Category Archives: Problem Solver

Twitter Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Nick Narodny

At Grovo, we are all about efficiency. After writing our course on Twitter, we realized that very few people know about Twitter’s keyboard shortcuts–designed so that you can navigate and tweet to your heart’s desire without touching a mouse. To make … Continue reading →

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Template Facebook Page on Facebook!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Nick Narodny

One of the most confusing parts of a business’ first foray into starting a Facebook Page is understanding the dimensions and limitations on all parts of the page. It seems like Facebook is always changing it’s standards on what shows … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Guide to Twitter Customization

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Nick Narodny

Both businesses and individuals can benefit from customizing their Twitter profile to represent their own personal brand. While Twitter doesn’t allow you to edit all elements of the layout and design of your Twitter page, you can adjust a number … Continue reading →

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Salesforce Chatter for Real-Time Collaboration

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Ben Contillo

Time is money and if your employees are sitting in meetings and waiting for updates from coworkers, then you’re wasting both. Salesforce Chatter lets coworkers collaborate in real-time without having to be together. No more sifting through old emails, or … Continue reading →

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Prezi Adds Dimension to Presentations

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Eric Capper

And away with the Powerpoint presentation! In yet another example of dope cloud-based applications replacing increasingly obsolete software, flash-based presentation app, Prezi, shatters the linear shackles of slide-by-slide presentation programs. As our first lesson on Prezi will tell you, it … Continue reading →

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5 Awesome Features to Get the Most Out of Gmail

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Daniel Levine

There is a whole lot more to Gmail than just sending and receiving email, and many features go underutilized, a tip that the 250 million people using the service should take note of. Please, allow us to share with you … Continue reading →

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Learn About Facebook’s New Timeline Feature on Grovo!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by PJ Bruno

Facebook has today, after a gradual rollout, released its new Timeline Profile feature worldwide. Initially part of a slew of updates back in September, the Timeline arrives to eager social networkers everywhere. The center of your Facebook presence, what was once … Continue reading →

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Daily Deals on the Go!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by PJ Bruno

Your grandma used to make you help her cut coupons out of newspapers and magazines. Your mom would give you a coupon to use when you went to the movies with your friends. And one of your lowest points was … Continue reading →

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The Almighty Hashtag

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Eric Capper

Whether you’re an avid Twitter user or a fair-weather tweeter, just checking in every once in a while on your favorite celebrities, bands, politicians, social movements, etc., I think we can all agree that hashtags are a key feature on the social … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Mobile Apps for Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Eric Capper

Trick-or-Tracker This delightful little app (for Android phones only) can be used to track  your child via GPS in their phone as they trick-or-treat. You can also set this up on your spouse’s phone, or even on a wandering grandparent’s, … Continue reading →

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Use the Internet to Experience CMJ 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Eric Capper

And now for a New York City-centric post on live music: CMJ 2011 is upon us, and with it five days of auditory and visual awesome. The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival, now in its 31st year, is an … Continue reading →

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Use the Internet to Drive a 1969 Ford Mustang

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Eric Capper

One of the most impactful uses of the Internet is peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing. Peer-to-peer networks have been used to share just about everything, including drug candidate information, physical goods and services, living accommodations, music (Napster, Spotify) and much more. The … Continue reading →

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3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Email Marketing with MailChimp

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Kristen Kato

What three things does a chimp love best? Easy – bananas, going to space and delivering marketing emails.         Whether your email list has 10 subscribers or 10,000, here are some tips to help you make the … Continue reading →

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How to Paste Clean Text into CMS

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Eric Capper

Have you ever tried to paste text from a Word or Google Docs document, or even directly from the Web, into your content management system (CMS), as for your blog, only to find the formatting is off? Point size, font, … Continue reading →

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How to Get the Most Out of Quora

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Eric Capper

This morning I awoke to a crafty little newsletter from Quora highlighting the top content for me this week. Skepticism was my first response; how do they know? I read on only to be met by this.. Authoritative commentary on high-speed car chases … Continue reading →

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YouTube’s New Edit Video Tool

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Patrick Pellicano

YouTube recently released an additional tool to edit your videos simply called, the Edit Video tool. YouTube had a prior video editing tool called Video Editor (which you can find Grovo’s lesson on here); while both are similar, not all aspects … Continue reading →

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How to Discover Web Content

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Eric Capper

How do you discover content on the Web these days? People are habitual creatures, and, whether tethered to a desk for work or not, will tend to visit the same handful of sites. A few quick phone calls reveal that … Continue reading →

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5 Sources for User Recommendations

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Eric Capper

The Internet is an exponentially growing sea of information. So, how do you sift through it all and find out what really matters? Or, better yet, how do you channel all the Internet-using population to help you find the information … Continue reading →

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Import PayPal Expenses Directly to Expensify

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Kristen Kato

With PayPal now added to their long list of accepted institutions, online expense report platform, Expensify, is another step closer to their goal of making expense reports that don’t suck. If you frequently use a PayPal account to make business … Continue reading →

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Google Docs Now Auto-Suggests Spreadsheet Formulas

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Eric Capper

Functions in Google Docs Spreadsheets are many, diverse and, once you’re familiar with them, very useful. Our chief content officer, as I wrote a few weeks ago, swears by them. The difficulty, if ever there was one, is not only … Continue reading →

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