Get ready to claim your Vanity URL on Google+

Claim your vanity URLOver last few days, Google has invited early Google Profile users to claim a vanity URL, and left those not invited wondering how this all might work.

We have received questions from “Do you know the link where one can claim a vanity URL?”; to, “can we call someone?”. This evening, I received my notification to claim my Google+ URL:  “www.google.com/+BirgitPauli-Haack”.

Read the full post on Relevanza blog by Birgit Pauli-Haack

360 on Facebook - As a social network, as a business and as an Ad-Platform

For the last few weeks, Facebook as received quite a lot of attention. Relevanza’s co-founder, Steve Hart keeped his ears on the ground and cherry-picked a few topics for you. 

Economist’s view: Facebook is a toy

Facebook and small businesses…yes, you can also join Facebookistan

Facebook vs. Google…advertising reach…um, no contest.

GM spent $10 million on Facebook ads? Really? Why?

Got two bucks? Facebook will give a little extra “oomph” to your posts.

Have you set-up your Facebook Brand Page? Please make sure to post it in the comment section so we as well as our readers can like it and connect with you there. 

Score, Naples Chamber, Google To Present Workshop

SCORE Naples and the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce will team up with Google representatives to present a workshop on May 19. The subject: How to create a website and how to promote your business on the Internet. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Chamber’s offices, 2390 Tamiami Trail N. Registrants are advised to bring their own laptop computers. The program begins with Google representatives on how to build a free website using Intuit Sitebuilder. Next will be the basics of how other people find your business online, with methods including search engine optimization. The last part of the program is how to grow your business online. There is no charge for this workshop. Seats can be reserved at scorenaples.org between 9 a.m. and noon

Top 10 Google Chrome Plugins for Small Businesses

Over the last three years, I have grown very fond of the Google Chrome web browser. It’s fast, it’s optimized for Google Apps and it has a small foot print on your machine. And, a little techie tidbit: each tab runs in its own process on the machine, so if one website crashes the browser, the other tabs won’t go down with it. It’s cross-plattform, runs on Windows, Ubuntu/Linux & Macs.

With a growing need to manage your online life across various devices, desktop, laptop, smartphone, office computer, home computer, tablet, iPad, Kindle Fire, using Apps also on a browser reduces a lot of synchronization and configuration issues. 

Today, I wanted to share Mashable’s Top 10 Google Chrome Plugins for Small Business. 

My most recent discovery was Tweetdeck, by Twitter with well-thoughtout features you need to manage your growing Twitter interests and keep personal and business accounts separate. I am working on  ”How to use Tweetdeck” post for next week.

If you don’t have Google Chrome yet here you can download it.

And: Make sure you post comments and share your experience here for others to read, too!  

Resources For Facebook & Google Plus Brand Pages

Here are the three slide shows used in Friday’s session: 

Using RSS Graffiti To connect Facebook Page to Your Blog

Google + (Plus) Why You Should Bother!

Creating your Google Plus Brand Page

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