Ever wonder "what's in a name"? This whitepaper from Microsoft shows how "domain bias" is a new phenomenon as people become more familiar with the Internet. Now that using search has become a habit and a first consideration for solving problems, the mental elimination of domain names has begun.
Computers could run 100 times faster in the near future. Old pencils have a new twist. It is not "lead" in those pencils, it is graphene.
You are drowning in email and the many hours spent on email are generating more work for you, your friends and your colleagues. You can reverse this spiral only by mutual agreement.
To this end, an Email Charter has been created...
"On average RescueTime 3 hours and 54 minutes worth of productive time per week per person." RescueTime is a tool that allows you to easily understand and optimize how you and your team spends their time and attention. RescueTime gets it done with NO DATA ENTRY. RescueTime is all automatic. You install a small application on the computers of choice and the software and web sites which are actively being used is automatically tracked.
Stress is not only holding you back from being successful, it may be literally killing you. If you are an employer, it is on your shoulders to stay very aware of the work environment to know the the staff is stressed.
What is interesting is that collaboration can reduce stress and by doing so, potentially save jobs and lives.
To this point, take note on the infographic which talks about how middle age workers who have poor relationships with their colleagues are 2.4x more likely to die sooner. One solution is: Go Power with Greenlight Thinking, to change the culture of your company.
That said, the data shows that bosses had no ties to an early death. Sorry, I hope this is not dissapointing to you.
If you are starting a business in your garage and you hear a few people laughing, remember these five entrepreneurs who started in a garage and moved on to the Fortune 500:
Promising the unbelievable before delivering on said promise will leave potential buyers knowing you are pumped up, arrogant, over confident and probably out of touch with reality. "Of course you will say that about your own product or service. That is expected."
Watch the Inbound Marketing Movie:
You may have missed the movie and still interested?
This infographic shows the appeal of inbound marketing vs. outbound marketing. Reduced costs and effectiveness are benefits as our culture has changed to gadgets and search engines to solve problems.
If you have not yet changed your marketing plan to include inbound marketing, this infographic gives an overview to help you get started:
You have a great idea for a business, now how do you pay for it? Financing a startup requires some important decision making, and the choices you make now are likely to impact the business (and your personal finances) for years to come. As banks give out fewer loans, entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to credit cards for business owners to finance their endeavors.
The Small Business Administration was close to being eliminated in 1996. For almost 60 years the Small Business Administration (SBA) has been helping businesses get their start by offering an array of services.
Do you have a question about whether Skype, Tokbox or Facetime is best? To communicate long distances video chatting is helpful if you need to have a sense of body language. By using a video cam, the person on the other end knows whether the listener is engaged or reading a book. Which is the best tool for communicating?
