Chaos To Clarity: Success in a Digital World

Free is Not Always Good for Business

February 3, 2010
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With the decision of the New York Times to move to an online subscription model, I thought it timely to repost a piece I wrote in April 2009 on why free is not always a good business model.
In late February 2009 at the Future of Web Apps conference,  Jason Fried of 37signals “stressed to the [...]

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How To Create a Twitter List (Video)

February 1, 2010
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A Twitter list is a curate list of twitter accounts that you create around whatever topic you choose so that you can follow people or companies as a group more easily. Tracey shows you how easy it is to create a Twitter list.

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4 Lucky Links for Finding Bargains on Tech

January 29, 2010
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By Claudia Rice (guest blogger)
Use these lucky (cuz we did all the work) links from our collection on delicious to find tech bargains. Link Friday is a regular feature. Do you have another one to recommend? Add a comment and let us know.
1. Slick Deals – lists deals on technology and everything else. They [...]

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Finding Your Business Story

January 27, 2010
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Every professional career, small business, and professional practice has a story. Some thread gives coherence to all of the things you do and the services you provide. What’s yours?
Is it a tale of struggle and triumph? Of struggle and struggle? Of growth and change? Of stability and strength? Do you: help? battle? challenge? support?
Consider how [...]

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How to Remove Facebook Friends (Video)

January 25, 2010
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A month ago Facebook made changes to their privacy settings. One of the changes is that everyone can see what pages your a fan of. I’ll show you how to “unfan” a page that might pose a problem for you.

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6 Lucky Links for Free and Low Cost Mac Applications

January 22, 2010
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Use these lucky (cuz we did all the work) links from our collection on delicious to find some great low cost and free applications for your Mac®. Link Friday is a regular feature. Do you have another one to recommend? Add a comment and let us know.
1. Uninstalling applications on a Mac is [...]

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Out and About on the Web? You Need Digital Survival Skills!

January 20, 2010
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Digital survival includes keeping you, your data, and your computer safe on the Web. Protecting your computer with antivirus and a firewall, backing up your data, and keeping your software up-to-date are crucial parts of the plan, so if you’re not confident in your knowledge it’s time to take charge of your education.
Confused by antivirus [...]

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Warning! Your Facebook Fan Page List isn’t Private (Video)

January 18, 2010
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A month ago Facebook made changes to their privacy settings. One of the changes is that everyone can see what pages your a fan of. I’ll show you how to “unfan” a page that might pose a problem for you.

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