Posts Tagged Google
Are You Solving an Old Problem?
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology on 2010/06/10
Businesses are often formed to provide a product or service - either proactively or in response to a specific problem. But businesses have to be careful that the problem that they are solving remains a current one, or that it solves the whole problem and not just part of the problem. Otherwise those businesses are vulnerable to competition from new [...]
2010 Superbowl Ad Breakdown
Admit it, plenty of you watch the Superbowl solely for the commercials and not for the football. If that’s true then you must have been disappointed last night because the football game was great for a change while most of the broadcast ads were boring at best and atrocious at worst. For me, and for everyone I watched the game [...]
Your First Hire as a Manager
Posted by Thom in Business, Work Experiences on 2009/10/19
You always remember your first hire, especially when ultimately it’s your decision to make, and not one made by a hiring committee. Being promoted into a managerial role is a big step in every career – in addition to more responsibility, the work is usually more interesting and sometimes the pay and benefits are better. It may happen [...]
Access to Information Changes Things
Posted by Thom in IT, Technology on 2009/04/12
In today’s New York Times the front page of the Arts section featured a great story on the Grateful Dead and how their fans talk and think about the music of the Grateful Dead and what has happened with new ways to access information about the Dead. A little background might be helpful. The Grateful [...]
Public Personas and Google Results
Posted by Thom in Public, Social Media on 2009/03/19
Part of the rationale for the creation of this site beyond just communicating with clients was to raise my public profile and my public persona. By that I mean what comes up when someone types my name into Google or Bing. It’s not a question of vanity – although I’m probably as vain as the next [...]
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