Favorite Free Resource Of The Month: Mikogo

We spend a lot of time trying out applications. Our goal is to let you know about the pick of the litter. And we’re picky. We like free, we like stable, we like ease of use (isn’t that the Site Ducky motto?) and above all it really has to improve your business efficiency. So enough explanation. On to this month’s favorite app! Mikogo

Is Your Browser A Security Risk?

It’s no longer front page news that China was behind the cyber attack on Google in January. But what you may not have caught was that Microsoft admitted that Internet Explorer 6 browser was the “weak link” in that attack. It was just this week that I discovered of the 10% of users still plugging along with this nine-year old behemoth, one of them was my own boyfriend! There was the comical V-8 slap on the forehead moment when I realized his constant susceptibility to having his PC infected with nasty “Trojan Horses” was due to the fact he was still running IE6. That prompted me to write this article – yes, some of you (I’m not naming names) are still running IE6. This article is designed to help save you some pain.

Earth Hour 2009

Earth Hour 2009

Join us in turning out our lights for one hour. Make your voice count for what you believe in. Our planet.

(Slightly) More Advanced Twitter Tips – Tweeting InDepth

You’ve been twittering a week. Suddenly your follow rate is exploding and you are spending unexpected hours responding to follows and seeing who is following you. And this is in addition to reading tweets, responding to tweets, retweeting and trying to write relevant blog articles to in turn tweet your own horn. Time to refine!

New To Blogging? 9 Useful (And Not So Obvious) Tips For Small Businesses

You have to start somewhere and while we can’t learn it for you, here are a few tips, that we felt aren’t very obvious to the new blogger, to help you on your journey. If we can save your business some time, or keep you from making beginner mistakes, then this post has done its job!

Social Bookmarking Buttons: Free & Essential For Your Website and Blog

ShareThis: This is a handy little (free) service that provides a button you post on your website page (or blog) that allows others to share your information across a wide variety of networks such as Twitter, Facebook, by Email, and social bookmarking sites.

New To Tweeting? 12 Useful (And Not So Obvious) Tips For Business Newcomers

Learning any new system takes a little time and patience. Whether you’ve registered or thinking about it there’s always a few things that are not immediately evident to the newbie. Following are 10 nuggets of useful information that a small business, who is new to Twitter, may find will save some valuable time and a few “oh duh”, or even worse “oh no!” moments.

Why Twittering Is Essential For Small Business Success

Thoughts about how Twitter can be used by small businesses and three real examples of small businesses that use Twitter and how they communicate their authenticity, establish relationships and successfully convey their message.