Amanda Clark says, “Last week, the Grammar Chic, Inc. team offered a few tips for businesses just getting into the blogging routine. Today, we’re going to hone in on an important concept for new and seasoned business bloggers alike—the concept of readability. Obviously, you want your blog to offer value, you want it to be interesting to read, and you want it to cast your business in the best light possible. All of that is predicated on your blog being approachable, accessible even to lay people. After all, if reading your blog is nightmarishly difficult, headache-inducing, or just flat-out... [...]

There are many Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) specials available, including some for people who earn their living online. One that is underway now is by Russell Carter. His Mega Blowout Package is a bundle of 14 Internet Marketing Packages (over 2250 best-selling Internet Marketing products) at discounts of 50%-75%. You can discover new techniques in all of them, and 95% of them also include either Resell Rights or Private Label Rights. If you like, you can sell them in your business and keep 100% of the income. This treasure store of products includes WordPress plugins and themes, IM Video training,... [...]

Christopher Ratcliff says, “Something feels different today… Not sure I can quite put my finger on it. It’s as if there’s been a fundamental change in the way you can read this article. Almost like if you were to stretch the edges of a window either way, it would adjust to fit. I would even go so far as to say that if you happened to be reading this on the tiniest mobile phone, your experience would be as legible as if you were looking at it on the side of a mountain. It’s probably just my imagination. Perhaps this new found… um, what’s the word I’m looking for? Responsiveness!... [...]

Derek S. says, “As more consumers continue to flock to social media, networks are constantly looking for ways to capitalize on their popularity and increase their earnings. Popular blogging network Tumblr has announced that it is launching a new ad service called Tumblr Sponsored Apps. The new service is a mobile ad product that enables companies to have app install ads displayed inside the Tumblr app. The ads will be available for viewing on both Tumblr’s native iOS and Android app. The first ads that will be displayed on the blogging platform are from gaming companies Gree, Big... [...]

Yuya Chen says, “A recent study by Nielsen commissioned by xAd reveals that the best location-based mobile marketing tactics differ greatly depending on the industry vertical. Mobile devices ­ and the real-time view of consumer foot traffic they enable, are the key to connecting online activities to offline commerce and store visitation, according to a recent mobile study by Nielsen commissioned by xAd. The study, “Campaign Design for Driving In-Store Visits,” analyzed and measured consumer behavior across 12 major brands and nearly 80 individual ad campaigns in the retail, restaurant,... [...]

Katherine Buchholz says, “Looks like it’s time to get some new hiking boots because mobile is climbing yet again! 2014 marked the first time that mobile surpassed desktop Internet usage, and we’re now witnessing a new way it continues to grow: in conversions. People are spending more time with the Internet on their smartphones than ever before: 34 hours per month vs. only 27 hours on their desktop computers (Nielsen). A recent report by Marin highlighted that as traffic continues to grow, so too will the way people engage with their mobile devices: not only in impressions, but also clicks,... [...]

Adriana Lee says, “Amazon’s already sooo over Black Friday. The online retail giant pushes forward with new offers starting Saturday, ahead of Cyber Monday, with new deals launching every 10 minutes. For the first time, it’s also sending mobile-exclusive lightning deals through its app, so users can snag a sweet discount on the go. Amazon says thousands of deals will be ready per day. Among the ranks, we spotted a few gadgets, appliances, media and other tech temptations getting ready for release across multiple categories”. Amazon Gears Up For Cyber Monday ReadWrite  [...]

Dan Brotzel says, “Is it all over for content? Are we all about to drown in cr*p? Are we all in Content Shock? Is the anti-content backlash finally here? Here are 11 perspectives on the great content deluge debate… A vast cloud of blah “I’ve recently been overwhelmed by the sheer amount of jabber in the world: a vast cloud of blah I felt I was contributing to every seven days. “If a weatherman misreads the national mood and cheerfully sieg-heils on BBC Breakfast at 8.45am, there’ll be 86 outraged columns, 95 despairing blogs, half a million wry tweets and a rib-tickling... [...]

Re/code team says, “In the spirit of Black Friday, I’m sending along my holiday wish list to Twitter. I’d like a better search feature, please. And the Direct Messages tool could use a facelift, too. But if there’s room for just one gift this year, I know what’s at the top of my list: Changing the 140-character limit. Since Twitter’s founding in 2006, all tweets have been constrained to 140 characters. It made sense in the early days. Users initially received tweets as an SMS (text message) which had a 160-character limit. No one wanted to receive three or four texts to read a tweet... [...]

Allison Howen says, “Twitter has unveiled a new feature that aims to help merchants increase conversions through the social network. The feature, dubbed Twitter Offers, enables advertisers to create card-linked promotions and share them on the social network. Then, when a Twitter Offer appears in a consumer’s timeline, the consumer has the ability to add the offer to his or her credit or debit card and then redeem the offer by using the card at the merchant’s store. “Because the offer is tied to their card, redemption is seamless and easy: there are no coupons to redeem at the... [...]