Does Your Business Really Need A Blog?

Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 24-05-2011

If you’ve been trying to promote your business on the Internet, no doubt you’ve received the advice to start a business blog. Internet marketing experts consider a blog to be an essential tool to succeed online. In fact, I’ve made the decision recently to give more attention to my blogs — even if it meant [...]

MediaWatch: Curation and Verification In Journalism - New Methods In News Gathering

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 24-05-2011

Last week I wrote about the Oriella survey of journalists that found that the majority do not use social media or blogs for verifying and sourcing stories.

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Klout, PeerIndex, Empire Avenue, Et Al… Shortcuts Without Insights

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 23-05-2011

Lots of people I know in PR and marketing are enamored by new services such as Klout, PeerIndex, and Empire Avenue, which seek to provide a quick assessment on any person’s online influence.

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SaturdayPost: Curation and Verification In Journalism - New Methods In News Gathering

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 22-05-2011

Earlier this week I wrote about the Oriella survey of journalists that found that most do not use social media or blogs for verifying and sourcing stories.

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Self-Regulation for Online Ads Moving Slowly

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 21-05-2011

The online advertising industry’s self-regulatory effort is going slowly, according to speakers at the Privacy Identity Innovation conference in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday.

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Does ‘Digital City’ Extend to the Classroom?

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 20-05-2011

By Aaron Rutkoff

This article originally appeared in the Metropolis blog.

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Profile of Wonder Grass

Filed Under (Ventures) by Admin on 20-05-2011

From the Economic Times profile of Bamboo-based building systems company, Wonder Grass:Using bamboo to build structures is not rocket science. Bamboo is renewable, cost-effective and appropriate material to be used for housing segment. It is available in abundance in India, said Vaibhav Kaley, co-founder of Wonder Grass, who started the firm along with his younger brother Nachiket Kaley in

Payroll solutions that can make you money

Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 20-05-2011

There are few things than deplete an employees morale more than, having worked hard for a month, receiving an inaccurate wage which does not reflect their own levels of commitment. Be it late, or too little, wages not paid properly can make workers question all areas of their business, not least the competency of those [...]

It’s Graduation Time And Women MBAs Are A Bargain

Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 20-05-2011

Margo Medez-Penate sent me some very interesting statistics from Catalyst, the non-profit organization focused on advancing women in the workplace:

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A Week on Foursquare

Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 19-05-2011

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