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Meet the New Social Media Rising Star: Pinterest

| February 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

If you haven’t heard of Pinterest you’re not alone. The social networking site is geared towards bride-to-be’s, as well as fashionistas and bakers. Pinterest has risen from trendy newcomer in social media to one of the more popular social networks. In fact, in January Pinterest accounted for 3.6% of all referral traffic online, just barely [...]

New & Improved Portfolio!

| February 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

If you haven’t already noticed, Turbo has updated its portfolio! In fact, now there are three separate portfolios that showcase: website design, social media design and case studies. Feel free to browse through each to see our work. As you can see, we work with a wide variety of businesses, including start-up breweries, gardening supply [...]

What Types of Social Media Messages Should I Be Publishing?

| January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

By now most medium to large businesses have a social media presence. An assortment of small businesses are also using social media. While this is a good sign, the problem is that “having a social media presence” and “using social media” doesn’t necessarily translate into success. The goal of any business using social media should [...]

Internet Blackout: January 18, 2012

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

If you haven’t already noticed, several of the Internet’s most popular sites, namely Wikipedia and Craigslist, are unavailable today. There are a lot of people who will try to visit these sites today and they’ll be met with a surprise: they’re blacked out! On this monumental day many popular websites are voicing their displeasure with [...]

Get Ready to Transition Your Old FBML Facebook Pages

| January 11, 2012 | 1 Comments

The deadline is looming, or so we think! It’s been announced throughout 2011 that the end of FBML Fan pages on Facebook would be here by now. We heard June 2011, January 2012 and now June 1, 2012, according to the Sept 2011 f8 Developer Conference. So when should you transition your FBML page? Sooner [...]

Youtube Tips & Strategies for 2012

| January 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

By now most businesses realize the power of Youtube. Being the #2 most searched site on the web, after Google, Youtube has become a viable resource for information and answers to questions that consumers have. Having a solid Youtube presence can help enhance your brand, build your company’s credibility and drive more traffic to your [...]

A Look Back at 2011 Predictions

| December 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

What a year! 2011 is nearly over and it’s time to look back. Rather than talk about Steve Jobs, the Zynga IPO, or any other social media news I want to look back on some 2011 predictions I made early in the year. Keep in mind that I really didn’t go out on a limb [...]

The Value of Google+

| December 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

At first glance Google+ seems like just another social network, and with all the time businesses already spend on Facebook and Twitter can they really handle another network? Better yet, should businesses be delegating even more time to social networking now that Google+ is growing? As an internet and social media marketing consultant it might [...]

How Often Should I Send Email Blasts?

| December 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

To build and continue to grow your business you need to invest in email marketing. Assuming you have a solid platform and you’re generating leads then you need to market the these people. The question that I often encounter is, “how often should I send email blasts to my list?” This is a very good [...]

Co-Founder of Social Network Diasporo Dies

| November 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

One of the founders of the social networking site, Diaspora, was reported to have passed away on Monday at the age of 22. Ilya Zhitomirskiy, along with four other New York University students, founded Diaspora, an alternative to Facebook, in 2010. It’s currently unknown how or exactly when he died. Diaspora let’s users keep control [...]