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
Solid Read on Cloud & Chaos Max Effgen, August 1, 2009 Forbes has had some great coverage of the Black Hat cybersecurity conference. Here is an interesting read on little known issue with virtualization. Check out Why Cloud Computing Needs More Chaos Have a great weekend. Continue Reading
Solid read on Sales Enablement Max Effgen, July 31, 2009 I have been known to use the phrase, “Lipstick on a pig.” So this blog post on Sales Enablement below got my attention. Check it out: Is Sales Enablement just Lipstick on a Knowledge Management Pig? Continue Reading
Keeping cool with Iced Coffee Max Effgen, July 31, 2009 My first exposure to chilled coffee drinks was the ubiquitous Cold Coffee in Australia. I was on a backpack trip and could not stomach the stuff. I was young. What did I know? Record setting heat in Seattle has brought me back to ice-cold coffee. Like many people out here,… Continue Reading