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April 8, 2009 · 7:29 am

Get Me Together

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Way back in the day on the web, we’d go “surfing” – gliding from site to site, going with the flow. There wasn’t enough “stuff” to take up too much time, a lot of it was drivel, and it was all NEW!
Things have changed a lot in 15 years. Users don’t surf any more – it’s mostly task-oriented work. That’s way making content “discoverable” is so important. I think getting content organized for users is just as important and another new, pretty good example of that opened up the other day. Continue reading →

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April 7, 2009 · 8:12 am

Ticks

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This is the time of year when the ticks come out. For those of you who don’t live in the ‘burbs ticks are nasty little parasitic critters that transmit all kinds of sickness as they latch on to their host. The Mrs. and I spend a lot of time checking the dog and ourselves for ticks since we know lots of people, including our eldest daughter, who’ve had Lyme Disease, which is transmitted by ticks.
Why do I bring this up? Have I gone into the public service announcement business? Continue reading →

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April 6, 2009 · 10:30 am

The Confidence Game

I remember asking, somewhere along the line, what skills one needed to get into the sales department, where everyone seemed to be better paid and on an expense account (this was quite a while ago).  The answer was something along the lines of “an unwavering belief that your <poop> doesn’t stink and that everyone loves you.”  That came to mind over the weekend on the golf course and reminded me of one of the most important principles in success in both business and golf. Continue reading →

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