The Facebook Like Button may change the way people use search in the future. You should be putting this on your sites today! There was a time when people didn’t think google would beat Alta Vista or Excite. There was a time when people thought Apple couldn’t take over smart phone sales. You may argue with me but I think change is coming, and it doesn’t cost you a dime to embrace it. What do you think??
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Could Facebook end Google’s search monopoly?
The Facebook Like Button may change the way people use search in the future. You should be putting this on your sites today! There was a time when people didn’t think google would beat Alta Vista or Excite. There was a time when people thought Apple couldn’t take over smart phone sales. You may argue with me but I think change is coming, and it doesn’t cost you a dime to embrace it. What do you think??
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