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Three great free tools, three cool collaboration tactics

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Anyone who has ever worked with me knows that I am a big fan of virtual offices and telecommuting. I really do believe that many jobs can be done from anywhere. One of the biggest challenges to doing this is being able to effectively work on tasks that have historically always required people to be in the same room to be properly executed.  Today’s … [Read more...]

Don’t Believe the Hype

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I read a post on Lockergnome the other day where Chris Pirillo answered a question someone posed to him about buying a new laptop now or waiting until Windows 8 is out. Do you remember Windows 7? You know that Microsoft Operating System that just had its second birthday this past Friday? To put things in perspective, there were over five years … [Read more...]

Unauthorized Observations from the 2011 Pivot Conference (#PivotCon) in New York City this week

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This week I had the privilege of attending the 2011 Pivot Conference. The whole experience was very positive and I am really glad I went. This year’s focus was the rise of the social consumer. As you may know, the Millennials and Gen Y now make up a significant percentage of the marketplace and an even larger percentage of the digital space. These … [Read more...]

Google+ Comments Now Able to Integrate into Your WordPress Site

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Wow, this is really great. I have been singing the praises of Google+ since it came out. For those of you who are not yet on it, I strongly recommend it. I am losing friends from Facebook either by deactivation or by apathy at a consistent rate since Google released its new social network to the public. Although Google+ is in its infancy (only 4 … [Read more...]