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Benjamin A. Wilcox

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Blog posts July 2009

Publishing your Company Presentations On the Web

Publishing your Company Presentations and Articles On the Web

Technology makes it possible and affordable (try free) to become your own publisher. Many vendors offer quick and easy uploads to covert your documents, presentations, charts and more to be included in search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc) and in a web-based interface. Why is this beneficial to your organization?

Aside form the normal expense that you would traditionally undergo with publishing and the amount of time waiting to approv…

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Business Use of Chat Rooms

Business Use of Chat Rooms
Chat software and programs started primarily as community chat-rooms and web messenger services but businesses are beginning to explore the potentials of such an application. Offer a chat service as permanent feature on your website, utilize only during specific promotions and events, create a private setting for employees, invite registered customers for training on a new product or service, host a chat session for others, and conduct webinars to share information and …

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Advancing Technologies Help Level the Business Playing Field

Advancing Technologies Help Level the Business Playing Field

One may think that in order to keep up and utilize the vast amounts and types of internet applications and technology gadgets that one would need an extensive IT infrastructure and staffing. Although the online communication gap continues to grow, the reasons for that gap are different. It is no longer the cost and technical skills that keep the “have nots” from boosting their online presence. The reason for more businesses not embraci…

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Using RSS Feeds for your Visitors and Followers

Using RSS Feeds for your Visitors and Followers

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a new way to broadcast your organizational news and information. The RSS contents are published as a feed for customers, vendors, partners and other interested parties providing your lasts news and posting. The RSS feeds are read using a tool referred to as a news aggregator, or an RSS reader. The aggregator occasionally checks to see if your feed has been updated. When a feed has been updated, new information will…

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The Importance of Using the Bcc Field when Sending Mass Emails

The Importance of Using the Bcc Field when Sending Mass Emails

The below is intended as a reminder of how important (and necessary) it is to utilize different email settings before you select to SEND and should be utilized for professional AND personal emails.

What is Bcc:
Blind Carbon Copy- refers to the practice of sending a message to multiple recipients in such a way that conceals individual email addresses from the complete list of recipients. It provides a way of addressing messages to more …

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Protect Information you Post Online- Convert PDF

Protect Information you Post Online- Convert PDF

Seems straight forward enough but it is very surprising to visit websites of so many companies, agencies, and organizational groups/clubs that do not protect posted information on their website.

The Simple Solution:
Convert your information to a PDF.

What is a PDF?
PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file format that captures all the elements of a printed document as an electronic image that enables a user to view, navigate, print, or forward to others…

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Is Facebook Appropriate for MY Business?

Is Facebook Appropriate for my Business?
Facebook is the leading Social Networking site but there are many more to consider, each with their own pros and cons here is a list of some of most common sites and their general features.

So how do we know if we should create a social networking site for our business?
First- there is no one generic answer for this question and many factors need to be considered.
The worst answer is to simply say 'yes' because other businesses and organizations, even similar…

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Celebrate Independence from Licensed Software and Computer Operating Systems

Celebrate Independence from Licensed Software and Expensive Computer Operating Systems

Break free from the chains that binds so many to the likes of Microsoft, Mac et al of the world.
Rather than waiting for years until the next version of an anticipated software release (where the average user seldom utilizes a third of the functions) to find out it does not function as promised with minor glitches at best or disables you current system at worst.

Break free from this dependency and expand your op…

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