Technology Trends

Webcast: Using Online Services & Mobile Apps to Save Time, Money

By Lisa Barone - Oct 1, 2009 - 8 Comments

You use mobile apps to help you find a place to eat, to get a parking spot and even to look up flight times, but are you using them to be more efficient in your business? That was the topic of yesterday's webcast on using online applications and mobile applications to save time and money. The … Read More

Webinar: Using Online Services and Mobile Apps to Save Time and Money

By Anita Campbell - Sep 26, 2009 - 3 Comments

Join us for a free webinar about using online applications and mobile applications to save time and money. Using mobile devices to conduct business is a growing trend. This webinar will help you figure out how to jump on this trend and stay ahead of the curve. You'll learn new ways to do … Read More

Product Review: Google Docs For A Book Manuscript

By Tim Berry - Sep 24, 2009 - 17 Comments

All in all, this was a nice improvement. For the two books I wrote last year I had to deal with Microsoft Word and transferring files from home to office to laptop and back, then printing hundreds of pages of manuscripts to send to the publisher. For the book I just finished this month, I wrote it … Read More

Cisco Sees Small Biz Buyers Dipping Toes In Water Again, Using Technology Strategically

By Anita Campbell - Sep 20, 2009 - 6 Comments

I had an interesting interview with the folks at Cisco earlier this week. Cisco is expanding its small business product portfolio for businesses with under 100 employees. It comes as the company is feeling "cautiously optimistic" about the future, and sees small business buyers dipping their … Read More

Internet.com Being Sold: Why Your Business Must Evolve and Grow

By Anita Campbell - Aug 10, 2009 - 7 Comments

The slicing-off continues at WebMedia Brands. The company announced a deal to sell off its Internet.com unit for $18 Million to QuinStreet. The stock WEBM is up 7 cents, or 12.92%, to 61 cents as of this writing, on the news of the sale. Internet.com includes a large number of specialized … Read More

How To Set Up A Google Store In Minutes

By Lisa Barone - Aug 4, 2009 - 31 Comments

Last week, Google released yet another gadget that may win them friends with small business owners. It's called the Google Checkout store gadget and it essentially allows you to use Google Checkout and Google Docs to to easily create your own online store in a matter of minutes. What makes the … Read More

Network Solutions Supports Small Biz Merchants After Unauthorized Code Incident

By Anita Campbell - Jul 31, 2009 - 10 Comments

Imagine this situation: you own a small business with an ecommerce website. One day you wake up to learn from your hosting company that the server your ecommerce site is hosted on, had a problem. Some unauthorized software code had been placed on the server. As a result, it's "possible" that … Read More

Getting Set Up With Google Voice

By Lisa Barone - Jul 21, 2009 - 20 Comments

If you haven't yet requested an invitation to use Google Voice, continue reading this post to learn about all the reasons why you absolutely should. Google Voice isn't new, but it has received a nice makeover since it's old days as GrandCentral. Today's version of Google Voice has been … Read More

One in Four Small Businesses Get Failing Grade in IT

By Anita Campbell - Jul 21, 2009 - 8 Comments

One fourth of small businesses are getting a grade of "D" or "F" when it comes to their information technology. This comes from the Midyear 2009 report of the IT Effectiveness Index, an online survey of small businesses with 100 employees or fewer. The grade means that SMBs are not taking … Read More

Google Gadget Helps Customers Find You In Real Life

By Lisa Barone - Jul 9, 2009 - 7 Comments

Everyone loves useful gadgets and Google has just come out with yet another one. Meet the Google Maps driving directions gadget that makes it easy for customers to get directions to your brick and mortar store. Thanks to Google, the directionally-challenged folk out there (myself included), … Read More

Managing for Growth Webinar Recap: Budgets are Increasing

By TJ McCue - Jun 16, 2009 - 12 Comments

Are you having to do more with less? That's the boat most of us are in. If you need answers to how to do more with less, then you'll want to listen to the "Managing For Growth And Change In A Tough Economy" webinar that Anita Campbell moderated with two expert panelists from Intel and Sun: * Chris … Read More

Signs of an Improving Economy: Companies Say They Plan to Buy

By Anita Campbell - May 23, 2009 - 10 Comments

My latest post is up over at the MidMarket Innovators site. It's an optimistic post called: "Springtime for SMB IT Purchases?" We've been hearing bad news for so long that it feels like it will never stop. But one recent survey by IT retailer CDW suggests that companies are planning to buy … Read More