Tag Archives: Google Alerts

Google Alerts for the Realtime Web

One of the more profound shifts over the last five years is the transformation of the Internet from a web of connected static pages to an avalanche of real-time communication streams. According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, every two days we fill the web with enough new data to equal all the information created between the dawn of civilization and 2003. Therefore, it’s becoming critical that communicators monitor the entire web – and do so in real-time.

The good news is that both Google and Bing…

Tools And Techniques To Manage Your Online Reputation

When it comes to driving positive brand awareness, it takes a lot of time and effort to maintain a company’s online reputation. Wikipedia says that a reputation is the opinion (or social evaluation) of a group, person or an organization based on certain criteria. With the dynamic nature of the social web and given that sharing content is as common as saying hello; it’s imperative for brands to monitor their reputation before a particular message or allegation becomes viral that probably shouldn’t have.

This…

Brands Taking Action On The Social Web

There are many examples today where brands are listening to their customer’s feedback and making decisions. eBay (client), for example, recently launched PayPal Student Accounts which stemmed from continued frustrations among their customers who wanted family accounts. Intel simply gave away t-shirts to a community that was begging for them. Starbucks (client) not only solved a serious business problem of coffee spillage,…