5 Ways to Improve Your International SEO

April 8, 2011 | tech corner | Comments (0)

International SEO

Increasingly, search engine optimization (SEO) is becoming less a way to get ahead of the competition, and more a mandatory business practice. But many people don’t understand SEO, what it can do for their web presence, and how to go about using it. And even fewer people understand how to do it on an international scale; how to incorporate local vernacular and slang; how to utilize country-specific TLD’s (ccTLD), .ca for example. Today Mashable featured a fantastic article from Liz Elting, co-founder/CEO of transperfect.com, sharing some insight on how to improve international SEO. Check out the list in its entirety beneath the jump. Read More +

PCC Cascade Job Fair April 26th

April 7, 2011 | Portland Living | Comments (0)

PCC Cascade Job Fair

While it seems the economy makes small steps toward recovery every day, there are still many people unemployed throughout the US and especially in Oregon. For those in the greater Portland area, circle April 26th on your calendar; that’s the date of the upcoming Cascade Job Fair, held from 11am to 3pm at the PCC Cascade Campus’s PE building. (705 N Killingsworth St.) The fair will feature more than 30 employers from the public and private sector, including local organizations like KGW, Portland Police Bureau, Fred Meyer (well, sort of local) and New Seasons Market. A full list of participating employer is available beneath the jump, and head to PCC’s Career Fair website for more information and resources. Read More +

Two Portland Parks Named Finalists for National Open Space Award

April 6, 2011 | Portland Living | Comments (0)

Jamison Square

The Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC announced five finalists yesterday for the Amanda Burden Open Space Award, which recognizes “an outstanding example of a public open space that has enriched and revitalized its surrounding community,” and included were not one but two downtown Portland parks: Director Park near Pioneer Place and the Pearl District’s Jamison Square. Read More +

President Obama to Participate in Town Hall Meeting on Facebook

April 5, 2011 | Social Media | Comments (0)

President Barack Obama on Facebook

Two years ago, Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States thanks in no small part to running a campaign that effectively utilized social media. Not one to forget how he got here, President Obama is kicking off his re-election campaign and social media is again at the forefront. On April 20th, President Obama will participate in a town hall-style meeting streamed live on Facebook.com from Facebook’s Palo Alto headquarters. Read More +

New iPhone App Simplifies Food Cart Dining

April 4, 2011 | Social Media, tech corner | Comments (0)

Eat St iPhone App

Portland gets noticed for a great many things, but more and more lately the City of Roses is becoming synonymous with food carts and the street food scene. As such, many residents of our fine city are more or less the target market for the new Eat St. iPhone app, created in concert with the television show of the same name airing on Food Network Canada and the Cooking Channel USA. Read More +

Gmail Motion is the Next Big Thing

April 1, 2011 | tech corner | Comments (0)

Google is changing the world again, introducing completely motion-activated Gmail controls. Gmail users can now interact with their webcam to write emails and navigate through their browser interface. It’s just the latest innovation from the search giant who, on this day last year, announced that they’d officially be changing their name from Google to Topeka. Let us know how you think Gmail Motion will affect the future of computing, and check out another video under the cut. Read More +