Monthly Archives: August 2006

Automated Losses

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Sue

I love it when things suddenly appear to re-affirm statements I’ve made. I spent some time today checking out the new SBA research library. I downloaded enough material that it made better sense to print in volume using their ink, … Continue reading →

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A Long Year

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Sue

Twelve months ago today, Katrina ripped into New Orleans, leaving chaos and panic in its wake. Today, life in New Orleans is improving, but much work remains before the area can be thought of as “recovered”. Most importantly, the area … Continue reading →

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Many Hands Lighten Work

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Sue

Daniel Scocco of the delightfully fresh Innovation Zen has a wonderful review of the top ten crowdsourcing companies. He’s uncovered companies from industries as diverse as footwear and pharmaceuticals who are leveraging the widsom or labor of the crowd to … Continue reading →

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Google Gets Personal

Posted on August 27, 2006 by Sue

I was rooting around in my gmail account today so I could forward Jen some exciting news about our friend Akiva being named a finalist in the 2006 MERCURY Latino Lens Short Film Challenge (congratulations, again!) and lo and behold … Continue reading →

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Taxonomically Speaking

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Sue

Darren’s last group writing project is now new and improved! Recognizing that 301 submissions are a lot to wade through, he cleverly outsourced having the posts organized into a taxonomic system. In this case, that’s a fancy way of saying … Continue reading →

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Is Kinko’s FedEx’s new ZapMail?

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Sue

Back in 1984, just after I’d relocated to the Burlington VT Kinko’s, Federal Express announced a new service called ZapMail, which guaranteed document delivery in 2 hours via fax. The concept was that businesses would use FedEx fax service instead … Continue reading →

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Listmania

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Sue

Darren’s list writing project at Problogger yielded some great posts – I wanted to highlight some of my personal favorites so far: Mike Yoskovitz over at I Got News For You.com has a great post on his Top 4 Mistakes … Continue reading →

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10 Ways to Have a Horrible Seminar

Posted on August 17, 2006 by Sue

Darren over at Problogger is running a new group writing project; since I obviously enjoy making lists and it’s seminar/workshop/conference season, I thought I’d pull together a list of the worst behaviors I’ve seen through the years. Have it at … Continue reading →

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Odd Duck

Posted on August 17, 2006 by Sue

One of the oldest blog memes is the “25 things about me”. I’ve always generally avoided it, not out of some odd fear of stalking or social engineering, but more from the “not enough time to write what I’d like … Continue reading →

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Google Pushes Local

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Sue

Google Local has quietly expanded its functionality, again. Registered companies can now add a coupon to their Google Maps listing for free. Coupons will appear alongside your business listing on Google Maps. Traditionally, retailers seeking to reach local populations have … Continue reading →

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