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In.flow - Business Insight eNewsletter In.flow is a free eNewsletter service provided for our customers, partners and networks of contacts. It is distributed periodically via email as a dynamic resource of information and articles related to running, operating, and expanding business in our changing and fast moving world. In each publication we will provide links to new, interesting, powerful and memorable articles from sources such as:
Each In.flow issue will contain information and insight into the issues facing our industry today. Signup for in.flow today:  In.flow Archives: Based on feedback from our subscribers, we have created this section to archive past In.flow Issues. (Please note: As In.flow contains reference to many external sources, the links to articles in previous volumes may no longer be functional.)
Web and Internet Business Resources: We are always adding to this list of relevant articles and resources for our clients. Topic: Leadership and Careers The Well-Balanced Life: The Turnaround She used to say, "If any of you decide to be entrepreneurs after seeing what I've gone through you're crazy..." Now she doesn't understand why anyone would want anything else. Source: Inc. Magazine - Feb 2004 Topic: Leadership and Careers Ask Annie: Should I Bail Out of IT and Find a New Career? Overseas outsourcing is a real threat to U.S. programmers, but a top IT recruiter says the rest of the tech job market is starting to pick up. Source: Fortune Magazine Topic: Web, Internet & Technology Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 Sites are getting better at using minimalist design, maintaining archives, and offering comprehensive services. However, these advances entail their own usability problems, as several prominent mistakes from 2003 show. Source: Alertbox, December, 2003 Topic: Web, Internet & Technology Making CRM Work: Be Careful What You Wish For Making CRM work requires considering three areas: Strategy, Operations and Technology Source: ZDNet, Feb 2004 Topic: Marketing and Business Development How To Make Your Company Smarter Follow these 12 tips and outwit your competition, by Carlos Ghosn CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Source: Canadian Business, Feb 2004 Topic: Internet Communications and Innovation Net Politics Down But Not Out Internet politics is dead. Long live Internet politics. Will Howard Dean's loss mean the end of the Internet in politics? Source: Wired, February 2004 Topic: Communications and Innovation Wham, Bam, Stop That Spam There are many ways to fight junk e-mail. Which one is right for you? Source: Profit Guide Magazine Topic: Leadership & Careers Alberta's 50 Most Influential People: 2003 Titans of industry, political masters, academics and philanthropists... sometimes all of these at once. Alberta Venture is pleased to bring you the seventh annual list of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People. Source: Alberta Venture Topic: Internet Communications and Innovation The Business Case for User-Centered Design Somnia has recently fully adopted a User-Centered development methodology. This article from a leading industry expert outlines the business case for user-centered development, particularly in today's budget-conscious economy. Source: New Architect Magazine Topic: Leadership & Careers 7 Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives It's not easy to become as disastrous a boss as Dennis Kozlowski, Jean-Marie Messier, or Jill Barad -- but you can, if you work at it. And here's the best part: Each of the qualities that you need to be a spectacular failure is widely admired in today's business world. By Sydney Finkelstein. Source: Fast Company Topic: Web, Internet & Technology How Howard Dean is Winning The Web Read how a long-shot Democratic Presidential candidate is building his surprising and surging presidential campaign around the web. To date, Dean has raised $7.5 million, $1.5 million more than his nearest Democratic rival. And the most telling statistic of all: two-thirds of all contributions to Dean's campaign were made online. The time to take your political campaign's electronic strategy to the next level is now. Source: Time Magazine Topic: Web, Internet & Technology Stuff that works: Emerging Technologies Three technologies that will live up to their hype: Wi-Fi, Open Source Software and Internet Telephony Source: Canadian Business Magazine Topic: Marketing and Business Development Finding Sales Leads Sales leads. With any private venture, sales are life. Rhonda Abrams offers detailed advice on how to find better sales leads for your company. Source: Inc. Magazine Topic: Internet Communications and Innovation Dreamweaver MX Gets the Job Done After finally facing my own insufficiencies at creating websites, I decided to give Macromedia's latest version of Dreamweaver, version MX, a try. The results left me pleasantly surprised. Source: Somnia Communications Topic: Internet Communications and Innovation Canning Spam There's good news and bad about what companies can do to stem the tide of spam. Source: Inc. Com Topic: Internet Communications and Innovation Bill Gates Phone Home Microsoft's next conquest could be your telephone. The Redmond, Wash.-based computing giant is working on future versions of its Windows operating system which will better interoperate with the telephone and other communications devices, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday. Source: CNET News.com Topic: Web, Internet & Technology The Longhorn Chronicles In Texas, something called a longhorn sermon consists of two good points with a lot of bull in between. This may also apply to the newest version of Windows, code-named Longhorn... John C. Dvorak previews the next version of Microsoft Windows, AKA "Longhorn" Source: PC Magazine Topic: Web, Internet & Technology Somnia Sponsors InfoTech Alberta Somnia Communications is pleased to announce the launch of the brand-new web portal for Infotech Alberta. Infotech Alberta represents many of the leading information technology companies in the Alberta marketplace, and leverages its united voice in the areas of private sector investment and infrastructure funding, Government support (through funding and legislation initiatives), and economic development and attraction activities. Source: Somnia Communications Topic: Marketing and Business Development Work The Room Generate more business at your next schmoozefest. Learn how to avoid the five most common self-marketing mistakes and watch your sales take off. Source: Fortune Small Business Topic: Leadership & Careers Building the Perfect Board Every growth company needs the best group of directors it can muster. Here are the ideal archetypes for balance and success. Source: Business 2.0 Magazine Topic: Leadership & Careers Love can move Mountains... of cash Love her or hate her, Celine Dion is crooning all the way to the bank! Source: Canadian Business Magazine Topic: Internet Communications and Innovation Grassroots Politics on Steroids The recent US elections revolutionized digital communications... the effective use of the 'net for communications, GOTV and other campaign tasks' = grass roots politics on steroids... Source: Slate Magazine Topic: Web, Internet & Technology One Easy Way to Waste Money There are many ways to waste money, and lots of people willing to help you out! One sure-fire way is to be apathetic, half hearted or tight fisted with your companies web/interactive planning and development. Five easy steps for digital communications development that will save your company money, time and resources, instead of wasting it. Source: Somnia Communications Topic: Web, Internet & Technology Why Avril Lavigne is Bad for Business... and Other Computer Security Advice Just when you thought Canadian pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne couldn't get any more exposure, a dangerous computer virus is spreading the name of the five-time Grammy nominee. The malicious file typically comes in an e-mail carrying the subject line "FW: Avril Lavigne--CHART ATTACK!"... Source: Profit Guide Magazine Topic: Web, Internet & Technology When Your Website Unravels Most companies take their Internet presence for granted. That kind of thinking leads to an 11 per cent success rate in online forms, according to a panel of experts. They share what works and what can cost you customers. Source: ITBusiness.ca Topic: Web, Internet & Technology Wireless for the Clueless Wireless, we keep being told, is the wave of the future. It's the next big thing. The problem is that most of us are still hopelessly clueless about wireless. But it's time for a change: Even the most technophobic among us need to learn a thing or two about wireless networking. Source: Fast Company Topic: Marketing and Business Development The Importance of Integrated Branding For many organizations, marketing and sales are often after-thoughts; given whatever attention is left over at the end of all the "real work". Too often, this means that instead of a tightly integrated messaging strategy, an organization's marketing and promotional activities are disheveled and inefficient. Here is the short course on tightening up your organizations image and messaging. Source: Somnia Communications Topic: Leadership & Careers The Fine Art of Sucking Up You know the tactics: Take copious notes whenever the boss opens his or her mouth, volunteer for office grunt work, e-mail managers in the wee hours to prove your tireless industry, fawn without mercy at every opportunity. Colleagues may roll their eyes and marvel that the boss can't see the obvious manipulation, but forget them. It works. Source: Business 2.0 Topic: Leadership & Careers The Power of Listening How does an old-line manufacturer in a stagnant industry manage to grow 25% a year for 10 years? By taking its employees seriously. Source: Inc.com |
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