All there is to know about NFC - Shopping
Near-field communication (NFC) has been slow to catch on in Australia; gradually, however, the technology is making its way in. The Commonwealth Bank introduced its NFC app Kaching six months ago; the NSW Government recently released an NFC tourism initiative down at The Rocks; and RIM is integrating it into its newer smartphones. However, it's not something with which the wider Australian public is particularly au fait yet.
DOWNLOAD Get Into Google+: A Guide For Everyone
Curious about Google+, but don’t know where or why to start? Check out “Get Into Google+: A Guide For Everyone”, the latest free Google Plus guide from MakeUseOf. This guide, by author Maggie Marystone, teaches you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Google Perhaps you were a founding member of MySpace. Maybe you’re a Facebook power user, or maybe you’ve just started to explore the world of social media. Either way, if you’re reading this guide, you have probably wondered, “Why should I sign up for Google+?”
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SEO: 5 Simple Steps for Choosing Effective Keywords
With Google placing a strong emphasis on quality contentfor performing well in organic search, it’s no wonder choosing the right keywords can make or break the success of the content you publish. We all want to attract more traffic to our website, but it’s not just about increasing numbers. We must choose the most effective keywords that connect with the right audience for our business, ultimately convincing visitors to convert as leads. This process of keyword research can be tricky, but when done well can have an outstanding impact on your Inbound Marketing efforts. Here are 5 simple steps for choosing effective keywords:
Twitter for Beginners: 5 Steps for Better Tweeting
Twitter is immensely useful as a utility for joining in the global conversation and sharing thoughts, opinions, information, and media. But for new users, there's also a fairly steep learning curve. For many people new to Twitter, the site doesn't immediately "make sense" and it can be a bit daunting. But there are things those users can do to make the service more useful from the get go. Below are five steps for new users to take in order to make the Twitter experience more enjoyable from the beginning.
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Import and analyze documents, images, PDFs, audio, video, spreadsheets, web pages, and Twitter and Facebook data Theme, case and in-vivo coding Review coding with coding stripes and highlights Merge NVivo for Mac projects Import and create transcripts
Lessons from the SEO Pros: Rank Better in Google & Bing
We had the good fortune of getting into the packed SXSW Interactive session on How to Rank Better in Google & Bing presented by a panel of search engine heavy hitters including, Danny Sullivan, Founding Editor of Search Engine Land; Duane Forrester Senior Product Marketing Manager, Bing Webmaster Tools and Matt Cutts, who heads the Webspam team at Google. Some attendees may have felt that having Forrester and Cutts on the same panel might result in a smack down between Google and Bing, but on the contrary, the two worked together to provide practical advice and a healthy dose of humor. They began with this video that explains what SEO is all about. Then they shared a few tips about how one should make website content the ingredients for a search engine recipe.
Build a Robust Profile - LinkedIn Career Services
Overview Your LinkedIn profile represents your definitive professional image on Web and is discoverable through millions of searches on LinkedIn or from search engines like Google. You are in complete control over what others see on your profile, so leverage this to showcase your skills and talents so the right people and opportunities find you. This guide will step you through how to build an outstanding LinkedIn profile.
A Nonprofit's Introduction to FileMaker
If your organization relies on spreadsheets, paper forms, or multiple applications to get your work done, you might consider using a FileMaker database solution instead. A FileMaker solution can bring disparate information together in one place and make it easy to add to, change, and query the data. What Is a FileMaker Solution? At its simplest, a FileMaker solution is made up of a database and a user interface. A database is a collection of information that is organized into files called tables.
Tesco opens 'virtual shop' inside Gatwick so you can fill your fridge while you wait for your plane
'Virtual fridge' uses barcode scanning app on smartphones to stock up online basketDeliveries can be booked for up to three weeks in advance, so deliverymen can turn up while you unpack after your holiday By Eddie Wrenn Published: 10:14 GMT, 8 August 2012 | Updated: 11:01 GMT, 8 August 2012 Tesco have today launched an interactive virtual grocery store at Gatwick Airport to help holidaymakers shop for their return using their smartphones. Tesco said the facility builds on its launch of a virtual store in Seoul, South Korea, last year, which allowed commuters to shop in subways and at bus stops by pointing their mobile phones at billboards. Travellers from Gatwick could avoid returning home to an empty fridge by scanning images of products like milk, bread, cheese, wine and chocolate with their smartphones.
Why Twitter Matters: Tomorrow’s Knowledge Network
Image via CrunchBase Twitter still comes in for high-blown denunciations from Great Persons who have never used it. But I ventured to suggest the other day (in a tweet, of course) that it is now an open question whether anyone can be a paid-up member of the commentariat in 2011 without a Twitter handle. Because while it is presently used for a score of different purposes (from chat-chat among friends to crass marketing efforts to smart customer service to newsgathering that beats any other source) at its core it offers two interlocking experiences which deliver value so great it is hard to measure.
Agrodok publications
Agrodok – Popular series of 44 books on small-scale sustainable agriculture, published by the Agromisa Knowledge Centre for Small Scale Sustainable Agriculture, based in Wageningen in the Netherlands. Agromisa is linked to Wageningen University and Research Centre, one of the world's leading research institutes on tropical agriculture. Agromisa operates a worldwide online Question-and-Answer Service on small-scale sustainable agriculture and rural development issues, working with Wageningen University and Research Centre staff members and graduates and a network of organisations with expertise in specific fields, free-of-charge to individuals and intermediate organisations in developing countries. Agromisa: Agrodok books focus on the tropics, but the information is relevant anywhere.
