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Growing Businesses

Collaboration Versus Social Media





Let’s say you’re the head of a small or medium sized business.   You find yourself running faster and faster just to stay in one place let alone grow.  But you know if you don’t grow you’ll die.


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Blueprint for the Blog

It's Not About the Tools!

Strategy and planning become the most important parts of using Web 2.0 tools


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Christmas_tree_decorationsHappy Holidays to everyone!!!!

Please be safe, try to keep warm, and do what you can to help those that are not as fortunate
as you are... 

Let's all work together to make sure that 2011 is the best ever.


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Using Web 2.0 Tools - Validation?

Getting something new off the ground is hard, really hard.  So I guess it's only natural to doubt yourself. To second guess your strategy, your vision.


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Okay, just when, exactly, was the telephone pronounced dead?

(Notice that I said telephone, not cell phone, though I'm wondering if cell phones are starting to develop a cough.). 


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Multitasking – How good are you?

Here are a couple of questions to get us started today.

How many of you multitask?

How many of you think you do a pretty good job at multitasking?

How many of you think it’s a success to walk down the street without tripping?  (This is the point where I raise my hand.) 

      


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You Know Who You Are...     

Okay, it’s time for me to go off on a personal rant. That means you have to put up with it, at least until you decide to leave

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Yep, it really does work….

We have been working on a software application to enhance the collaboration, communication and connection between employees within a company, a type of business social network.


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An “Ah-Ha” Moment…

I don’t know about you, but to have an “ah-ha” moment is a rarity for me.  Normally, it is more an “uh-oh” moment, an “oops” moment, or even a “zzzzz” moment.  So if a little light goes on over my head, it’s time to stop and acknowledge it with a little fanfare.  (Cue, horns).


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Three things that are essential to the successful adoption of anything new in a company setting

I’ve had several conversations lately about software adoption and how some companies have an easier time adding software to their arsenal of software weapons than others.  For me, it boils down to the same things that govern most change at companies for anything.


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Just finished another article about the number of companies that ban access to social media sites, (e.g. Facebook, Twitter).  According to the article 55% of companies block access to these type of sites.  It leaves me scratching my head.  There are so many negatives to this kind of policy it makes me wonder if I’m missing something really basic.


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