Monthly Archives: February 2010

Catch Me If You Can

By Kurt Smith | Published: February 27, 2010
Most people in the US believe that they have an undeniable right to privacy, and that this is one of the foundations of American society. In the digital age there really is no such thing as privacy, the minute you turn on your laptop or mobile phone you give it up. I would bet that [...]
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The Rise Of Virtual Meetings

By Kurt Smith | Published: February 27, 2010
I read a somewhat interesting article at SFGate.com on the rise of virtual meetings. The reason that I say somewhat interesting is that it is a little plug for a couple of virtual event agencies and then back peddles a bit from its main point that virtual events are taking off. They define virtual events [...]
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Expert, Guru, Entrepreneur, Or Life Coach?

By Kurt Smith | Published: February 27, 2010
Do you remember the scene in Airplane when Leslie Nielsen as Dr Rumack asks Captain Oveur about when they can land? Dr. Rumack: Captain, how soon can you land? Capt. Clarence Oveur: I can’t tell. Dr. Rumack: You can tell me, I’m a doctor. Capt. Clarence Oveur: No, I mean, I’m just not sure. Dr. Rumack: Well, can’t you take a guess? Capt. Clarence Oveur: Well, not [...]
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Blackberry, The iPhone And Can I Get My Outlook?

By Kurt Smith | Published: February 27, 2010
At connectsmith, have been debating the merits of the iPhone and Blackberry for the past few weeks. Since I have never owned or operated an iPhone, and Marc has never owned or operated a Blackberry, we have had some interesting arguments. As one might guess, we tend to argue based upon tribal lines, I take [...]
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When Using Social Media, Why Not Be Social?

By Kurt Smith | Published: February 27, 2010
One of our pet peeves here at connectsmith is the lack of personal touches in social media. Isn’t the whole reason to use Facebook or Twitter to connect with new and old friends? That’s why is it so lame not to personalize your invite. Why is it so hard to take 30 extra seconds to [...]
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