Recently, I had the opportunity to work with a large online advertising company, which provided valuable insights into the current online advertising and classifieds market...

Small businesses need all the help they can get in today's economy to save money. When you own your own business, you often have travel expenses for client meetings, deliveries, and purchasing supplies. Finding lower gas prices in your area can help cut those costs.

During the recent gas shortage, I got a call from a friend recently asking me if I could find out where she could get gas... There wasn't any at stations near her home, and she needed to get to work...

In the process of trying to locate a gas station for my friend, I ran across a few great resources that could definitely come in handy, given the recent shortages and high prices.

Many in the Atlanta area are using Twitter to find gas, and to report on gas prices and availability. Results are live within 5 seconds. Click here for the live feed: Live Twitter Search Results for "Lowest Gas Prices"

Twitter is a great resources for finding the best gas prices in your area, to help save your business money.

I found a presentation today that got me to thinking about how quickly our world is changing, in business, economics, and education. It pointed out that what we knew even a year or two ago is now outdated.

Are you aware of what your consumers want and need? Do you adopt new ideas and adapt to new technologies quickly? Or are you getting left behind, playing catch-up?

In order to keep current in today's world, we need to be constantly looking ahead and making sure our strategies are in line with upcoming advances in industry, communications, and technology.

There are a lot of things that can distract you or your employees from actually getting work done... This is usually considered a bad thing. Some common time-wasters include disorganization, interruptions by others, and procrastination. Other things that can take up time are emails, phone calls, paperwork, and surfing the internet.

Some of these things you'll recognize as definite trouble spots. Others are less obvious -- of course you have to handle emails, paperwork, and phone calls for business, and some businesses require researching online. But back to the first item I mentioned, disorganization... If you don't have an organized approach to emails, phone calls, and internet usage, they can be some of the worst time-wasters of all.