You may want to consider building out an international presence to help your business grow for many years to come, but it isn't always easy – you have to deal with different time zones, languages, and cultures.
When a crisis does hit, Google's Crisis Response team use open data features with Google Earths KML markup to show evacuation zones and route maps, but the key is to work with authoritative local media outlets to disseminate the information.
Content creators are going to be pushed out of their comfort zones and many may have to transition to more editorial roles as the world’s need for information grows. It was just what serious writers had to do at the time to survive, between more...
Using YouTube annotations (those clickable 'zones' which pop up on some YouTube videos), the watcher can literally change the ending of the video by erasing the key verb in the title and replace it with their own.
After redeeming with the parking gods, you'll no longer have to worry about runaway shopping carts, tow away zones, parking tickets, or even parallel parking – all thanks to the new prime spots that will become available to you.
This will also allow more shares to accrue on social sites across time zones improving the chances of being featured as "top [shared] news". Listen up, fellow SEOs.it's time to unite! Before giving in to the dark side, check out these SEO tips to...
Fortunately, AdWords gives you the tools to manage multiple time zones – if you know where to look and how to deploy them. A savvy advertiser in the Eastern US time zone might run ads only between 8am and 9pm to accommodate all 3 time zones in the...
Auto-posting or publishing software can be useful for this, especially if you have fans in different time zones. Using enterprise-level products by developers in Facebook’s PDC program may mitigate that risk, but that could change at any time.
New Zealand opens the tournament against Tonga today - the international time zones make the days different and many of the games in the early hours of other countries. The 2011 Rugby World Cup begins today in New Zealand and in recognition of this...
WNYC has posted a map of evacuation zones and threat level estimates for residents of New York City: If the search engines aren't fast enough for you, Twitter is another source for real-time info on the hurricane.
The two companies are also joining forces to create Chrome Zones outside the gates of these privileged flights. The next time you take off with us, spend your flight in the cloud. This time the two are also holding a Chromebook giveaway – using...
Marketers in the U.S.are accustomed to accounting for different time zones. The critical piece is making sure you have this not only for reporting purposes, but for optimization and real-time media mix decisions.
Top YouTube Videos of Canada Election 2011 by Greg Jarboe The General Election in Canada on Monday, May 2, 2001, could turn out to be a real nail biter, but Canadians who tweet or post local results from the national election online before polling...
The General Election in Canada on Monday, May 2, 2001, could turn out to be a real nail biter, but Canadians who tweet or post local results from the national election online before polling stations close in all six time zones face fines.
For those of you in different time zones, the footage will be reshown in its entirety directly following the event and will be available in full on the site to view afterward. The YouTube blog notes that this wedding "is already heralded as the...
Social Time Zones Enterprise-level search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns must be goal-focused, yet nimble enough to jump on new opportunities that result from social media market shifts and search engine algorithm updates.
There is some learning curve to these platforms as they are considerably different from the comfort zones of Google AdWords and Microsoft adCenter. While I still grumble about Microsoft adCenter from time to time, I'm becoming more of a fan with...
Should it be the latter option, it would be precious information for SEOs to know the strategy by geographical zones. At the time, it had issued a call for action to the public, asking users to test drive the new indexing system and to provide...
Time zones, differing work ethics and standards, holidays, and a million other little hiccups can be costly. I've been spending a great deal of time with SEM people lately and none of them are running short of opinions.
As marketers, we'll need to leave our comfort zones to succeed in the social ecosystem. Whether you're trying to drive online traffic, build inbound links, sell online, or promote brand awareness, it's time to consider blogs in your marketing efforts.
