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Today at Searchology, Google has launched a search results enhancement called “rich snippets” that uses meta data from web pages (from microformats such as hCard, hCalendar, and RDF) to display additional details (both content and meaning) about pages in the results. This initial launch supports reviews (with sites such as Yelp) and people (with s Read More

New research has found that economic woes are causing consumers to change the way they spend their time, as well as their money. Social networking continues to play a big part in their lives and savvy businesses will be forging relationships now ready for when the economy recovers. Read More

Ask a dozen entrepreneurs why they started a business and you'll get a dozen different answers. Talking with others entrepreneurs about their experiences, insight, and perspective on business and life can be very informative and inspirational. I can't think of a better role model than Janice Bryant Howroyd, the founder and CEO of ACT 1 Perso Read More

One of the things that we've been reading about quite a bit in search news is the share of the market that each of the search engines have. Google has jumped up over 70% of the market share while Yahoo!, the No. 2 search engine, is in decline. But even more striking news is that the increase in the number of people who search for long keyword phra Read More

In today's world, business owners need to market to customers in every way possible. To do so, they need to make sure they are aware of the methods that technology allows them to reach their customers. With marketing tools such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and telephones becoming the new rage, business owners must be able to focus on the most i Read More

In a business world which is getting more competitive each and every day, there's one thing which will keep your customers coming back again and again — a valuable customer experience. Your customer experience begins and ends with spectacular customer service. Read More

VC financing is in a mess because the economy is in a mess. Fix the entrepreneurial economy and deals will again begin to look attractive enough to secure venture capital financing. We do not have a supply of capital problem, we have a supply of attractive deals problem. Read More

Are markets getting out ahead of government intervention when it comes to small business lending? It seems that small business lending is starting to heat up, but the SBA is mired in the complexity of trying implement their part of the "stimulus." Read More

The question that plagues many small businesses today is, "How to Use Twitter to Drive Business". The key is to use Twitter in a creative way that fulfills the following objectives, and by using a Twitter strategy called the F.A.V.E model... Read More

When it comes to books that hold plenty of priceless wisdom for owners of growing businesses, "Ready, Blame, Fire!: Myths and Misses in Marketing," by Ira Blumenthal, stands out. Here are the 10 most common myths among marketing strategists that Blumenthal, who has assisted many leading brands, dispels in his book. Read More