Monday’s Interactive News

Today’s edition of quick hits that won’t necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to you:

• Advertise Your Local Business Using Google AdWords Express
• A Simple Breakdown of All Your Facebook Advertising Options
• Your Guide To The New Pinterest Business Pages
• How Brands Build Trust
• Social Media Marketing: Understanding the New Consumer Mindset
• Three Steps to Effective Business Writing

And your geek link of the day:

• Is This the Most Distant Object Ever Seen?

The object in question—called MACS0647-JD—is the red blob in the inset. If the calculations hold out, that gloppy looking thing may be at the mind-crushing distance of almost 13.3 billion light years. The light we see from it started on its way when the universe itself was only 420 million years old. Just typing that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.