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• 2010 In-Stream Video Advertising Predictions – Interview with Google

  
  Reel SEO Video Marketing — Authority: 499
  I interview Ari Paparo, Group Product Manager of Advertising Product for Google, about his forecast shared at the Chicago Interactive Marketing Association’s 7th Semiannual Interactive Marketing Survey, that in-stream video advertising will be “huge” in 2010 , thanks to growing adoption by media sales ...
  2 days ago

• Ingram Micro, NEXCOM, Build Digital Signage Relationship

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 578
  Digital Signage — otherwise known as electronic advertising — is the fancy name for the technology behind those LCD adverts you may have seen popping up recently. Ingram Micro has thrown its hat in the ring and added another division to an already populated distribution channel. The end-to-end solution comes ...
  3 days ago

• Cisco, EMC and VMware: A Second-Day Look at Vblock

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 578
  The VAR Guy has spent a few days digesting recent developments from Cisco, EMC and VMware. The trio, as you may have heard, have teamed up and unleashed a cloud effort dubbed “Vblock.” Hmmm. What are the implications for channel partners? Take a look. The trio claims 20% of $350 billion spent worldwide on data ...
  4 days ago

• HelpHive Shifts: SMBs Must Opt-In to Have HelpHive Number

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  HelpHive , the new Seattle-based leads provider for service SMBs, had made some changes after  running into real PR problems last week from Evan Conkllin, an angry (and persistent) plumber. He was irate that the company was taking SMB phone numbers and trademark info, and funneling them through  their own system ...
  5 days ago

• North American SMBs: Falling for Managed Services?

  
  MSPmentor — Authority: 525
  Here’s an interesting business and technology paradox: AMI Partners, a research firm, says North American SMBs will increase their spending on remote managed services at a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent for the next five years. Sounds awesome. But if things are so good why are some MSP software providers ...
  5 days ago

• Microsoft Online Services Ready Reckoner

  
  Ub News — Authority: 557
  Microsoft launches Online Services to provide on-demand e-mail and collaboration solutions for customers in India Microsoft Online Services Subscription is available upwards of $2 per user per month. The Microsoft Online Services product family offers Exchange Online (for e-mail) and Office SharePoint Online ...
  1 week ago

• Microsoft Online Services available in India from November 7

  
  Ub News — Authority: 557
  Microsoft Online Services will be available in India from November 7: Microsoft has officially launched Online Sevices in India today. ‘Online Services’ includes Exchange Online (for e-mail), Office SharePoint Online (portals and collaboration), Office Live Meeting (for conferencing), Exchange Hosted Services and ...
  1 week ago

• The Angry Plumber: ‘Don’t Misappropriate My Online Listing!’

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  A flurry of business lead services have cropped up, each a variation on the model that has been successfully developed by ServiceMagic and others. They basically provide a directory, information, leads and marketing services. One of the new crop of lead services is HelpHive in Seattle, which recently launched and ...
  1 week ago

• The Angry Plumber: ‘Don’t Misappropriate My Online Listing!’

  
  Local Onliner — Authority: 468
  A flurry of business lead services have cropped up, each a variation on the model that has been successfully developed by ServiceMagic and others. They basically provide a directory, information, leads and marketing services. One of the new crop of lead services is HelpHive in Seattle, which recently launched and ...
  1 week ago

• Marchex Dives Into Self-Serve

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  Self-serve ad solutions aren’t a major part of the ad universe today. A recent BIA/Kelsey survey found few companies selling more than 10 percent of their SMB advertising via online. But self-serve meets the needs of certain online-oriented categories. And for economic reasons, of course — they are far cheaper to ...
  1 week ago

• TeamLogic IT Gains PR Buzz From Windows 7

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 578
  TeamLogic IT , a US-based network of VARs and solutions providers, says it is now servicing Windows 7. The move is the latest channel-related vote of confidence in Microsoft’s new operating system. But perhaps the bigger news here: TeamLogic IT is using low-cost PR moves to potentially ride the Windows 7 wave into ...
  1 week ago

• RCN pours the wideband love on SMBs

  
  Telecom Industry News — Authority: 143
  RCN Business Services is playing into the idea that the existing HFC passing the main streets to get into residential neighborhoods can serve a dual purpose for SMBs along that path. While RCN has trailed its larger MSO counterparts (Cablevision, Cox, Comcast and Time Warner) that have been aggressively targeting ...
  1 week ago

• BookFresh: Appointments are Building Blocks, Not Marketplaces

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  One way to get into SMB accounts is to take over their appointment calenders. This is an approach that has been embraced by a growing horde of start-ups….at least ten by some counts. Silicon-Valley-based BookFresh , formerly known as HourTown, has raised $1.5 million from NBC Universal, Baseline Ventures , Hatch ...
  1 week ago

• ShopCity Partners with Chambers of Commerce, Local Govts

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  The potential of working with Chambers of Commerce to sell online marketing accounts to local businesses  is an alluring one. They potentially can provide the highest quality, best context leads  for SMBs. Initial  efforts to partner with Chambers, however,  haven’t generally worked out  due to their  poor ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thumbtack - Local Leads for the Rest of the Small Business World

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  I recently had a chance to talk with Marco Zappacosta, Founder & CEO of Thumbtack, a newly launched online resource for trusted local businesses. Thumbtack facilitates an online marketplace for local services by offering consumers one place to easily find, compare, and purchase local services, while also giving ...
  2 weeks ago

• Qwest responds to the SMBs call for simplicity

  
  Telecom Industry News — Authority: 143
  The small to medium business (SMB) market may be one of the most diverse markets for any telecom provider to serve, but they do share some common attributes: they dont have the staff, knowledge or really the time to handle complex IT provisioning and maintenance. After polling a group of SMBs earlier this year, who ...
  2 weeks ago

• Canada’s YPG Makes Big Online Moves

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  New Yellow Pages Group (Canada) CMO Stephane Marceau, on the job since June, is beginning to make his mark, with two big online announcements this week, which combined suggest YPG is stepping up its efforts to generate more traffic on its own porperty as well as through major Canadian traffic sources. Today YPG ...
  2 weeks ago

• Kuni BMW Leverages Local/Social: 4,690 Facebook ‘Fans’

  
  Kelsey Group Blogs — Authority: 548
  For those that doubt that social media can play an effective role in local business marketing, check out Kuni  BMW , which is based in Beaverton, OR. The dealership has a headstart with its nameplate – BMW owners are well known for their sense of community.  Many still flash each other’s headlights when they ...
  2 weeks ago

• Netgear Touts SMB Security Strategy

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 578
  Netgear wants to be the Swiss Army Knife of SMB security. The company continues to promote a unified threat management device — called the ProSecure UTM10 — for VARs and solutions providers serving the small and midsize business markets. Here’s a look at Netgear’s strategy. Netgear claims its UTM solutions, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Linux-ready remote access software revd

  
  fsdaily.com - Free Software News - Published news — Authority: 159
  Italian remote access specialist NoMachine announced a version of its X Windows-based, Linux-compatible NX Remote Access solution for small businesses. The NX Small Business Server, which offers up to 10 concurrent sessions, incorporates last months release of NX 3.4.0, which added multi-monitor support.
  3 weeks ago

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