Web and Beyond Live
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Each week, CEO of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing, productivity and security technology updates you need to be effective.
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Is Clubhouse--the Invite-Only Social Audio Network App in iOS Beta--Good for Small Business? - Web and Beyond Live - January 27, 2021
January 28, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIs Clubhouse--the Invite-Only Social Audio Network App in iOS Beta--Good for Small Business? - Web and Beyond Live - January 27, 2021 In this week's episode: WIRED Business: Startups, Cryptocurrency, Tech Culture, and More - Conferences After Covid Will Be Shorter—and Smarter How we can save the internet without destroying Section 230 Brave browser takes step toward enabling a decentralized web - The Verge Wattpad is being sold to the Korean company NAVER - Good e-Reader Storytelli...
What's Up With WhatsApp? - Web and Beyond Live - January 18, 2021
January 28, 2021 14:53 - 24 minutes - 22 MBWhat's Up With WhatsApp? - Web and Beyond Live - January 18, 2021 In this week's episode: The Breaker team is joining Twitter! | by Erik Berlin | Jan, 2021 | Breaker Apple Could Settle With Company in Pear-Shaped Logo Standoff Apple is temporarily closing more stores due to COVID-19 | Engadget 2021 Local Business Person Of The Year Contest Launches - Alignable Twenty Twenty-One Theme — WordPress.com Walmart's Marc Lore to leave after jump-starting its digital business WhatsApp Now Fo...
President Removed From Social Media Platforms, CARES Act...Act 2, and More - Web and Beyond Live - January 11, 2021
January 12, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBPresident Removed From Social Media Platforms, CARES Act...Act 2, and More - Web and Beyond Live - January 11, 2021 In this week's episode: All the platforms that have banned or restricted Trump so far - Axios EXPLAINER: Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes How Trump is Losing his Social Media Platforms - The New York Times Parler is down, making Trump's search for online outlet even tougher - CBS News Terminating Service for 8Chan (1) Social media app Parler goes dark as A...
Blogs: Publication or Library? - Web and Beyond Live - January 4, 2021
January 05, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBBlogs: Publication or Library? - Web and Beyond Live - January 4, 2021 In this week's episode: 12 Days of Small Business Small mom-and-pop businesses that took PPP loans may face a tax bomb Business owners using new marketing techniques from local entrep - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports Direct Mail Advertising Global Market Report 2020-30: COVID-19 Growth And Change Your Blog Is Not a Publication - Animalz Join us in Web and Beyond Community! It's easy and free...
December 2020 Social Networks Updates - Web and Beyond Live - December 28, 2020
December 29, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBDecember 2020 Social Networks Updates - Web and Beyond Live - December 28, 2020 In this week's episode: Nice Try, Facebook. iOS Changes Aren’t Bad for Small Businesses | WIREDFacebook Declared War on Apple, and It Just May Signal the End of Facebook | Inc.com Facebook’s Laughable Campaign Against Apple Is Really Against Users and Small Businesses Changes to Facebook engagement tools - December 16, 2020 – Hootsuite Help Center Twitter acquires screen-sharing and video chat startup Squa...
Google's Page Experience (Core Web Vitals) Algorithm Change in 2021, and More Digital Marketing News - Web and Beyond Live - December 21, 2020
December 22, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBGoogle's Page Experience (Core Web Vitals) Algorithm Change in 2021, and More Digital Marketing News - Web and Beyond Live - December 21, 2020 In this week's episode: Google's Page Experience (Core Web Vitals) algorithm change is coming in May 2021 and Small Business websites need to get prepared Google Search Console Google's PageSpeed Insights Tool and more! Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) Ray Sidney-Smith broa...
US Government Hacked, Facebook Antitrust Case Filed, and First US COVID-19 Vaccine Given - Web and Beyond Live - December 14, 2020
December 15, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 15.8 MBUS Government Hacked, Facebook Antitrust Case Filed, and First US COVID-19 Vaccine Given - Web and Beyond Live - December 14, 2020 In this week's episode: US orders emergency action after huge cyber security breach | Financial Times Facebook Accused of Breaking Antitrust Laws - The New York Times Covid-19: First vaccine given in US as roll-out begins - BBC News and more! Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) Ray Sidney...
SquareSpace Adds Member Areas, YouTube Shorts Are Coming, and Facebook Marketing Strategy Discussed - Web and Beyond Live - December 7, 2020
December 08, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBSquareSpace Adds Member Areas, YouTube Shorts Are Coming, and Facebook Marketing Strategy Discussed - Web and Beyond Live - December 7, 2020 In this week's episode: Fed chair Jerome Powell: Many small businesses remain at risk of going out of business this winter - YouTube Black Friday hits record $9B in US consumer spending | Fox Business Walmart scraps shipping minimum for subscription service in move to take on Amazon - CNN WhatsApp is expanding fast and catching up with WeChat | For...
Snapchat Launches Spotlight Feature with $1M a Day Giveaway to Challenge TikTok - Web and Beyond Live - November 30, 2020
December 01, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBSnapchat Launches Spotlight Feature with $1M a Day Giveaway to Challenge TikTok - Web and Beyond Live - November 30, 2020 In this week's episode: Introducing Spotlight on Snapchat Snap acquired Voisey, an app to create music tracks overlaying your own vocals A TikTok Holiday Tool Kit for Small Businesses Give a Little Back During the Holidays With Our Season of Giving - Facebook E.gg (a Facebook experimental app) Instagram Is Testing a new FAQ Option for Direct Interactions with Busin...
All the Stories! (From Snapchat Stories to Twitter Fleets) - Web and Beyond Live - November 23, 2020
November 24, 2020 13:11 - 38 minutes - 35 MBAll the Stories! (From Snapchat Stories to Twitter Fleets) - Web and Beyond Live - November 23, 2020 Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing and business productivity technology updates you need to be effective. To see the prior weeks' videos, visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwbHNIcsaJ-jX25DQpjGkRkCqZZGmCYbQ. Come with...
Factors Affecting the US Small Business Economy in 2021 - Web and Beyond Live - November 16, 2020
November 17, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBFactors Affecting the US Small Business Economy in 2021 - Web and Beyond Live - November 16, 2020 Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing and business productivity technology updates you need to be effective. To see the prior weeks' videos, visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwbHNIcsaJ-jX25DQpjGkRkCqZZGmCYbQ. Come with y...
Small Business, Get Ready for the Holiday Shopping Season! - Web and Beyond Live - November 9, 2020
November 10, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBSmall Business, Get Ready for the Holiday Shopping Season! - Web and Beyond Live - November 9, 2020 Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing and business productivity technology updates you need to be effective. To see the prior weeks' videos, visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwbHNIcsaJ-jX25DQpjGkRkCqZZGmCYbQ. Come wi...
New Web Analytics Tools from Microsoft and Cloudflare - Web and Beyond Live - November 2, 2020
November 03, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBNew Web Analytics Tools from Microsoft and Cloudflare - Web and Beyond Live - November 2, 2020 To view the full list of resources, visit: https://webandbeyondcast.com/018 Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing, productivity and security technology updates you need to be effective. For future Web and Beyond Live streams, use http://webandbeyondlive.com to f...
Bringing Your Business Into the Digital Age Securely with Vince Crisler, CEO of Dark Cubed
October 27, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBBringing Your Business Into the Digital Age Securely with Vince Crisler, CEO of Dark Cubed October 26, 2020 When you start a business cybersecurity is not usually top-of-mind. However, have you considered how good digital security practices can be a business’s competitive edge? If not, listen in on this episode! W3 Consulting’s President/CEO Ray Sidney-Smith, in honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), had the pleasure of bringing on the show Vince Crisler, CEO of Dark...
Keeping Business Owners and Staff Safe Online with Attorney and Cybersecurity Expert Michael Gips
October 20, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBKeeping Business Owners and Staff Safe Online with Attorney and Cybersecurity Expert Michael Gips - October 19, 2020 While today there’s a great deal of focus on what cyber-attacks can do to Small Business, there is equally as much business owners can do to protect themselves. Moreover, keeping your business, your personal and your employees’ safe online can also be good for business, too! To discuss good cybersecurity practices for Small Business, W3 Consulting’s Ray Sidney-Smith was join...
Cyber-Resilience for Small Business: An Overview of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework - October 12, 2020
October 13, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBCyber-Resilience for Small Business: An Overview of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework - October 12, 2020 Now more than ever, Small Business is under attack. From the COVID-19 pandemic to global digitalization to hackers finding easy targets of Small Business owners, their families and their employees working at the store, office, or at home. As October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCAM), W3 Consulting has joined as a Champion on behalf of NCAM’s sponsors, National Cyber Secu...
Collaborate With Google Without an Account, and Pinterest Launches Stories Pins - October 5, 2020
October 06, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBCollaborate With Google Without an Account, and Pinterest Launches Stories Pins - Web and Beyond Live To view the full list of resources, visit: https://www.facebook.com/w3consultinginc/videos/2765400783691568/ Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing, productivity and security technology updates you need to be effective. For future Web and Beyond Live strea...
Collaborate With Google Without an Account, and Pinterest Launches Stories Pins
October 06, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBCollaborate With Google Without an Account, and Pinterest Launches Stories Pins - Web and Beyond Live - October 5, 2020 --- Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing, productivity and security technology updates you need to be effective. Come with your Small Business digital marketing and related questions! For future Web and Beyond Live streams, use http://...
Google Releases Web Stories for WordPress - Web and Beyond Live - September 28, 2020
September 29, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBGoogle Releases Web Stories for WordPress - Web and Beyond Live - September 28, 2020 This week, Ray discussed: A look at how we treat educational, documentary, scientific, and artistic content on YouTube- Creator updates - YouTube Help- Your Phone app help & learning - Microsoft Support- Content Planner - Canva- WordPress 5.6: What's Ahead - InMotion Hosting Support Center- Introducing Twenty Twenty-One – Make WordPress Core- Web Stories for WordPress - Download the free WordPress pl...
Pinterest Has 400,000 MAUs, Oracle May Buy TikTok & More Social Media Updates This Week - Web and Beyond Live - September 14, 2020
September 15, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBPinterest Has 400,000 MAUs, Oracle May Buy TikTok & More Social Media Updates This Week - Web and Beyond Live - September 14, 2020 This week, Ray discussed: Instagram Reels: What Marketers Need to Know : Social Media Examiner Latinos rely more on social media as a coronavirus lifeline, Nielsen report finds Twitter's Testing Audio Clips in DMs with Users in Brazil | Social Media Today LinkedIn Outlines New Process to Detect and Hide Inappropriate InMail Messages | Social Media Today Pin...
Instagram Reels Is Same as TikTok, Google Braces for Anti-Trust Lawsuit, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week
September 11, 2020 14:09 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBInstagram Reels Is Same as TikTok, Google Braces for Anti-Trust Lawsuit, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week --- Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing, productivity and security technology updates you need to be effective. Come with your Small Business digital marketing and related questions! For future Web and Beyond Live streams, ...
Instagram Reels Is Same as TikTok, Google Braces for Anti-Trust Lawsuit, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - September 9, 2020
September 11, 2020 14:09 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBInstagram Reels Is Same as TikTok, Google Braces for Anti-Trust Lawsuit, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - September 9, 2020 This week, Ray discussed: How to Optimize Your Social Posts for the Visually Impaired : Social Media Examiner Microsoft Inclusive Design Toolkit AudioEye Website Accessibility Tool Trump’s TikTok deal has an algorithm problem - The Verge Instagram Reels’ biggest problem is replicating what TikTok does best Trump's War on TikTok Might Fo...
TikTok CEO Is Out, and Walmart's Open Call Goes Virtual - Web and Beyond Live - August 31, 2020
September 11, 2020 14:08 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBTikTok CEO Is Out, and Walmart's Open Call Goes Virtual - Web and Beyond Live - August 31, 2020 This week, Ray discussed: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits amid Trump ban fallout Our First-ever Virtual Open Call is Shaping up to be a Day Supplier Hopefuls Won’t Want to Miss College Is Everywhere Now - The New York Times Consumer spending up 1.9% in July as economic recovery loses some momentum - MarketWatch MGM to cut 18,000 workers who were previously furloughed - CBS News Coinbase Makes ...
Facebook Capitalizes on TikTok Feature With Launch of Instagram Reels, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - Web and Beyond Live - August 24, 2020
August 28, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBFacebook Capitalizes on TikTok Feature With Launch of Instagram Reels, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - Web and Beyond Live - August 24, 2020 This week, Ray discussed the latest updates on Small Business marketing and management: Small businesses with fewer than 500 employees closing twice as fast as larger companies - YouTube Bullying' Apple fights couple over pear logo - BBC News Video Calls and Seven Years of Telegram Quora Launches Lead Generation Forms fo...
WordPress 5.5 Launches With Automatic Plugin and Theme Updates, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - Web and Beyond Live - August 17, 2020
August 27, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBWordPress 5.5 Launches With Automatic Plugin and Theme Updates, and Other Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - Web and Beyond Live - August 17, 2020 This week, Ray discussed the latest updates on Small Business marketing and management: 3 Emerging E-Commerce Growth Trends To Leverage In 2020 Imajize 360 viewer features - Imajize 360 viewer for product photography Create Interactive 360 Product Photography and 3D CGI CMS and eCommerce Plugins for 360 Spin Images WordPress 5...
Embattled TikTok, Small Business Digital Marketing News, and What's New at Google, July 2020 - August 10, 2020
August 11, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBEmbattled TikTok, Small Business Digital Marketing News, and What's New at Google, July 2020 - August 10, 2020 This week, Ray discussed the latest updates on Small Business marketing and management: Trump will prohibit transactions with Bytedance beginning September 20 in apparent TikTok ban | AngelList TikTok To Sue Trump Administration On President's Executive Order Ban : NPR Twitter, TikTok Have Held Preliminary Talks About Possible Combination - WSJ And more...all the links are a...
SMB Online Advertising Opportunities from TikTok, Snapchat and even Hulu - August 3, 2020
August 04, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBSMB Online Advertising Opportunities from TikTok, Snapchat and even Hulu - August 3, 2020 Find the original archive of the video here: SMB Online Advertising Opportunities from TikTok, Snapchat and even Hulu. This week, Ray discussed: Starbucks just revealed the truly disturbing effect of working from home | ZDNet Target and Walmart May Have Just Killed Black Friday as We Know It - Slashdot With Federal Unemployment Benefits Set to Expire, Businesses Face a Lose-Lose Scenario | Inc.co...
NFIB Outlines Five Elements for Small Business Recovery, and Other News - July 20, 2020
July 21, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBNFIB Outlines Five Elements for Small Business Recovery, and Other News - July 20, 2020 Find the original archive of the video here: NFIB Outlines Five Elements for Small Business Recovery, and Other News - July 20, 2020 Stories this week: Amazon unveils its own smart grocery cart, in new effort to automate physical retail checkout (https://www.geekwire.com/2020/amazon-unveils-smart-grocery-cart-new-effort-automate-physical-retail-checkout/) Apple, Biden, Musk and other high-profile Twit...
Latest Updates on Social Networks for Small Business - Web and Beyond Live - July 13, 2020
July 14, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBLatest Updates on Social Networks for Small Business - Web and Beyond Live - July 13, 2020 Find the original archive of the video here: Latest Updates on Social Networks for Small Business - Web and Beyond Live - July 13, 2020. This week, Ray Sidney-Smith provides his monthly update on all the new features and changes happening to social networks (and in the Social Media market, generally) that affect Small Business. Check out all the stories here. --- Send in a voice message: https://p...
What's New at Google, June 2020 Edition - Web and Beyond Live - July 6, 2020
July 07, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBWhat's New at Google, June 2020 Edition - Web and Beyond Live - July 6, 2020 Find the original archive of the video here: Page Experience Is Becoming a Ranking Factor, and More…What’s New With Google, June 2020 Edition – Web and Beyond Live – July 6, 2020. This week, Ray discussed: Happy (Belated) World Social Media Day! (June 30, 2020) (Check out my blog post on the topic of good digital marketing strategy!) Happy National Independent Retailer Month! (More retail marketing content comin...