Here is my bookmark bar:

What do you think? Share your thoughts.

• Make your passwords at least 14 characters…really!
• Make your passwords a mix of letters, numbers and special characters.
• Make your passwords unique to each account – don’t use the same password over and over.
• Manage your passwords in a secure way – sticky notes under your keyboard will not suffice.

2. Organize the home screen. Because the home screen carousel is so messy and doesn’t have customization options (we’re hoping for some in the next update), utilize the shelves below. To add an icon to the shelf, long press an item in the carousel and select “Add to favorites.”

To remove an item from the shelf, long-press it and select “Remove from favorites.” If you want to rearrange the icons in your Favorites shelves, long-press and drag to the desired spot.

3. Customize your bookmarks. When you launch the browser, you’ll see a tiled list of bookmarks that Amazon has preselected for you. To remove a bookmark, long-press it and select “Delete.” To add a bookmark, go to the Web site you want to add, tap the Bookmarks icon (at the bottom), and then tap the box with the “+” in the upper-left.

4. Copy and paste. This function is a bit confusing on the Fire. To copy text, tap and hold a word, then drag the markers to highlight the text you want to copy. Then, tap the highlighted text to add it to the clipboard. To paste, long-press a text field and select “Paste.”

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Groupon is a great service but is it good for your business?

A cake maker has said it almost went bust after thousands more vouchers it offered on a group-buying website were redeemed than it expected.

My tips:

1. Make sure your company makes a profit.
2. Encourage repeat sales and up sales.
3. Don’t lower your position in the marketplace
4. Don’t condition customers to only buy during sales.
5. Make sure your company is a good fit.

Read the story Cupcake company:
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/24683-when-groupon-love-goes-too/

Sillicon Valley is the starting point for all tech entrepreneurs. It is the home of billion dollar companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. If you have a tech idea and you want investment, Sillicon Valley is where you should be.

My tips:

1. Have a real revenue scheme
2. Investors are great but look for other revenue sources.
3. Become a creator vs a consumer

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/in.america/black.in.america/

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Another reason why inbound marketing is winning is because it costs less than traditional marketing. Why try tobuy your way in when consumers aren’t even paying attention? Here are some stats from the infographic below.

• 44% of direct mail is never opened. That’s a waste of time, postage and paper.
• 86% of people skip through television commercials.
• 84% of 25 to 34 year olds have clicked out of a website because of an “irrelevant or intrusive ad.”
• The cost per lead in outbound marketing is more than for inbound marketing.

Inbound marketing focuses on earning, not buying, a person’s attention, which is done through social media and engaging content, such as blogs, podcasts and white papers. This content is interesting, informative and adds value, creating a positive connection in the eyes of the consumer, thus making him more likely to engage your brand and buy the product. So it costs less and has better a ROI.

This infographic from Voltier Digital highlights the differences between the two kinds of marketing. Let us know your opinions in the comments below.

Steve Jobs:

Broke the rules

When against the grain

Thought differently

Said why not

Was a trendsetter

He changed the way we communicate forever

What is legal advertising?

Legal advertising is much like throwing a net out in hopes that clients will swim into it and be reeled into your office. Advertising mediums such as outdoor advertising (billboards), television ads, radio spots, and even online banners can prove to be effective ways of building name recognition and attracting new clients.

The exposure your firm will receive from such advertising mediums will help extend your brand to your community. Running a couple television spots during the early evening “Seinfeld” and “Family Guy” reruns for a week might give you a couple phone calls, but you will not see any real return on your advertising dollars until your ad is routinely seen night after night for two to three months.

Law firm marketing

Marketing your law firm online is a little different. Unlike advertising, where you are throwing your name out there for brand recognition and hoping that someone sees your ad at the time they need a lawyer, online law firm marketing and search engine optimization is used to position your law firm’s website so that when someone needs a lawyer, your firm is easily found.

For example, once you have a well executed online marketing plan in place, your law firm will be easily found on Google and other search engines. But that is just one element. Bring in news media and social networking and suddenly your firm is easily found on Facebook, Twitter, Google News, and thousands of websites that pick up your news and syndicate it. Or someone who is friends with someone who follows your Facebook page finds your profile. Or someone who is following someone who is following your Twitter account re-tweets a message you posted that links to your website’s blog.

Online law firm marketing is about pushing your law firm’s brand, messaging, content, and expertise throughout the Internet, making it easy for your law firm to be found when someone in your area needs an attorney.