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posted on August 10, 2010

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Author: Brad Closson

What Principles Guide Your Business?

posted on August 9, 2010

If you are a sports fan then you probably know that there were 7 incredible men inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame this weekend.  Each had moving speeches but the one that has caught the attention by most was made by Emmitt Smith...NFL's all time Rusher.  The success he had with the Dallas Cowboys will likely never be seen again.

Author: Coach Tammy G (Tammy Gentry)

Decisions; First Server or Cloud / SaaS

posted on August 3, 2010

I was reading a white paper about “when is it time for your business to get its first server?” Read more »

Author: Clint Eschberger

Employee engagement: means what to whom?

posted on August 3, 2010

Suppose you posted the question: Employee engagement: what does that mean to you?  Read more »

Author: Tim Wright

Wanted: Event Planner

posted on August 2, 2010

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Author: Brad Closson

Why your city needs a community website

posted on July 29, 2010

Traditionally, municipal entities have regarded their website as a place to put information that their constituents will search for and consume. It is traditional “push” technology. The thought process behind this type of site is “I know what you need to know and I will put it there for you to find”. Read more »

Author: James Laughlin

Forgetting Something?

posted on July 28, 2010

Far too often when businesses budget for technology they forget the not so obvious, but critical pieces of the infrastructure. The obvious pieces like hardware, software, and maybe even some install services are put right into the budget. However maintenance, support, backup, and disaster recovery seem to be an afterthought. I have also seen many times where they did not even plan for power and cooling. Nothing like getting everything in, hooked up, and oops the power just overloaded. Read more »

Author: Clint Eschberger

About that Call to Action...

posted on July 27, 2010

Almost 2 weeks ago, I enjoyed presenting briefly at the Network in Austin July NetStorming session.What a lively group of people who asked great follow-up questions.I wish I'd had more time to talk with the people there, so I thought I'd make this offer:You can download the mini-handout that I offered. Read more »

Author: Tim Wright

How to Make Your Resume the Ticket to an Interview

posted on July 21, 2010

A great resume is your ticket to an interview. So the question is, “what makes a resume great?” The answer may be different than you think. Unlike a normal ticket, your resume must pass through not just one gatekeeper, but many. And your resume begins its journey as one of hundreds of resumes vying for attention. Read more »

Author: Gary O'Neal

Use What You Have: Sports as a Tourism Niche

posted on July 21, 2010

If you are part of the tourist board for Paris or Tokyo or New York, you have visitors coming in all the time, for millions of different reasons. If you are a smaller town or less urban region, you have to look around and ask some hard questions....what do we have that can draw visitors and tourism dollars since we appear to have misplaced our Eiffel Tower?One answer these days is sports tourism. Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough