Andreas Ramos

Thinking about paying for content at eHow, Hubspot, Demand Media, etc.? Think again. Google's change in the algorithm has clobbered them. Spamming the web with "content pages" doesn't work anymore.

Infoworld's article about Google's structural problems. G spends $3.8b on R&D, yet earns only $1.2b from everything combined except advertising. None of their innovations make money.

And here's an article from Stanford's business newsletter. Parents, get rid of your kid's iPad. Let's start with a bit of geometry.

Another good article at HBR. A brand isn't just a slogan. It includes your people, your customer service, and more.

Good article from Harvard Business Review about social media strategies. Lots of ideas, examples, and data here.

Kids sleep w their cell phones under their pillows so they won't miss a text message. They're getting 30 text messages per night. Which means they're not going into deep sleep, leading to all sorts of sleep problems.

A job-screening company now archives everything on FB for 7 years. Even if you delete it, they keep it. They offer your data to employers. This is excessive invasion of privacy. https://bitly.com/

I'm speaking on the impact of social on SEO. Bay Area Health Care Breakfast Club, June 30, 7:30 am. RSVP to [email protected] http://bit.ly/jX0lwd

Pew's interesting report on the use of social. Lots of good stats here for your next presentation. http://bit.ly/ikT9pw

Big step at FB: Agency accounts. You can now manage multiple client accounts via one login. Very useful.

What is your webpage saying? Use Wordle to create a tag cloud (free). At a glance, you see the main topics on your page.

Compendium is a RSS-enabled blog platform built for social media. It lets a company build a social-enabled web presence.

Gmail and other Google tools work (mostly) in China. It works for 5-10 minutes, and then there is a very long pause (5-10 min), just long enough that you give up on Google's tools.