easily…
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Using Google Reader to track LinkedIn Answers
[PNG, 89.27 KB] LinkedIn‘s Q&A is a great place to freely help others. By giving answers to others, you are increasing your social media equity, as well as potentially creating referrals or even forming a business relationship. However, remembering to go there and keep up with all the new questions can be tedious. Learn how…
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How to subscribe to news or blogs with Google Reader
Rather than going out to get the news, have it delivered to you. Look at the sites you read the most, whether news, sports, blog posts, or most anything else now comes with an RSS button (see the orange button). Use that to have the news sent to your Google Reader account rather than having…