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• Social Media Optimization (SMO) Is The New SEO
  on Jul 25, 2013 in News Search Engine Optimization Social Media knowem smo social media optimization
  Is SEO Dead? I don’t know, but it sure doesn't hold a candle to the power of Social Media signals these days. I think a lot of people much smarter than I will agree with that statement. So if Social Media is becoming arguably more important than Se...
• Simple Math Tutoring Techniques for Homework
  on Mar 15, 2013 in Education Math Tutoring Tutoring algebra calculus learning math math homework tutor
  Math can be difficult concept for children to learn. Although it is difficult to teach – try using these methods to tutor math that will make the lessons effective and enable understanding throughout the entirety of the math concepts.
• Teach to the Test (The Essay According to the SAT)
  on Mar 15, 2013 in Education Teaching Testing Tutoring act essay learning sat SAT essay students testing tests
  When I score an essay, it often looks like someone killed a chicken on it. It’s covered with question marks, slashed phrases, circled errors, and marginal comments – all in bright red ink. I usually line out a quarter to a third of the verbiage.
• How Online Tutoring Helps 12th Graders Perform at Their Peak
  on May 15, 2012 in Education Tutoring 12th graders online tutor seniors Teaching
  The traditional classroom setting doesn’t allow for the personal attention that many students need to reach their maximum potential due to the fact that in a classroom there’s one teacher to often dozens of students. Private tuition is a great op...
• Social Media and Education: The Future of Scholastic Interaction?
  on May 7, 2012 in Education Graduate School Parents and Children Social Media Teaching blog cyberbullying facebook online school social media students teacher twitter
  Imagine a classroom where students “like” a Facebook group dedicated to microbiology, live-tweet their laboratory discoveries, post a step-by-step instruction video of their research project on YouTube and publish their results on a school blog.
• Kapolei Golf Course to host Pacific Links Hawaii Championship
  on Apr 15, 2012 in Headline Local News golf course hawaii Kapolei pacific Pacific Links Hawaii the Champions Tour
  The Pacific Links Hawaii Championship Tour announced today that the Kapolei Golf Course will host the Championship golf game. This is a new event, and since Pacific Links Hawaii actually owns the links at Kapolei it was an obvious decision to host t...
• KnowEm Launches USPTO Trademark Search and Registration Service
  on May 28, 2011 in News Republished Social Media branding knowem trademark search
  You talked, and we listened - today we launched a new service to make it even easier for brands to secure their online presence in one place, by adding a graphical USPTO Trademark Search and Registration service to KnowEm.com.  In our continuing hop...
• Microsoft Follows Google’s Rules of Trademark Use In PPC
  on Feb 16, 2011 in News Republished Social Media brandjacking brands ppc trademark
  Microsoft released an announcement today that as of March 3rd, 2011, they will no longer be making editorial investigations into "complaints about trademarks used as keywords to trigger ads on Bing & Yahoo! Search in the United States and Canada...
• Google Announces Social Media to Influence Search Rankings
  on Dec 22, 2010 in News Republished Social Media facebook google seo
  A few days ago Matt Cutts of the Google Web Search Quality Team announced that Google is going to start factoring signals from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook in their search engine rankings and results. This marks a shift from a video C...
• If a Country Can’t Reclaim a Username, What Chance Do You Have?
  on Sep 15, 2010 in News Social Media brands israel knowem marketing social media trademarks twitter usernames
  It was recently reported that the state of Israel purchased the Twitter username @Israel from a private individual named Israel Meléndez for an undisclosed sum, which by some reports may be as much as six figures. You read that right – the Natio...
• If a Country Can’t Reclaim a Username, What Chance Do You Have?
  on Sep 15, 2010 in News Social Media brands israel knowem marketing social media trademarks twitter usernames
  It was recently reported that the state of Israel purchased the Twitter username @Israel from a private individual named Israel Meléndez for an undisclosed sum, which by some reports may be as much as six figures. You read that right – the Natio...
• The New Threat of Typosquatting (Misspelled Brands) in Social Media
  on Sep 14, 2010 in News Social Media brandjacking cybersquatting domain names knowem social media trademark typosquatting username
  A recent tweet by Andrew Nystrom of RedBull brought attention to a growing trend we've noticed in Social Media sites such as Twitter and Facebook -- that of Typosquatting. Typosquatting is a form of brandjacking/cybersquatting in which someone regist...
• Why You Shouldn’t Turn it Down
  on Sep 13, 2010 in Education Parents and Children Testing better grades homework learning music student study skills studying
  I'm sure that you have been in this situation before: you're doing some last minute studying for midterms, finals, or APs and you're in your studying zone - music on, brain juices flowing - when your parents break down the door and tell you to "turn...
• Before Your Hawaii Vacation Travel, Park Your Car
  on Sep 10, 2010 in Hawaii Vacation Tips airport car hawaii heathrow manchester parking travel tips
  Hawaii is becoming more and more popular with tourists which saw over 7 million people visiting the island last year. The appeal of sand, sunshine and general relaxation is overwhelming, not to mention the bragging rights of telling your friends and...
• KnowEm Adds 20 More Domains to Domain Name Checking Service
  on Sep 4, 2010 in News check domain names domain availability domain name knowem register domain name
  We're very pleased to announce today that we've added 20 new international TLDs (top-level domains) to our free service which checks domain name availability, bringing our total number of domain extensions searched to over 60. The new domains are a r...
• The Top Four Popular Hawaiian Scuba Diving Sites
  on Sep 3, 2010 in Hawaii Vacation Tips Hawaii Vacations Headline dive hawaii hole in the wall kauai Mahi wreck Mauna Lani caves molokai oahu scuba diving tunnels beach
  If there’s anything that Hawaii has plenty of, it's warm water and clear seas, both of which make for a scuba diver's paradise. All the Hawaiian islands host dive sites for the novice and sea monster alike. The island of Oahu is the primary destin...
• Important Factors To Consider When Hiring A Tutor For Your Child
  on Aug 19, 2010 in Education Literacy Reading Tutoring english english tutor georgia tutor reading. learning spelling
  Out of all the major decisions a parent has to make, comes this one,deciding which tutor would better enhance their child's learning capabilities. Although this is not an easy task, having some basic ground rules can be helpful.
• Vacationing At The New Disney Aulani Resort In Hawaii
  on Aug 5, 2010 in Disney Aulani Resort Hawaii Resorts Hawaii Vacations Headline Aulani disney Kapolei oahu Resort vacation
  Starting August 29, 2011 the new Disney Aulani Resort in Hawaii will be opened. The resort will be on Hawaii’s most popular island, Oahu, located near the city of Kapolei, and covering 21 acres of land. This will be Disney’s third resort, but the...
• Kauai’s Top 10 Things to Do
  on Mar 30, 2010 in Hawaii Vacation Tips Hawaii Vacations Headline garden isle helicopter tour kauai Kauai Plantation Limahuli Garden na pali scuba wailua river valley waimea canyon
  Of all of the islands in Hawaii, Kauai (the Garden Isle) may stand out as the most beautiful. With so much to see and do having a plan will minimize the stress of your vacation. The following are just a few of the exciting adventures that await you o...
• Social Media Management Firm KnowEm Acquires FriendsCall.Me
  on Jan 21, 2010 in Press Releases acquisition friendscallme knowem social media
  KnowEm, the company working to help brands manage their identity across the social web, launched a new family of premier services designed to further help Fortune 500 corporations and small businesses alike stake their claim in the ever-changing soci...