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Help from Unexpected Sources

I have been working with  client of ours doing PPC. Recently, this client wondered if I would be able to reserve their company name on Twitter, just in case they ever want to venture out into the social media world. I didn’t think it would be a problem so I went to Twitter only to find…

Facebook and Privacy

I recently attended a Facebook seminar hosted by the Calgary Women’s Shelter. The presenter Dr. Montana Miller from Bowling Green Univserity in Ohio pointed out some pretty creepy privacy policies from Facebook. She recommends that we all check our privacy settings from time to time because Facebook has a habit of changing settings as well…

Google Going Green

I love riding bikes. Here is me on one of my very favorite bikes that I named – Goldy Hawn (It’s gold and it folds in half – get it?) So I was very pleased to hear about Google Maps new feature that was recently release in Canada – biking directions. See the little bicycle…

Online Marketing in 2nd coldest place on Earth

Matt here – doing my first blog post in a while. I wanted to share an interesting factoid. Calgary is the 2nd coldest place on Earth today trailing the South Pole by only 5 degrees Celsius. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.wx-now.com/Weather/WxExtremes.aspx&h=a9274 On behalf of the rest of the Anduro staff, I can say that we are all greatful to…

5 Myths about Google Adwords

I saw an interesting article in my inbox this morning that I would like to share. Google: 5 Myths and a Reality about Google Adwords. I am going to paraphrase but keep in mind, this is directly from the keyboard of Google “itself”. Myth 1: “Online advertising is not for local businesses.” Seems to me…

Google Product Extensions

Flipping through the Website Magazine, I stumbled across an article called “Flexing Your Marketing Muscles with Google Product Extensions” by Brian Lewis. This article is about Google Product extensions which are putting an end to the 70-character ad text which is incredibly restricting, the ‘one landing page per keyword’ rule and the fact that image…

Google’s Top Spot

I read an interesting article today in regards to Google’s number one spot and how much value there is to it. I was definitely intrigued by the post which is why I am sharing it but the more I think about it, there are a lot of missing components here. The article How Much is a…