Scheduled Maintenance : Nov 22 2008

November 21, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

There will be  scheduled maintenance starting 10 p.m EST  Nov 22nd 2008. During that time you may not be able to access the Network Solutions site or login to your account. The maintenance window is usually around 4 hours. Sorry for any inconvenience in advance.
Comments and feedback welcome at the Network Solutions Customer Feedback Site

Event Review - DubMeNow Launch Party is a Smashing Success

November 21, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend DubMe DC, which was the launch party event for Dub – a FREE, extremely convenient and innovative technology solution for exchanging business cards and instantaneously managing contact information with your smart phone.
Sure, you have probably heard of LinkedIn or Plaxo. Granted, those early entrants do business information exchange well [...]

An Average Consumer Looks at Small Business Web Sites

November 21, 2008 :: Joe Loong

One of the greatest things about having a Web site for your business is that it lets people get answers to dumb (but important) questions. It’s a win-win: They don’t have to look dumb in front of anyone, and you don’t have to answer the same questions over and over.
Before we dive into the nuances [...]

CEO Conversations - part 2: Chief Trouble Maker & CEO Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group Int’l talks more shop

November 21, 2008 :: Jill Foster

Who she is - part deux
Founder/CEO & Chief Trouble Maker Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group International and I continue talking on the difference between ‘users’ and ‘visitors’ to a website, social media results (and theories), plus social media’s impact on recruitment.
Pineda’s interactive agency has been around since 1999; and while helping associations and non-profits develop [...]

Discussing Community Generated Marketing with Jeremy Epstein, Marketing Navigator

November 20, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Building communities is something people have been trying to do on the web for some time. It began with bulletin board systems (BBS) in the dial up days. With the growth of the Internet it moved to message boards. In the last few years people have used Social Networks and other social media tools in [...]

Malcolm Galdwell Speaks about Human Capitalization at Pop!Tech

November 20, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

I was thrilled to meet Malcolm Gladwell at Pop!tech in October. Malcolm Gladwell’s book ‘Tipping Point” is one of the few non-fiction books my teen age daughter read and discussed with me. I am have a lot of respect for Malcolm Galdwell and I was thrilled to meet him at Pop!Tech and get his book [...]

CEO conversations - part I: Chief Trouble Maker & CEO Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group Int’l talks shop

November 19, 2008 :: Jill Foster

Who she is: a trouble maker, for starters
Founder/CEO & Chief Trouble Maker Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group International knows tech, winning, endurance, generational team building, and the social media age. And her expertise goes well beyond that list. Pineda’s interactive agency and leadership have been around since 1999; and while helping associations and non-profits with [...]

Interview with Ken Fischer, CIO of Clickhelp

November 19, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

I recently met Ken Fischer at SocialDevCampEast and found out that he is CIO (Chief Innovation Officer) of ClickforHelp.com. ClickforHelp.com,Inc (CFH) is an Enterprise-Class IT Consultancy for emerging and small businesses. He has 15 years experience as a senior programmer, manager and entrepreneur. He is the architect of ClickforHelp’s infrastructure and all internally developed software. [...]

Obama’s White House: forecasts & challenges for digital America

November 19, 2008 :: Jill Foster

New media is no longer ‘new’
I want a new phrase to emerge from President-Elect Obama’s campaign and social media success. The term ‘new media’ just doesn’t satisfy current media vernacular anymore. Let’s create a new phrase! I vote for ‘complementary media conversation channels’. What do you think?! In this administration, ‘new media’ likely will be [...]

Five Assumptions on Social Media and Small Business

November 18, 2008 :: Joe Loong

First off, I’m going to dig myself into a hole and dive to the bottom of it: I don’t know all that much about small business.
I’m an independent consultant, so technically I run my own small business. But I’m under no illusions: My primary expertise has been helping big (huge, even) companies figure out what [...]