• What you don't know about your online reputation can hurt you

  By Tony Bradley | 01 June, 2010 01:40

  Social networking, and the broader concept of online privacy, have been under some rather intense scrutiny over the past couple of weeks. The issues at Google--voracious indexer of all things Internet, and Facebook--the largest social network and number one most visited site have made many users more acutely aware of what information is available about them on the Internet. However, your online reputation is being used in ways you may not be aware of, and could cost you.

• Customers increasingly intolerant with slow Web sites

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 04 February, 2010 01:25

  Consumers have very little patience for online stores, e-banks and travel sites that slow down, act erratically or crash during busy transaction seasons, according to a new study from Gomez, a provider of Web performance optimization tools and services.

• Managing Your Reputation Online: 5 Essential Tools

  By Kristin Burnham | 29 January, 2010 05:21

  You must monitor what people are saying about you in order to keep your reputation online intact. These five free tools will help you stay up to date whenever you're mentioned.

• How to Protect Your Reputation Online

  By Kristin Burnham | 29 January, 2010 05:19

  Several months ago when Twitter introduced its lists feature, social media consultant Allen Mireles checked to see which lists included her. "I wanted to see if the lists I was on were a reflection of how I wanted to be viewed on Twitter," she says. She found two surprises: A porn star had included her on a list and another user listed her under "people I've seen naked"-a surprise, she says, because she had never met the person.

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  David Rumberg, Partner/CIO, Sports Basement, recently chose Google Apps over Microsoft Exchange for this mid-sized specialty retailer. Now everyone has anywhere/anytime email and can collaborate online in real-time. Plus, staff time is freed up to build an online community, increase website conversions with Google Analytics and share best practices.  

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