Posts Tagged Web 2.0
6 Great Advantages of RIA
Posted by Cleartag in Web Development on September 4, 2009
RIA is a term coined by Adobe (Macromedia) in 2002. It stands for rich internet applications. RIAs combine the reach of the internet with compelling rich user interface. The combination of which provides an enhanced level of satisfaction and success in users’ web-based interactions.
1. Better Responsiveness and Information Flow: there is no need to reload the page to move to next step.
2.Enhance Interactivity: RIAs offer better interactivity with features like drag and drop and other functionality available in desktop applications. This enforces the Web 2.0 philosophy of using the Web as a platform and SaaS.
3.Improve the User Experience: Instead of browsing from page to page in typical websites, with RIAs the process can be on a single screen. This will reduce the number of required clicks and waiting time for the user.
4.Provide Users with more control: RIAs allow clients to more easily :
- Visualize product
- Customize offerings or personalize services.
This creates a greater sense of involvement and more control over their interaction and overall experience.
5.Increase Conversion Rate: by using one screen checkout & rich E-Commerce applications.
6.Faster Search & Filtering
Link Facebook Page to Twitter
Now, you can link your Facebook Pages to your Twitter accounts. Click on the image below and follow the instructions.
A good feature from Facebook to keep them ahead in their competition with Twitter. What do you think?
how to use Linkedin for Business
Posted by Cleartag in Branding, Online Marketing on August 18, 2009
Linkedin.com is one of the largest and most active online business networks.
Linkedin should be an essential part of your online marketing and branding strategy, here are some ways to leverage the network’s features:
Profile:
- first step is to join and complete your profile.
- Use your headline wisely
- Upload your photo
- Add your keywords to your specialties.
- Add links to your website, blog and twitter. Please use relevant keywords or your company name instead of “My Company” as anchor text.
- Ask your staff to join and complete their profile.
- Ask your clients to post recommendations if they are satisfied with your work and get their permission to use these recommendations/testimonials in other media.
Groups:
- Join active groups in your region and industry.
- Join the conversations, start and reply to topics and try to add value.
- Create your own group(s) for your niche.
- Send Weekly or Bi-Monthly newsletter to your group
Contacts:
- Connect with people with similar interests, from same region and in your industry.
- Invite your email contacts, friends, business associates to join and connect with them.
Answers:
- Try to answer questions related to your niche at least once per month.
- Don’t be afraid to ask! but don’t spam or abuse that.
Applications:
This screenshot shows the featured applications, with their description.
The WordPress application will import your wordpress blog, and the slideshare will import your presentations. You can click on Applications on the left sidebar in your Linkedin to see them all.
Companies:
Another relatively new feature from Linkedin is the Companies profile, which is still in Beta.
- Add your company with complete profile.
- Search for service providers in specific industry or location.
What are your thoughts about linkedin?
Delicious: Social Bookmarking
Posted by Cleartag in Online Marketing, Web 2.0 on August 14, 2009
Delicious is one of the first and most popular social bookmarking services online. It is owned by Yahoo. Delicious allows users to save, manage and tag their bookmarks and access them from anywhere.
To get started, click on the image below to register.
It is good to use your real name, or one of your keywords as a user name. After you register, you can:
- Invite your friends by entering your email and password
- import your bookmarks from your browser
- and add buttons to your browser to make it easier to submit your bookmarks.
Why you should register:
- It is web based, so you can check and manage your bookmarks from anywhere.
- Submit and share your website (s) and blogs as it can help build links and drive traffic to your website.
- Social: you can discover interesting sites bookmarked by others, and network/connect with people who share same interests.
Do you like this post? Submit to Declicious.
Twitter New Home Page Design
Twitter has a new home page design. Recently, twitter managers announced that they are working on a new web design to help new people discover the service without signing up.
Twitter started as a microblogging tool, but rapidly become the fastest growing social network, a real time search engine and a breaking news source.
For businesses, twitter became a very useful tool to drive traffic to their websites, and even generate sales. Dell computer had over 3 million dollars in revenue from sales through twitter.
Today, twitter is the 15th most visited website globally.