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Welcome to Google Places for Business. Find New Customers. San Francisco Restaurants, Dentists, Bars, Beauty Salons, Doctors. Boardreader - Forum Search Engine. Whrrl - Are You In? Check In to Join Societies. The Video Guide to Facebook Places for Businesses. Foursquare vs. Gowalla vs. MyTown: Which Is Better for Business? You know the location wars are heating up when a simple search for “Foursquare vs. Gowalla” returns millions of results. And then there’s MyTown. Which of these is right for your helping your local business? The two hottest location-based social networks—Foursquare and Gowalla—are taking different approaches to the market, and seeing unique uptake patterns as a result. While these companies have repeatedly said they don’t view each other as competitors, the activities on networks are similar.

What’s more, several other companies are making the case to be included in the discussion about the top location-based network, including Booyah’s MyTown, which has more users than Foursquare and Gowalla combined. Let’s take a look at how the location wars are unfolding and which of these services might be ideal for your marketing strategy. The Contenders Foursquare Foursquare, founded in 2009, has attracted more than 1 million users.

Gowalla MyTown The Battles Commercial Potential Functionality Fun. Why Foursquare Drives Business: What You Need to Know. For the first time in history, the Internet is focusing in on local business in a major way. And Foursquare is leading the trend. Instead of competing in a “global marketplace,” local business owners now have access to geotagging, local search, and location-based services. All of which make the Internet more useful to small business than it has ever been before. Imagine being a hotel owner with several rooms available at 8 o’clock one evening. Would you like to offer a loyalty program to customers without having to print those annoying punch-cards? New possibilities are being explored every day.

What Is Geotagging? It’s a good question because there are really two answers. First Answer: Geotagging is an added feature for Twitter (and other social media sites) that lets you identify your tweet location by town, neighborhood or precise location. Getting Started The great thing about a service like Foursquare is that you can’t cheat. For The Business Owner How it Works for Consumers. Real Time Search - Social Mention. 16 Tips for Successful Online Video Marketing. There’s no doubt that online video marketing is on the rise. Numerous studies and statistics prove that video works. In fact, Forrester Research found that videos were 50 times more likely to receive an organic first page ranking than traditional text pages. That’s a pretty impressive stat! Online video marketing is attractive to many businesses today for numerous reasons. In addition, social media sites and video go hand in hand and most sites encourage video posting and sharing.

If you’re new to video, or have been thinking about flipping on your camera for the first time, here are some tips and strategies to get you going. Six Quick Tips to Optimize Your Videos Once you record your video, follow these tips to make sure it reaches your core audience and gets the views it deserves. #1: Make your title count Just like a headline to a blog post, video titles can pull powerful traffic.

. #2: Provide excellent content Take some time to think about your ideal viewer. . #6: Go beyond YouTube.