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The Web And That Exhausted Word, Community

September 24th, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in The Web

“Before even thinking about building community into your own web efforts, answer me this handy Yes or No ‘Caesar at the Rubicon’ question: Do you secretly harbor the notion that community will directly result in new sales, i.e., the Amway-esque approach to community?”

Weblog Workshop by BloggingWorks

September 24th, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in The Web

“Business blogs are taking off. Are you up to speed? Learn how your business can harness the power of weblogs to improve communication and efficiency at this hands-on workshop.”

Another worm, more patches

September 24th, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in Technology

“With the emergence of the Nimda worm — the latest in a long series to attack Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) and other software — Gartner believes it’s time for businesses with Web applications to start investigating less vulnerable Web server products.”

6 Common Sales Myths

September 24th, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in Sales

“I know it’s important to sell, but I’m no good at it, and I can’t afford to hire a salesperson right now. How can I develop the ‘tough skin’ that I need to be a successful salesperson for my own company?”

The Web And That Exhausted Word, Community

September 24th, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in Marketing

“Before even thinking about building community into your own web efforts, answer me this handy Yes or No ‘Caesar at the Rubicon’ question: Do you secretly harbor the notion that community will directly result in new sales, i.e., the Amway-esque approach to community?”

Another worm, more patches

September 24th, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in Email

“With the emergence of the Nimda worm — the latest in a long series to attack Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) and other software — Gartner believes it’s time for businesses with Web applications to start investigating less vulnerable Web server products.”

The Business Value of Web Standards

September 23rd, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in The Web

“I’ve been involved in the Web standards community almost as long as I’ve been working on the Web, and I’ve long felt that designing to W3C recommendations is the Right Thing To Do. When it came time to redesign the adaptivepath.com site, my partners agreed that we should approach the project from a standards perspective. But before we started, we discussed whether the effort — and it was a lot of effort — was really worth it.”

Back at the helm

September 23rd, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in Finance/VC

“Ben Smith, the former head of financially troubled startup Casbah Corp., knows firsthand the boom-and-bust cycle of the late ’90s… Despite his disappointing debut as a Silicon Valley chief executive officer, the 36-year-old is back in the startup business.”

The See-It-All Chip

September 23rd, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in Technology

“Radio-frequency identification — with track-everything-anywhere capability, all the time — is about to change your life.”

Back at the helm

September 23rd, 2003 | Comments Off | Posted in Leadership

“Ben Smith, the former head of financially troubled startup Casbah Corp., knows firsthand the boom-and-bust cycle of the late ’90s… Despite his disappointing debut as a Silicon Valley chief executive officer, the 36-year-old is back in the startup business.”