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Entrepreneurs Are Needed To Make Web Searches Smarter

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are the first to deliver this, your startup might be the next Google! This has been a long-time dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who (really) invented the World Wide Web. He calls his dream the ‘ Semantic Web ’ (or Web 3.0), meaning it understands user context. Memorable personality. Good organizational skills.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. To get started, go to the International Business Innovation Association web site, and use the search tool provided to see what’s available in your area.

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Google Code API Console – Nicely Done

SoCal CTO

Google Code just release the API console. It better organizes Google’s APIs and I even discovered a couple new APIs. Right now (more are expected soon) it provides: Buzz API - Google Buzz provides developers with a powerful set of API endpoints for searching, reading, and updating post content and metadata.

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Los Angeles Web Developer

SoCal CTO

Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. My flippant comment was, “If you do a Google search for Los Angeles web developer, you’ll find a LOT of people and firms.” And he’s right there’s a big difference.

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Google Retires Reader Launches Google Keep To Take On Evernote

Tech Zulu Event

Google announced it will retire its Reader service July 1 to the disappointment of many, and many were out already looking for the best alternative. However, Google had something else in mind, launching a service that might even be better than Google Reader. Google Keep solves that problem. Why Google Keep.

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6 Keys To Preserving A Positive Business Image Online

Startup Professionals Musings

Most entrepreneurs don’t even know how to keep track of what people are saying about them on the web, much less how to respond or remove it. Web reputation management, both business and personal, has become a top priority requirement. Most people accept that no person or organization is perfect. Quickly address every negative.

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Search Engine Ranking Can Make Or Break Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I recommend that you stick with organic search, and use SEO to raise your ranking. SEO is not placing ads, but tuning your website so that it is more highly ranked by Google, and featured in the first page of results, not in an ad beside the results. Paid search engine ranking (PPC) is just buying advertising for your business.

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