economy Archive

  • Last week I got to run around Ford Field on day one of Go Further – an event which shows the direction Ford motor company is taking. We got to Ford Field and had cocktails and hors d’oeuvre. Then, we sat and heard from Bill Ford. He talked about the direction of Ford Motor company and how they are re-inventing themselves. Then, we went...

    Playing On Detroit’s Ford Field – Go Further

    Posted on July 5, 2012 | No Comments
    Last week I got to run around Ford Field on day one of Go Further – an event which shows the direction Ford motor company is taking. We got to Ford Field and had cocktails and hors d’oeuvre. Then, we sat and heard from Bill Ford. He talked about the direction of Ford Motor company and how they are re-inventing themselves. Then, we went...

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  • So you got a brand new iPad. You do a lot of travelling (economy coach), so one of the reasons why you bought it was so you can use it during those 3-4 hour flights. In today’s episode, we look at the WiFi in airports, airlines, and if they are worth the purchase. Why Can’t you just get one WiFi package? First of all,...

    What to Expect with in-flight WiFi on Your iPad [Video]

    Posted on April 28, 2012 | 1 Comment
    So you got a brand new iPad. You do a lot of travelling (economy coach), so one of the reasons why you bought it was so you can use it during those 3-4 hour flights. In today’s episode, we look at the WiFi in airports, airlines, and if they are worth the purchase. Why Can’t you just get one WiFi package? First of all,...

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  • I took a trip down to Milwaukee, Wi with my fellow MadisonSMC members Wendy, Brian and Marvic to meet Gary Vaynerchuck. He was promoting his new book – the Thank You Economy. We went down for the Tweet-up, then to listen to him speak. The group got there at around 4:30 pm where we met up with Chad Schomber and Katie Felten among other new faces to me. They all were...

    Gary Vaynerchuck: The Thank You Economy Book Tour 4-26-11

    Posted on April 27, 2011 | 2 Comments
    I took a trip down to Milwaukee, Wi with my fellow MadisonSMC members Wendy, Brian and Marvic to meet Gary Vaynerchuck. He was promoting his new book – the Thank You Economy. We went down for the Tweet-up, then to listen to him speak. The group got there at around 4:30 pm where we met up with Chad Schomber and Katie Felten among other new faces to me. They all were...

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  • This week I take Bitstrips to a new level and give a proper send off for the game Duke Nukem. 3-D Realms closed it’s doors last week. Although I don’t think it will keep the next version of the Duke Nukem franchise down (After all, Take Two Entertainment still owns rights to it), it will definitely add to the “Wait” time of the newest...

    Duke Nukem – Bitstrips

    Posted on May 14, 2009 | No Comments
    This week I take Bitstrips to a new level and give a proper send off for the game Duke Nukem. 3-D Realms closed it’s doors last week. Although I don’t think it will keep the next version of the Duke Nukem franchise down (After all, Take Two Entertainment still owns rights to it), it will definitely add to the “Wait” time of the newest...

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  • Reuters reports that, as the economy worsens all over the world, cyber crime is increasing dramatically. Read the full story here. The crimes include old friends, such as the Nigerian scam and auction fraud, as well as credit card fraud, Ponzi schemes, and, according to sources I have read elsewhere, mortgage relief schemes. Here is an excerpt: Scammers in the United States comprised 66...

    Cyber Crime Wave

    Posted on March 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Reuters reports that, as the economy worsens all over the world, cyber crime is increasing dramatically. Read the full story here. The crimes include old friends, such as the Nigerian scam and auction fraud, as well as credit card fraud, Ponzi schemes, and, according to sources I have read elsewhere, mortgage relief schemes. Here is an excerpt: Scammers in the United States comprised 66...

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  • Brought to you by Citrix’ GotoMeeting – Free 30 day trial – No CC needed: GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. You’ve been working at your job for years. You’ve made lots of money for the company and are the most loyal employee they know of. Yet, tough times are ahead and the company decides you are one of the 10% they have to let go to stay afloat....

    Will Customer Service Suffer from Layoffs?

    Posted on January 22, 2009 | No Comments
    Brought to you by Citrix’ GotoMeeting – Free 30 day trial – No CC needed: GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. You’ve been working at your job for years. You’ve made lots of money for the company and are the most loyal employee they know of. Yet, tough times are ahead and the company decides you are one of the 10% they have to let go to stay afloat....

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  • We did something a little different this week as I invited a Panel of guests to talk about technology. We brought on Brian Westbrook (No, not the Football player) and Ric Morgan. We talked about Black Friday / Cyber Monday and the economy, CPG, Google Chrome, Windows XP rebirth, Sprint Networks, Slingbox, Passwords and so much more!

    LIVE Show – 12-01-08 – Brian Westbrook and Ric Morgan

    Posted on December 1, 2008 | No Comments
    We did something a little different this week as I invited a Panel of guests to talk about technology. We brought on Brian Westbrook (No, not the Football player) and Ric Morgan. We talked about Black Friday / Cyber Monday and the economy, CPG, Google Chrome, Windows XP rebirth, Sprint Networks, Slingbox, Passwords and so much more!

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  • This weeks LIVE Show we look for ways that Technology can help our Economic woes. It’s more of a Brainstorm session. Sometimes you need to just get a good idea that can fuel everyones passions. While we didn’t come up with the next miracle item, we hopefully put an understanding into what can be done to help ourselves. Time to not rely on someone...

    LIVE Show 9-29-08 – Tech and Econ

    Posted on September 29, 2008 | No Comments
    This weeks LIVE Show we look for ways that Technology can help our Economic woes. It’s more of a Brainstorm session. Sometimes you need to just get a good idea that can fuel everyones passions. While we didn’t come up with the next miracle item, we hopefully put an understanding into what can be done to help ourselves. Time to not rely on someone...

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