Why isn't your company doing any virtual events? If you are like most, it's a lack of knowledge or a comfort level with the options, the process, and assessing the results. Still virtual events are expected to pick up in 2012. If you're dipping your toe in, here are a few keys to effectiveness.
Technology researchers are looking for new ways to secure your online data. But as more and more of our identity is stored online, users need to take some proactive steps to protect and, potentially, recreate critical information.
When it comes to social media, we are being pulled in divergent directions - an effort to reclaim some semblance of privacy and friends you would actually recognize if you we're sitting next to them on the bus vs. the social-media marketed need to be connected to more and more people.
From a personal standpoint, I have to say that I know more about people I barely know than I do about some of my oldest friends. Some pullback would not be a bad idea. To businesses - particularly small businesses that are not marketing companies - my message is different. Get in the game.
If your business is considering web seminars to promote and elevate your business, that's a great idea. But there are several pitfalls to be aware of and some important steps to follow to make sure you make the most of the opportunity.
Losing the blue sky
Everyone has a 9-11 story. Whether you were in far away from harm's way and watching events unfold or close enough to feel the horror, as I was, somehow you were changed by the day's events. This is my story.
The PC turns 30 but even its inventors know the desktop PC is dead. The future is in the clouds with mobility, collaboration, higher security and more aware and educated users. Tell us what you want your computing future to look like?