Local Search Insights & Information

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Bob Musilek 2010 Presidents Club Award Winner...

Yellowbook 360 just announced it's 2010 Presidents Club Award Winners Tuesday. This is the 4th win for Bob Musilek in the past 6 years, with back to back win's in 2009 & 2010.  Mr. Musilek attributes much of his success to the new direction and product lines Yellowbook 360 has released over the past few years. "Yellowbook 360 is a great company with tremendous vision and dedication to helping small business grow" say's Musilek. "I truly feel that our products and service are second to none in the local search industry " Musilek went on to say; " The product that is the real game changer in local search is Yellowbook's metrics reports" A small business owner now has complete visibility to all aspects of their marketing investment with Yellowbook. These reports take all the guess work & mystery out of advertising and marketing. "It's a true and honest look at return on investment for SMB's" ROI, has become one of the most important advertising factors for business owners today.  When asked about the future of local search Musilek had this to say: "Local search is evolving, location based products such as Yellowbook's FindMe, Facebook check-ins and Google Latitude have very interesting applications for small business, now blend in group buying products like Weforia and things get very exciting." In addition, Musilek is very excited about the direction of mobile search at Yellowbook. "Having a top ranked app on products like the Droid, I phone & I pad also open the door to a wide range of new and exciting opportunities for us in the very near future." No matter where or how people are searching today, we have products that fit a business owners needs, wants & goals.
In conclusion, Bob is very grateful to all his co-work for their help and support. "None of this would be possible without all of the tremendous caring people at Yellowbook 360."
"They are the true winners!"


Monday, July 12, 2010

I have had my new HTC Droid Incredible for a week now...
It is very fast, thanks to a 3G network.
My HTC features Android 2.1, a  8-megapixel camera and 8GB of internal memory. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G are all included.
I have not been able to figure out if you can use voice and data at the same time? I will update you later on that issue. Battery life does seem to be an issue, I use the App Killer frequently, but still drains fast!?!
The multimedia experience is adequate but I am wondering how it compares to the new Apple I phone?
The bottom line: Great design and user interface with outstanding speeds, the HTC Droid Incredible seems like the new device to beat.

Friday, February 26, 2010

What is Google Buzz?

Google Buzz is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting. It's built right into Gmail, so you don't have to peck out an entirely new set of friends from scratch — it just works. If you think about it, there's always been a big social network underlying Gmail. Buzz brings this network to the surface by automatically setting you up to follow the people you email and chat with the most. We focused on building an easy-to-use sharing experience that richly integrates photos, videos and links, and makes it easy to share publicly or privately (so you don't have to use different tools to share with different audiences). Plus, Buzz integrates tightly with your existing Gmail inbox, so you're sure to see the stuff that matters most as it happens in real time.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Google "WAVE" Update

"WAVE" Combines instant messaging, e-mail, and real-time collaboration, Wave is an early form of so-called real-time communication designed to make it easier for people to work together or interact socially over the Internet. Google started letting developers tinker with Wave at midyear and then introduced the tool on a trial basis to about 100,000 invited users starting on Sept. 30. Invitations were such a hot commodity that they were being sold on eBay (EBAY). For Google the hope is that Wave, once it's more widely available, will replace competing communications services such as e-mail, instant messaging, and possibly even social networks such as Facebook.

If Wave takes off, applications created by outside developers could make it more useful, and an app store would give those programmers and their financial backers a share in Wave's success. Already, independent software developers have built and tested Wave applications that handle such tasks as teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and multiplayer gaming.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Beta test of Google Wave

I was invited to take a test drive of Google's latest product WAVE. It uploaded with no problems on the MAC.
I am off and running... I will keep you posted!
Best wishes all.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009