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Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas

I'm a Mainer in technology who likes growing internet companies and sharing stories about what I learn along the way. Also reading, soccer, and experimenting.

Timeline for Businesses: It's Time for a Change

Timeline for Businesses: It's Time for a Change

Facebook recently released Timeline for business pages [http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/29/how-to-use-timeline-for-pages/], and I’m pretty ecstatic about it. I had a feeling that these changes would be similar to the personal profile updates [http://mashable.com/2011/09/22/new-facebook-profiles/] released a couple months ago, but I

Dear Small Businesses: Stop outsourcing Social Media Management

Dear Small Businesses: Stop outsourcing Social Media Management

So you’re a small business owner. There’s not enough hours in the day, and you’re constantly wearing different hats and playing different roles. One minute you are the marketing guy, the next, a cashier. It’s stressful, and you don’t have time to spend on social

The Startup to Watch in 2012 is Simple

The Startup to Watch in 2012 is Simple

At the moment I have a Bank of America account. I’ve probably been hit with about 3-4 charges by accidentally overdrawing more money than I have (at least in that certain account). I’m pretty tech-savvy, yet I absolutely hate the online dashboard. It’s slow, confusing, and makes

Technology and Higher Education: Big Changes are Here

Technology and Higher Education: Big Changes are Here

Over the past thirty years, technology has transformed the way we live our lives. From tablets to social media, life is changing at a rapid pace, leaving many in the dust. One area that still seems resistant to change is education. Education is big business, spending over $597 billion dollars

Ways to Rank Pages Quickly on Search Engines

Ways to Rank Pages Quickly on Search Engines

Over the past few weeks I’ve dedicated time to learn how sites can be indexed by Google. Why wait for weeks to index your pages, if this can be accomplished in a couple days, or dare I say, hours? Naturally, website owners want to see results….fast! Let me

Link Building for College Students

Link Building for College Students

There’s some days when you just get lucky. I’ve been working on switching content from one domain to another. I’ve been going back through old websites I’ve designed, trying to make these updates. It’s pretty tedious, but I’m trying to maximize “link juice” to

Lean Startup Principles in the Classroom

Lean Startup Principles in the Classroom

Classes just started again. Oh joy. There’s nothing exciting about sitting in a classroom for a few hours everyday, especially when most of the material being taught is already outdated. Today, instead of counting ceiling tiles, I began to think how lean startup techniques could be applied to a