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Maybe what happens in Austin (and the South by Southwest conference) should stay in Austin.SXSW strikes me a great place to have a good time, do some networking/socializing and take in a few panels. B
Posted 2 days ago
Fact: When it comes to social media, it s not really about the tools; it s how you use them. The more effectively and productively that Twitter, blogs, Facebook, et al are used, the more success y
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When I was started ME Consulting, one of the biggest challenges was finding an accounting system that met my needs. To be honest, most of them have way too many bells and whistles for a one-person ope
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As some of you may know, I take an odd pleasure in vacuuming. In any event, the fine folks at Strategic Objectives have been nice enough to let me play with some Dyson vacuums in recent months. The mo
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Like any good-standing member of the digit-rati, I m bedazzled by new and shiny services. Blogs had their day in the spotlight, but now they re un-sexy; Facebook was cool until everyone and their
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A few of you might have noticed that I recently switched blog comment systems moving to Echo from IntenseDebate. The switch was mostly prompted by my frustration with IntenseDebate s administrat
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Canada has a vibrant high-tech economy so it seems strange that there are so few Canadian bloggers actively writing what s going on. By active, I mean people writing blog posts a couple to a several
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One of the major challenges facing many start-ups is what to do when their initial idea doesn t work as well as expected. It s difficult to recalibrate strategically once you have headed far down
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I m not a Foursquare user (at least for now) but I do find the popular location-based service intriguing as it continues to evolve beyond simply being a tool to broadcast your location. In particula
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In 2008, SXSW conference in August marked the coming out party for Twitter. It was then and there that the digital elite embraced Twitter and cool concept of micro-blogging with so much enthusiasm tha
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