Traffic is not what matters in business — RSS and Conversational Marketing are the way. Someone, who isn't a Microsoft employee, just wrote me and said “my boss and his webmaster only care about traffic and with RSS you're trying to show a way that will reduce traffic to our web site.” Whoa, that's getting… Continue reading Traffic is not what matters in business — RSS and Conversational Marketing are the way
Author: Vince Kimball
Meeting the woman who runs microsoft.com/windows
Meeting the woman who runs microsoft.com/windows. Coincidence? Last night I went to another user group meeting. This one was for Windows Mobile. Well, I went to the first part of it, at least. But there I met Robin Young. She is responsible for all the microsoft.com/windows sites. “Funny meeting you tonight,” I mumbled. “I just… Continue reading Meeting the woman who runs microsoft.com/windows
What Gets Law Firms Fired
What Gets Law Firms Fired. From The Law Marketing Portal: a great discussion of when and why corporations fire their law firms. [DennisKennedy.blog]
Seven Easy Ways for Law Firms to Throw Away Money on Technology
Seven Easy Ways for Law Firms to Throw Away Money on Technology. For many law firms, technology costs are taking up a growing share of the budget. Why, then, do some firms take steps that all but guarantee that a chunk of that money is wasted? [DennisKennedy.blog]
Cool Science, for Adults Only
Cool Science, for Adults Only. Hands-on science museums are generally aimed at children. Not this one. London's Dana Centre wants to make science so interesting that Londoners will head there, instead of the pub, after work. Well, one can always hope. [Wired News]
FedEx Delivers New Tech Lab
FedEx Delivers New Tech Lab. There's more science to delivering packages than meets the eye. That's why FedEx is funding a new research lab, one it hopes will rival MIT's. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]
The Energy Bill
The Energy Bill. Sen. Pete Domenici (R) of New Mexico, the chief spokesperson for the current Energy Bill which has come out of conference committee before the Senate for ratification states again and again that if we don't pass this bill now, there will be no energy bill for as many as 10 years. He… Continue reading The Energy Bill
Medicare: A shell game.
Medicare: A shell game.. Amy Goldstein and Helen Dewar, Washington Post writers entitled their article, Republican Medicare Plan Faces Challenges. It might have been more appropriately entitled, The Great Congressional Shell Game. When the GOP and the Whitehouse announced they were selling the plan before the 1100+ page document is even completed and before more… Continue reading Medicare: A shell game.
Macromedia Central Updated
Macromedia Central Updated. There's a new version of Macromedia Central available. It comes with three applications: a blog reader, a movie finder and AccuWeather. In the blog reader, you'll find a number of things already subscribed including Dilbert (yay!) and a Central Applications feed showing any new applications released for Central. [An Architect's View]
Live Communications Server Course
Live Communications Server Course. Are you responsible for implementing Live Communications Server as a replacement for Exchange Instant Messaging in your organisation? If so, you may be interested in the following course, which has links to download, in PDF format, the individual chapters of the course, or the entire course in one download. Deploying Microsoft… Continue reading Live Communications Server Course