Posted on Tuesday May 26, 2015
For businesses that want to track how much traffic their website is receiving, a Google Analytics account is a no-brainer. However, while it's easy to use this powerful application to measure traffic, how do you know if those visitors are engaged with your website content or just bouncing the second they hit your homepage? Engagement is as important as traffic - follow the four steps below to learn how to track this metric.
Posted on Monday May 25, 2015
Much of a business owner's attention in social media marketing is directed towards Facebook. But Twitter is also a great platform to focus your marketing efforts on - and, when implemented properly, could give you a high return on investment in the long run. So how are you to leverage the power of Twitter to improve your business's bottom line? We have compiled a list of top Twitter tips to get you started.
Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2015
Most companies measure and gauge their performance and success by analyzing data. And the fact that we humans are visual creatures means our ability to interpret visual data tends to be far greater than with written words. This is the reason most businesses turn to dashboards as a business intelligence tool to present data in a way that's easy to understand. Dashboards have become a critical part of any analytics process. Here are some common uses of dashboards across various business functions.
Posted on Monday May 11, 2015
It has surely been a long time coming, and now it is official - the days of advertising-free conversations on Facebook Messenger are numbered. The social networking giant has confirmed that its private messaging service, a recent addition to its suite as a standalone app, is to become supported by advertising. While the move is unlikely to prove popular with ordinary users, it marks an interesting development for social media observers and presents new marketing opportunities to businesses. Here's what you need to know.
Posted on Friday May 01, 2015
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 1, 2015): V1.0 (May 1, 2015): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is offering the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) that provides a solution to the issue of using a common local account with an identical password on every computer in a domain. LAPS resolves this issue by setting a different, random password for the common local administrator account on every computer in the domain. Domain administrators using the solution can determine which users, such as helpdesk administrators, are authorized to read passwords.
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2015
Revision Note: V1.0 (April 14, 2015): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of a defense-in-depth update that improves the authentication used by the Public Key Cryptography User-to-User (PKU2U) security support provider (SSP) in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1. The improvement is part of ongoing efforts to bolster the effectiveness of security controls in Windows.