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Give Me 10 Minutes and I’ll Teach you How to Write a Killer Testimonial

2010-02-28T21:17:11Z

Guest Author: Jenny Meadows – Jenny’s website is MyCopyEditor.com “Give me 10 minutes and I’ll teach you how to write a killer testimonial” When someone asks you to write a testimonial for them, do you say, “Sure! Glad to! You really helped me a lot!” Then you turn away, thinking, “What can *I* say that anyone would [...]

Apple Moves iTunes to the Clouds and How This in Part Moves Us from the Me Generation to the We Generation

2010-02-06T22:54:11Z

Some rather amazing news has been released about Apple’s intentions to put iTunes into their own cloud infrastructure. The TechCrunch article below talks about the impact on their bottom line as they increase sales of music and, of course, make it significantly easier for us users to access our iTunes library like we access our [...]

BMC Today iPhone App – Get BMC Software News and Media On the Go

2010-01-29T01:12:50Z

I’m personally excited to tell you about an iPhone app called BMC Today and you can download it now. To create this app I had the honor of being involved throughout the entire development process with Techendeavour. They are an both technically competent at building mobile apps for a variety of smart phone platforms and [...]

Why We Will Be Disappointed in the Apple Tablet

2010-02-06T22:50:07Z

Assuming this upcoming Apple event January 27th is actually about the so called (mythical) Apple Tablet then yes I have a sense we may feel disappointment. Why? Partly because there is so much wild speculation and expectation surrounding this charming yet mythical new device. I remember seeing devices like this at Disney World where there [...]

My Review of Google’s Nexus One Smartphone vs. G1

2010-01-30T16:04:24Z

First of all let me give you a little background about me and my Smartphones. I currently use a BlackBerry Curve on the Verizon network. I have been using a BlackBerry since 1996. Prior to getting my CrackBerry I used the Palm Treo. My office tried using the BlackBerry Storm last year when we switched [...]

I just ordered my Nexus One phone today (unlocked)

2010-01-30T16:04:24Z

I bought the G1 in October of 2008, but I must say that I was a little disappointed at first. Once I was able to download 1.6 to the G1 the phone ran much better. My only complaints still with the G1 was the battery life and lack of support for Microsoft Exchange e-mail. [...]

New Twitter list @tparish/enterpriseleadership-org – EnterpriseLeadership.org Interviewees

2010-02-05T16:00:17Z

As host and overseer of the EnterpriseLeadership.org community I’m making some end of year changes to get us going for 2010. One rather fun update is building a Twitter list list of 21 amazing individuals who have been interviewed by me and Elizabeth Ferrarini. The Twitter list widget sits on the home page and updates [...]

What Do you Do Differently Online Now Versus Last Year?

2010-01-26T00:27:29Z

Let’s have some fun. For just a moment stop and think about what you’re doing differently online now versus last year. What software, what device where and how you’re using the Internet. Email me or leave a comment below. What’s different? Tom Share this on del.icio.us Tweet This! Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Sphinn [...]

Tom Parish Inc. Fan Page on Facebook

2010-02-06T23:04:48Z

For those who follow me on Facebook I am posting my more technical geeky topics and projects on the Tom Parish Inc. fan page on Facebook. I still post of course nearly the same things at http://twitter.com/tparish. Clearly I need to spruce up the fan page but for now it’s there and functional and thankfully quite [...]

[video] Trends in Enterprise Storage—Cloud Computing/Virtualization:Mike Karp, former EMA Storage Analyst

2010-01-26T00:34:50Z

In this podcast, Mike Karp, a former storage analyst for Enterprise Management Associates, talks about how technology trends, such as cloud computing and virtualization, will continue to reshape enterprise storage, and what CIOs must know to take advantage of these trends. More at EnterpriseLeadership.org Share this on del.icio.us Tweet This! Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? [...]

Texas High School Football – You have to love it!

2010-01-30T16:04:24Z

Late last night I was checking MyFoxAustin for possible school closings for today. The only school district to post a comment was Lake Travis ISD. The posting pointed out that there will be early release tomorrow for all grades due to the possible bad weather, BUT the Lake Travis High School football playoff [...]

‘Cyber Monday’ Sales are Strong for 2009

2010-01-30T16:04:24Z

The e-commerce sector and on-line shopping have reported a surge in traffic and sales for Cyber Monday compared to 2008. Web analytics company Coremetrics, Inc. reported at 6:30 PM EST on Cyber Monday that web shopper had spent 11% more in the same time period for Cyber Monday 2008. Coremetrics tracks on-line shopper behavior of more [...]

SES Chicago 2009 – December 7-11, 2009

2010-02-03T17:53:50Z

Keynote speakers this year for SES Chicago are Jeff Jarvis (Author of What Would Google Do?), Peter Morville (President Semantic Studios) and Dan Siroker (former Deputy New Media Director, Obama Presidential Transition and Founder, CarrotSticks). Agenda Overview SES Conference 12/7-9 Expo Hall 12/8-9 SEM Training 12/10 SEO Training 12/11 Link to the SES Chicago 2009 Conference. Other helpful links for the SES [...]

Google Wave Extensions List for Integration Bots

2010-01-30T16:04:24Z

Here a a few Google Wave Extensions for Integration. Some of these bots are still in “In Progress” including the PlonieBot which is suppose to bring wave document editing capabilities to Plone. If anyone has any real applications that they have used with Google Wave please post a comment below showing us your work. The [...]

Tom Parish at the Austin Rotary Downtown Mtg – Social Media for Business Video Presentation

2010-01-26T00:57:19Z

This is what I presented to the folks at the Austin downtown Rotary Club. Great group. Must have been near 100 folks there with lot of relevant questions. Many thanks to Allison Allen for getting me on the agenda for November. Share this on del.icio.us Tweet This! Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on [...]

Doonby the Movie – A Short Conversation with Writer and Director Peter Mackenzie

2010-02-06T22:47:42Z

Visit http://www.DoonbytheMovie.com for more information – it’s going to make a difference in how you view yourself, life and others. Click through to see the video. Share this on del.icio.us Tweet This! Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Sphinn this on Sphinn Share this on Facebook Share this on Technorati Blog this on BloggerAbout the Author: [...]

Facebook Fan Page for Tom Parish Inc.

2010-02-07T16:48:52Z

Tom Parish Inc on Facebook I am separating out my personal from business activity streams for Tom Parish (personal) and Tom Parish Inc. (business). Become a FAN! Tom Share this on del.icio.us Tweet This! Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Sphinn this on Sphinn Share this on Facebook Share this on Technorati Blog this on BloggerAbout the Author: Tom [...]

Why It’s Taking So Long for Google Wave To Really ‘Be Here’ For Everyone

2010-02-03T17:41:05Z

If you think about it, the complexities of building out modern data center infrastructure (locally and inside the Google Cloud) necessitates really watching and learning from the data traffic patterns across a field of Wave servers. There is a great deal of complex data being exchanged in real time as it interconnects with so [...]

Google Wave – A Writer’s Tool?

2010-01-29T01:05:47Z

I wonder if others are seeing what I’m seeing in Google Wave. I am finding Google Wave a perfect tool for writing down ideas and refining them before publishing. I create a Wave, jot down some thoughts then come back to them when I’m ready to expand the notion into a blog post. I realize [...]

This is a Test Post from Google Wave to My Blog – tomparish.posterous.com

2010-01-26T12:59:10Z

This is a Test Post from Google Wave to My Blog – tom.parish@posterous.com Fascinating. Seems to work. I’m going to take a screencast of this. I will not do any editing. Might do a screengrab just in case. Tom via google-wave-robot Share this on del.icio.us Tweet This! Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Sphinn this on [...]