Oftentimes you’ll come across an article or website that you find interesting and want to share it with your friends. Most websites nowadays have sharing buttons integrated, which allow users to choose how they’d like to share the information, whether it be through social media, email, messaging, etc. From a web design standpoint, this is […]
Read More →Backing Up Your Data
on October 19, 2012in Blog, Securitytags: Tech

One of the most important (but also the most neglected) areas of computing is backing up your data. Most people assume they’re safe because they’ve never experienced a disaster in the past, but they are sadly mistaken. Disasters will happen, at some point, and you will be kicking yourself later if you neglect this important […]
Read More →Important Security Notification – Change Your LinkedIn Passwords!
on June 6, 2012in Security, Social Mediatags: Hackers, LinkedIn, Passwords, Security

It has come to our attention that 6.46 million LinkedIn passwords have been obtained by a Russian hacker. Fortunately, the leaked passwords are lightly encrypted. The time to change your password is right now while the hackers are still busy trying to crack the encryption. Although LinkedIn has not released an official statement about this, […]
Read More →Building Connections: LinkedIn Networking Basics
on March 23, 2012in Social Mediatags: Social Media

We’ve heard it all before. Salespeople love to take off in the middle of the day for important “business meetings” at the local brewery… “I’m just going to meet with a client and go over… my proposal.” Salespeople tend to spend more time on the road than in the office. To a cubicle-imprisoned employee, it […]
Read More →Take A Stand Against PIPA & SOPA Acts
on December 29, 2011in Blog, Politicstags: PIPA, SOPA

You may have heard about Protect-IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) currently under consideration in Congress. We would like to make sure you are aware of Appletree MediaWorks official position on SOPA. As a national provider of online Web services, we oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or Protect-IP (PIPA) Acts […]
Read More →QR Codes Decoded
on November 30, 2011in Blog, Marketing

Quick Response (QR) codes became a fast spreading phenomenon as soon as the technology was released for public use in 2011. Designed originally for use in the auto industry for tracking vehicle parts, these matrix-style barcodes became popular in printed media for their quick readability and large storage size. A single QR code can store […]
Read More →Google Plus: First Impressions
on August 29, 2011in Blog, Social Mediatags: G+, Social Media

In an already crowded online social media world, it seems like the last thing anybody wanted to see was yet another place to share information with each other. In a very “we know what you want better than you do” Apple-like move, Google has now done just that, unleashing its second attempt onto the scene […]
Read More →Does Your Business Belong on Facebook?
on August 2, 2011in Social Mediatags: Facebook, Social Media

In 2010 many of us were fortunate enough to see The Social Network – David Fincher’s Oscar award winning drama about the turbulent rise of Facebook. The film’s portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, captured the attention of film critics with as much unblinking enthusiasm as today’s youth afford “The Facebook” itself. Teens have […]
Read More →How to Survive a Joe Job
on July 13, 2011in Blog, Securitytags: Joe Job, Scam, Security

To a budding or established company on the web, the possibility of cyber attacks is very real and can be damaging to your reputation if not handled correctly. One of the worst of such online threats is the all-too-common “Joe Job” attack. Essentially, a Joe Job attack happens when an attacker sends fake (spoofed) spam […]
Read More →Appletree MediaWorks Commercial
on April 1, 2011in Mediatags: Appletree MediaWorks, The Union Edge

Below we have our Appletree MediaWorks commercial airing on The Union Edge, WFRN Talk Radio Show. Take a listen to below! Our Creative Services team can provide your company with the best possible solution with the services we have to offer. Follow this link to our services page, exploring all the services Appletree MediaWorks has […]
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