Professional Services & Technology

In short: Panama offers master's programs at local universities, technical training courses and scholarships for studying artificial intelligence or digital marketing, but no program guarantees a job and scholarships can only be requested during an official call. This article debunks four myths using each institution's official pages, checked by Radar on November 6, 2026. It includes a table of programs Radar opened one by one and the criteria for comparing them: syllabus, instructors, practice, certification and schedule. With Aarón Gómez, a specialist in web ranking and AI answers, the approach is to choose by content, not by promises. Contents of…

In short: As of November 6, 2026, Radar did not find a published, artificial intelligence-specific law in Panama's Gaceta Oficial. What exists is three different things: a national strategy approved by the Cabinet through a resolution, a bill (number 588, on adaptive governance of AI) that the National Assembly reported in August as having reached third debate, and general rules already in force, such as Law 81 of 2019 on personal data protection. This article by Aarón Gómez separates each piece and debunks five myths with official documents. Contents of this article What exists today: law, bill and strategy Myth:…

In short: ChatGPT is useful in a Panamanian business for first drafts, summaries, ideas and translating material a person has already validated, but it does not replace a lawyer or an accountant and it can be wrong. Aarón Gómez, a specialist in web ranking and AI answers, goes through five common myths here with official sources: that it is always right, that it replaces the professional, that any data is safe to paste, that Google penalizes text written with it, and that a business can pay to be recommended. The rule that repeats in every case is the same: the…

In short: A community manager runs a brand's presence on social media: plans and publishes content, answers messages and comments, and reports what results it produced. The role is not the whole of digital marketing, and it is judged by inquiries and sales, not by followers. Aarón Gómez, a specialist in web ranking and artificial intelligence answers, debunks five common myths about the job in Panama. Hiring one makes sense when the business already has a clear offer and a way to measure what comes in, and the same points apply to anyone who wants to work or train as…

In short: A business shows up on Google Maps when it creates or claims its Google Business Profile, verifies it and fills in the information Google uses to decide whom to show. According to the official help pages, there is no charge and local ranking depends on relevance, distance and prominence. This article separates five common myths from what Google documents: paying to rank first, distance being all that matters, fake reviews, duplicate profiles, and the idea that a website is unnecessary. Radar checked these sources on November 6. Contents of this article How a business shows up on Google…

In short: Doing SEO means getting Google to find a website, understand what each page is about and judge it useful for the person searching: first confirming the site is indexed, then building one page per service or topic, writing clear titles and headings, publishing content that answers real questions, looking after speed and the mobile version, completing the business profile if the business is local, and measuring everything in Search Console. This article, signed by Aarón Gómez, a specialist in web ranking and AI answers, puts those steps in order and debunks six myths using Google's own documentation: meta…

In short: SEO is getting a page to show up in Google results when someone searches for what a business offers; SEM is paying for ads on the search page; GEO and AEO aim to make a business's information the material that artificial intelligence and Google use to build a direct answer. Radar reviewed Google's and OpenAI's documentation and debunks five common myths: SEO is not dead, GEO does not replace it, there are no special tricks or files, and showing up in ChatGPT cannot be bought. For a Panamanian small business, all four acronyms start from the same base:…