
While Google is constantly releasing amazing new products, services & tools, they also have some older-but-wiser items that have been around for awhile, which you may not be aware of. One of these invaluable tools is Google Insights for Search, which launched wayyyyy back in 2008.
This incredible, free tool allows you to check [...]
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The bed tax is the life’s blood of most of the DMO world, and Montana (along with a lot of other states) isn’t giving up their full revenue without a fight. The state’s Governor is fighting mad, claiming online booking agency Travelocity isn’t shelling out the full bed tax amount on bookings within the state.
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Content is the reigning king of the internet, and where there’s content – there’s plagarism. If you’ve ever been the victim of content thievery, you know what a crappy feeling it is to have your work stolen, with no recognition.
But thanks to a freelance reporter friend, I’ve learned about a nifty tool that can automatically [...]
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In today’s society, overnight fame can strike anytime, anywhere, just like lightning. Never before have we lived in an age when fame erupts from nothing more than an amateur YouTube video or a clip on the local news.
The most prominent recent example of this phenomenon is Mr. Antoine Dodson, of “Bed Intruder” fame. Mr. Dodson [...]
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Remember coming home from school and your parents asking you “What did you learn at school today?” I remember saying, “I just got home Dad, I don’t want to recap everything I learned at school right now…but it was a lot and I’m much smarter than I was yesterday.”
Well, thanks to the social [...]
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In our information-hungry society, apparently a few seconds is too long when it comes to a Google search. The information monolith rolled out a new tool: Google Instant, which promises to shave 2-5 seconds per search. How will YOU spend your extra 25 seconds a day?
The premise behind Google Instant is that it predicts your [...]
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When it comes to travel, user review sites have proved a complex challenge for business owners. While these sites have become utterly invaluable tools for travelers, they’ve also been an issue for some property owners dealing with negative or defamatory reviews.
Trip Advisor, arguably the most popular travel review site on the web, is being sued [...]
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In this day and age, who hasn’t felt the sting of email overload? Thousands of messages flooding into your inbox, with no way to immediately determine what’s important and what’s not. It’s time consuming to sort through the clutter, but the always-innovative Google is rolling out a new feature to help clear the way.
Gmail has [...]
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When I was in 4th grade, I got my first computer. It was a TRS-80 Color Computer from Radio Shack, and in 1983, it was big news. It had a tape deck for the hard drive and I could manage to program my name to repeat itself across the screen. Smooooooth. Call me the OG [...]
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Being human, we tend to focus on our shortcomings. Finding fault is a common theme in many workplaces and personal lives. But does this attitude really benefit us? Not according to Tom Rath, the author of StrengthsFinder 2.0.
As a researcher with Gallup, Rath has been conducting strengths-based assessments for years, and his studies have shown [...]
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