Thinks I find along the way
…and one of the reasons why is that I love people and I get to meet so many interesting ones along the way. Earlier this week, I had the chance to interview rising Ag star Eric Kamler at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, NE. Here’s our chat…
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…to understand social media? This video can help! Using social media techniques, I was able to increase the traffic to elevate my site by over 17 million in the Alexa rankings in just three months. If that sounds interesting but you don’t really understand why, give me a call — I’ll be happy to net it out for you…
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I had a conversation last night with a friend and business owner who is struggling to get his mind around blogging and social media. I couldn’t help but think of him when I saw this…
“It’s quite easy for small business owners to become distracted by their day-to-day responsibilities. But in this competitive economy you can’t afford to miss out on the newest business innovations.
That’s why we asked 50 of the top small business bloggers to share their best tips for small business owners. Their response was incredible. While some shared nuggets of wisdom, others gave us actionable tips you can use right away. Here’s your crib sheet to the best business advice the blogosphere has to offer.” 101 Tips From Top 50 Small Business Bloggers | Wise Bread
Personally? I believe that a blog connected to social media is the single most important weapon a business owner or thought leader can have! Everyone has a point of view — that point of view needs to be PUBLIC to have an impact…
Each thoughtful post on your blog is a public demonstration of your thought leadership, personal integrity, humor, and professional insights. Source: HubSpot
The truth is, you don’t have time NOT to blog…
The question is, how to get started. For example, there are over 300 tools for managing your Twitter account. Which one[s] is/are right for you? That’s where having a guide to social media land can help. You can reach me via the contact page — I’ll be happy to talk you through it…
Although this post was written in the UK, it’s applicable here…
“In a 2005 report the Government quango Becta showed that schools could effect considerable savings by making use of Free Open Source software such as Open Office. In their study they simply looked at “like for like” software replacement using existing networks and computers.
Since this study we have seen the emergence of the new breed of ultra-portable Linux-based computers aimed squarely at the education sector and the inexorable build of Web 2 services such as Google Apps.
This week the Elonex One, a Linux-based laptop costing less than £100, was launched at the Education Show in Birmingham causing much excitement amongst the visitors and a very serious discussion about how best to support this new breed of Linux laptops in schools.
So much has changed so quickly that a model of Open Source school computing is emerging which could save the UK taxpayer billions of pounds and provide enormous opportunities for the home-grown technology sector based around Open Source software.”
Local school districts would do well to shed their expensive Microsoft licenses and move to open source. Not only would it reduce costs, but it would also breath life into aging equipment as Linux is much more efficient than the bloated Windows operating system. Click the title to read more…
Bright, shiny objects! 