amzn.com URL Shortner Max Effgen, August 9, 2009 This is interesting and borderline funny. Amazon has created its own URL shortener for products. See TechFlash Amazon creates its own URL shortener for products. Basically the idea is to make it easier to post product links to Twitter and other social media. It has some simple rules and looks… Continue Reading
Free Wallpaper Max Effgen, August 7, 2009 As my 2 regular readers know, photography is a hobby bordering on obsession. My portfolio site Salmon Bay Photography has freely available (for personal, non-commercial use) Wallpaper images for download. Check out Salmon Bay Photography | Free Wallpaper. Have a great weekend! Continue Reading
Thoughts on Sales Enablement Max Effgen, August 6, 2009 CRM solutions fail most of the time. I always wonder what is meant by fail. I have had my hand in many CRM deployments and only a 2-3 did not meet the clients expectations from initial roll-out. Those that I would consider a “fail” never aligned the technology to the… Continue Reading
Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips Max Effgen, August 5, 2009 Great read on Twitter over at Forbes. Check Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips. Is it Wednesday already? Continue Reading
Great read at Cloudscaling Max Effgen, August 4, 2009 Randy Bias’ Cloudscaling blog has a must read for anyone interested in Cloud Computing: The ‘Cloud’ Is NOT Outsourcing. Check it out. Continue Reading
Tuesday Reads Max Effgen, August 4, 2009 Two worthwhile reads for your Tuesday: How to Network With Busy People because the people you want to be networking with are busy. How marketers build relationships in the CPG (Consumer Packed Goods) space, but it is applicable to just about any CRM relationship. Readers and Leaders. Continue Reading
R2D2 Translator Max Effgen, August 3, 2009 A little bit of fun to make just that much less productive. Check R2D2 Translator. Thanks R2! Continue Reading
WSJ: Twitter as trading tool Max Effgen, August 3, 2009 There has been a lot of talk about social CRM (sCRM) and Twitter. The implications for consumer based offerings is clear. In the enterprise, marketing has use cases. The WSJ has an interesting look at how traders are using Twitter. Money quote: “Analysts said the service seems well-suited for a… Continue Reading
Are You Celebrating SysAdmin Day? Max Effgen, August 1, 2009 WSJ: Are You Celebrating SysAdmin Day? Um, no. No celebration here. None what so ever. Continue Reading
Solid read on porting your iPhone App to Windows Mobile Max Effgen, August 1, 2009 With all the furor of the Google Voice iPhone app situation going on. I have had a few conversations about people wanting to port iPhone apps to other platforms mainly, Android and Windows Mobile. Going cross-carrier and platform seems to be the goal. Easier said than done especially depending on… Continue Reading