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The History of Self-Planning Trips on Computer

How did we plan trips long before GoogleMaps or TripAdvisor? Do you remember? Well the ultimate trip-planning devices I remember were the AAA TripTic (non-computer; books listing places & providing reviews). So using reviews to choose restaurants and hotels are not merely a social media invention! One of the properties defining “social media” is “self

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On Press Releases & Google

Something that has come up a lot in my world recently regarding SEO has been questions about whether or not Google likes company press releases. For example, the question & my answer below… The Question: I wanted to ask your opinion about using PR distribution for SEO purposes. I know that Google has cracked down

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New Domain vs. Old Domain

I’m getting SEO questions and project requests a lot lately on one theme. Here’s the question: So let’s say a company owns two domain names – A and B. The existing company site is on domain A and has good long-term google organic indexes, traffic, etc. But the company has changed brand names and is

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Marketing Approaches for the Graphic Design Industry

How to approach business and marketing, for graphic designers is a tough and necessary question. I have been a designer and know a lot of people in the industry. As President of Savannah College of Art and Design Alumni in Atlanta, I see the questions and needs all the time. It’s hard to grasp all

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A Kid’s Perspective on Digital Use & Society

My kid recently expressed observations and pet peeves regarding tech devices and how “adults” talk about them. Some real gems came out of this conversation: •    “I can’t stand it when people say ‘open your computer.’ I don’t have a computer – I have a chrome book. All the kids in my class have chrome

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