May 7, 7:45 am
You gotta love WiFi. As a person who spends a considerable amount of time on the road, I love the fact that WiFi is becoming so ubiquitous. Just three years ago I found I was paying considerable ‘hourly’ fees at Internet cafes. The mere fact Internet access was available was enough — many of us […]
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May 2, 6:48 pm
As I’ve said before, e-learning is not a panacea. But it certainly has value—a lot of value—if it’s used right.
Of particular interest to me is online learning, because I’ve been getting so many requests for it. Accordingly, my company is about to launch a series of modules for online Train the Trainer. (thanks for your […]
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April 19, 3:14 pm
This must be the week for workshops and conferences here in Boise. Last night and today was the third annual Kickstart event. Last night’s opening keynote was Rich Sloan, co-founder of Startup Nation (and co-author of the book by the same name).
Rich provided some key tips for entrepreneurs. One that I really liked was his […]
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April 16, 8:31 am
As if we don’t have enough to juggle in our lives, now the power brokers of cyberspace are thinking of revamping the Internet. We’re not talking about enforcing XHTML 7.2.1.b-2(a), we’re talking about a total ground up redesign.
The reason? Security. When the system we now know as the Internet was first created, it was for […]
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April 9, 5:24 am
This week debuts the new look for the Workplace-Excellence blog. With the help of Sarah Lewis at Blogging Expertise and input from other highly respected professionals, I’m proud of the new look.
For those who are curious, this customized look is arranged on a WordPress.org platform.
Sarah set it up so that posts can sorted and browsed […]
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April 3, 7:03 am
I’m up to my eyeballs with frustration at the direction many companies are taking with “e-mail only” customer service. It has reached the point where I will no longer do business with companies that won’t talk with their paying customers.
If these companies want my money but won’t talk with me, I will simply find a […]
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March 23, 11:37 am
With a relatively new type of Internet advertising known as cost-per-action taking hold, advertisers may start getting a better return from their advertising investment. I suppose the fact that Google is starting to experiment with it means we should expect to see more of it soon.
Does that mean pay-per-click is going away? Probably not […]
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