Technology Trends

SEO — Just Snake Oil?

By Janet Meiners Thaele… - Feb 19, 2009 - 29 Comments

A recent column in PC Magazine has the search engine optimization (SEO) community up in arms. John Dvorak writes that he tried one SEO tactic on his blog and saw a negative impact. His conclusion? SEO is snake oil. Respected online search expert Aaron Wall fired back a post with evidence that SEO … Read More

More Coverage of Small Business Summit

By Anita Campbell - Feb 7, 2009 - 16 Comments

I continue with part 2 of my coverage of the 4th annual Small Business Summit in New York this past week (read part 1 for background and additional coverage). * * * Intuit -- Intuit had a strong presence at the Summit and I managed to spend a few minutes with Rachel Euretig of Intuit … Read More

Report from Small Business Summit

By Anita Campbell - Feb 7, 2009 - 15 Comments

Earlier this week I was in New York to attend the 4th annual Small Business Summit. This is one of my must-attend events each year. There are several events named "Small Business Summit" but this particular one is the only one put on by small business owners for small business … Read More

SEO Trends for 2009

By Matt McGee - Jan 26, 2009 - 47 Comments

Following the pace of change relating to search engine optimization -- or SEO as it's often called -- can be dizzying. Sure, there are landmark changes every once in a while that almost everyone hears about; Google's introduction of "universal search", in May 2007, is one example. But Google … Read More

Top 10 Software Publishing Trends

By Tim Berry - Jan 21, 2009 - 15 Comments

Like President Barack Obama said, it's about getting up and dusting ourselves off. He also mentioned risk taking, and doers, and creativity. In software publishing, as much as anywhere, the web continues to change the business landscape. Retail markets go down in a double-whammy of technology … Read More

Top Ten Technology Trends for Small Businesses – 2009

By Ramon Ray - Jan 13, 2009 - 40 Comments

Every year two things happen in the world of technology overall and especially in the world of small businesses. 1. Technology remains the same (cell phones, computers, web browsers - ho hum) 2. Technology evolves and gets better (think iPhone, Netbooks, Google's Chrome - match them to the … Read More

Top Ten Tech Tools for 2009

By Anita Campbell - Dec 11, 2008 - 15 Comments

What do Google Apps Premier, the Dell Mini 9 netbook computer, the CardScan business card scanner, an HP Touchsmart PC, and the iPod Touch have in common? They are all among my top ten picks for technology tools that the well-equipped entrepreneur should have in 2009. Every year around … Read More

Spam Reduced 66% Worldwide After One Company Shuttered

By Anita Campbell - Nov 15, 2008 - 18 Comments

Worldwide spam is down 66% since this past Tuesday, November 11, 2008, after two ISPs said "enough!" and pulled the plug on a California hosting company. The story was reported by the Washington Post: The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide dropped drastically today after a Web hosting firm … Read More

Five Disturbing Tech Trends

By Anita Campbell - Oct 5, 2008 - 15 Comments

For the most part I think technology is a very good thing, saving us time and money in our business lives. But sometimes technology goes in the other direction, causing us concerns. And usually it's not the technology per se, but the way it's employed. My latest column at Inc Technology looks at … Read More

Ever Wondered How to Create Online Videos?

By Deborah Brown - Sep 27, 2008 - 12 Comments

The inspiration for this post started when Steve Rucinski of Small Business CEO pointed his readers to an article about making a web video to promote your business. He linked out to an article on Get Entrepreneurial about five quick tips for making a better video, written by Lou Bortone. … Read More

Isaac Newton Could Have Predicted Our Technology Attitudes

By Anita Campbell - Sep 22, 2008 - 12 Comments

Last week, friend and colleague John Jantsch wrote "What's money got to do with it?". In his article, he examined how deep-seated attitudes about money can hold us back. As he pointed out, "Many a wonderfully creative, self-promoting, innovative, passionate and seemingly successful entrepreneur … Read More

What, Me Obsessive About Checking Email?

By Mark Anderson - Sep 19, 2008 - 12 Comments

I'm obsessed with checking my email. I'm positively Pavlovian about it. I hear that little DING! and I simply must know who's contacted me and why! It's one of the reasons I bought a Blackberry and later an iPhone. I feel better if I know I'm connected. You can imagine how I feel when I … Read More