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TechCrunch article today regarding how Google is now integrating social media posts as part of its real time search results.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/27/google-realtime-quora-facebook/

For those of you who have worked with us, know, that we have been evangelizing the concept for some time that social media must be an integral part of any successful SEO strategy.  

South Florida Business Journal

April 22, 2011

At its peak, Capitol Lighting had 11 stores in Florida and New Jersey. Then, the recession hit, and the 87-year-old, family-owned company was forced to retrench and rethink its business model.

Be Inspired
Oddcast, a social media company that creates breakthrough participation marketing campaigns, recently launched, Be Inspired via Office Max. This interactive Facebook application creates a video about you to share with whomever you want. It’s fun and easy to create a Be Inspired video about yourself.

Big Couch Media Group’s client, Capitol Lighting and 1800Lighting.com kicks off a never before seen, historic, $10,000,000 REAL DEAL Inventory Clearance Sales Event today, Friday, October 22, 2010!

Google emphasizes search with location based information:
“This feature automatically detects your current location and tailors search results based on that. For example, searches for “pizza” or “gyms” will provide local business results near your location, which tend to be a lot more relevant than a Wikipedia article on everybody’s favorite cheesy snack”. http://mashable.com/2010/10/18/google-location-search/

Big Couch Media Group's Best Reads Today:

Facebook Security Breach: Whether you have time to play FarmVille on Facebook or not, be aware that Facebook security and privacy was recently compromised when certain Facebook applications leaked user information. To read more about this story, check out Mashable.com http://mashable.com/2010/10/18/facebook-apps-leak-user-info/

Happy Thursday! Yes, Thursday, since tonight, Twitter launches their new Twitter video, photo, other media content and more streamlined take on an ever growing social media outlet. Check out the Twitter video clip here and explore the new Twitter: http://twitter.com/newtwitter

The Winning Strategies for Business Conference takes place in Long Beach, CA next Tuesday, October 5th, offering small business owners a chance to self promote their businesses to Entrepreneur Magazine Editors and take part in a day long, seminar rich, enhancement program.

Big Couch Media Group’s, Georgianne Brown shares two articles for today’s Big Couch Media Group blog. The first article from Mashable explores Facebook and Skype’s partnership and the ways it will join forces, enabling Skype and Facebook users another line and form of communication.