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Why The Picnik Photo Editing Site Is Shutting Down, And Alternatives

Picnik, the free photo editing site used by many entrepreneurs and small businesses, is closing. It’s last day will be April 16, 2012.  It’s being rolled into Google+. Picnik is an online service known for being intuitive and easy to use.  Instead of buying photo editing software…

 

 

More Horsepower: A Compass And A GPS

“To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind.” ~ Seneca The horsepower of today’s business world is clearly trending from a mere four and six horses to an incredible eight horses. Quite simply, it takes more power to drive today’s super…

The Portable Web: Computer In Your Pocket

I was worried she wouldn’t give it back.  I was standing in an airport waiting for a seat on another overcrowded flight. A petite woman tapped me on my shoulder and asked to use my phone. She needed to tell her family about the delay. Without hesitation I said, “Yes,” and gave her my cell…

Demystifying Data Backup: Recap In Case You Missed It

Did you miss last Thusday’s chat on Twitter about Demystifying Data Backup? No worries if you missed the chat, because we’ve got a recap of the action for you. We had two subject matter experts from Symantec join us to share their knowledge — and get the conversation rolling.…

Your Small Business Needs a Tablet

I love tech – it’s a part of my personal life, a huge piece of my business, and where I draw inspiration.  But since the 1990’s, it’s sad for me to say that tech hasn’t truly pushed small business out of its old ways and into greener pastures.  That’s why I’m happy to point to…

Buffer Prevents Social Sharing Overload

For many social media users, we read articles and blog posts first thing in the morning. Most of those we’d like to share with our networks, but we don’t want to bombard our contacts with all the content we’ve read. Companies have come up with tools that help us schedule our…

Fanminder Throws in a Dash of Social and Raises $1Million

Long have we small business owners been accustomed to figuring things out ourselves, whether we’ve got the skills to do them or not. For me, HTML, photo editing and a dabble of design come to mind. In the past, we didn’t have the tools we needed (nor the tools that big companies and big…

Save the Date for a Twitter Chat: Demystifying Data Backup

Next Thursday, February 23, 2012, from 7 to 8 pm New York time, we’ll be holding a Twitter chat.  On hand will be representatives of Symantec, to give tips about data backup — and how to avoid a data disaster. If you’re like me, at least once in your business lifetime…

Innovative “Jobs”

Steve Jobs was a man who when he returned to rescue Apple in 1997, had a clear vision of the problem and a clear a vision for the market.  He understood our shrinking attention spans and the fact that you have seconds to get your audiences attention. He reignited a company around a simple idea —…

The Disaster Recovery Plan

In my last post, “Where Recovery Begins,” I discussed the importance of prioritizing your critical data. Businesses need to determine what data they would need immediately to continue functioning after a disaster or loss of corporate data. Once the business defines the significance of all of…

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