The Facebook acquisition of Instagram raised a lot of eyebrows and questions. Is Instagram actually worth a billion dollars?
If Facebook had not bought out Instagram, would another company have?
No one knows of course. Certainly no one knows whether it is worth a billion dollars to Facebook or anyone else. Certainly Facebook believes it is worth it. However, we only can speculate whether or not Facebook made a good business decision; after all, they have a great track record so far and so who is really qualified to know what Facebook has in mind. Could it be a direct line relationship to profitability? Could it be a defensive move of sorts to control a perceived competitive threat? What is the plan?
Traditional newspapers have transitioned into online outlets using breakthrough technologies like WordPress to manage its publishing on a customizable platform. Local newspapers geared towards the web like this evolution. If your newspaper is losing readers from print, you can do the same to transition into a diverse, multimedia site equipped to handle the latest news. Your newspapers – and readers – deserve an upgrade into the new technology available. Not convinced? Local 
Picture yourself 10 years ago searching for the name and number of a local business. You dig into a drawer on your telephone stand, lug out a hefty tome of yellowed paper, and crack it open. You may know the name or the type of business you are looking for, but you need to find the appropriate category in an A-Z listing and try to thumb to the appropriate page. You scan through a dozen or so listings until you’ve found the right one, look up the phone number, and lift your phone’s receiver from its base.
Your brand reputation directly correlates with the number of new clients you attract and the number of clients that remain faithful. Regardless of the size of your business, your image is an integral component of what establishes your earning potential. When you get negative feedback, it is important to already know what to do about it.
When social media burst onto the scene a few years ago, no one knew what it was, or how to use it. Certainly reputable businesses wouldn’t give it a second thought as far as marketing or actually joining was concerned.
Social Media and blogging are two ways to help drive your 
Website maintenance has to do with content updates, product updates for ecommerce sites, feature additions, and even website re-design. Basically, search engines and users both prefer to visit sites where there is always fresh content to see. This means that if you want to keep both users and search engines returning to your site, you need someone who can consistently update your site with fresh content.
In the middle of the year, Google announced its new search index Google Caffeine. It brought users the same information they could normally get from a Google search, but now the new information shows up faster. Those of us who trawl the news section of Google regularly have seen the difference. It used to be that one hour later you might find the same news article. Now, you need to make sure you read something if it sounds interesting because it won’t be there 15 minutes later.
Did you know that one person can mention brand names up to 12 times a day? Take this conversation for example:
Though many businesses are still reluctant to get on the bandwagon, developing a legal social media policy for your corporation can be highly beneficial to their profitability.