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Catch Me If You Can
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
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?
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?
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?
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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Connectsmith Uncovers The Original Top 10 List
Although it seems that the top list is a relatively new phenomenon, the first top ten showed up long before blogging or the Internet existed, like around 1450-1500 B.C. That’s the best guess as to the date when Moses descended Mt. Sinai with the stone tablets containing the original top 10 list, the Ten Commandments. [...]
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Top 10 Reasons Not To Make A Top 5 list
It seems that you can’t read any blog these days without a top 5 or a top 10 list showing up somewhere. When and where did this trend start, and why? I personally blame the movie High Fidelity and John Cusack for starting this heinous trend. Is it because nobody can argue their point or [...]
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Open Versus Closed Communities
There is an interesting article in the latest Business Week on “Why Apple is more Valuable than Google” . To me, this argument breaks down simply to open vs. closed communities. While I am a casual fan of Apple products, and currently own an iPod and use iTunes to purchase most of my music, I [...]
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Yo! What’s Up With The Virtual Event … "Esse"?
Yo … there’s still a lot of confusion out there regarding what qualifies as a virtual event. Everybody’s got an opinion and settling on a definition can make you loco. Here is how we define it.
Connectsmith defines a virtual event as:
1. [adjective] Virtual Event [vur-choo-uhl][i-vent]A Conference, trade show, or components thereof that take place on-line [...]
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