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The Lean Startup – What it is, How it was Born
One of our most popular posts to date has been a preview of Eric Ries’ new book, The Lean Startup. Our previous article (before the book was released) compared past product developing life cycles to Ries’ “approach to creating continuous … Continue reading
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Tagged agile development, Agile Method, Continuous Innovation, development process, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Eric Ries, Information Technology, IT, lean development, NE Computer Solutions, Product Development, R & D, Research and Development, Ries, software development, Startup, Startup method, Successful Business, successful entrepreneur, The Lean Startup, Why Startups Fail
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The Polarizing effect of SOPA: What it is and why it divides us
SOPA is a hot topic. Currently CEOs, powerful politicians, Hollywood heavyweights and average Americans all seem to be at odds over one issue (and actually I am not referring to Occupy Wall Street). SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, … Continue reading
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Tagged blocked site, blocked website, censor, censorship, Congress, Congressman, Copyright Infringement, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, pirated, pirated materials, pirating, social networks, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Zynga
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Google+ has an Identity Crisis
Our last blog entry, “Anonymity, Accountability and Free Speech” discussed the chasm that has developed in the social networking world between those who encourage the enforcement of ‘real-name’ policies, and those who believe that the abolition of anonymity is irresponsible … Continue reading
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Tagged Anonymity, anonymous, early adopters, Facebook, Google, googleplus, Horowitz, Information Technology, NE Computer Solutions, Nymwars, pseudonym, pseudonymity, pseudonyms, real name policy, Real names, real names policy, social media, social network, social networking, Social Networking War, Technews, Technology News, technovation, transparency
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Anonymity, Accountability and Free Speech
Since the debut of Google+ there has been a storm of controversy surrounding the new social network’s real name policy. The attempt to enforce what Google believes to be a form of legitimacy on their users has been met with … Continue reading
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Tagged 4chan, Accountability, Anonymity, anonymous, Bloomfield, computer, computer problems, cutting edge, cyber bully, cyber bullying, Facebook, First Ammendment, free expression, Free Speech, gamification of social media, Google, Google v. Facebook, Google+ Drawbacks, Google+ policy, Google+ Problems, googleplus, Googleplus policy, Hartford, Information Technology, IT, NE Computer Solutions, NECS, online accountability, online community, pseudonym, psyeudonymity, Real names, real names policy, Reddit, reddit karma, repair, small business, social media, social network, Technology, Technology News
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100 Million Users and Counting: the 5 Largest Social Networks You Never Knew Existed
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: they can all count their users in the hundreds of millions, which is why you know them. But did you know that there are other social networks that can do the same, and you’ve probably never … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomfield, Brazil, computer repair, Connecticut, Eastern social media, everyone network, Facebook, Facebook copy, Facebook copycat, Fina, foreign, Google, googleplus, Habbo, Habbohotel, Hartford, Inbound Marketing, India., Inforgraphic, IT, IT support, LinkedIn, NE Computer Solutions, NECS, Orkut, overseas, QQ, Qzone, Renren, social domination, social media, Social Media Demographics, social media marketing, Social Media popularity, social network, social networking, Social Networking War, social platforms, Tencent, Twitter, UDel, University of Deleware, userbase, VK, VKontakte, Xiaonei
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What the Recent Weeks tell us about Social Media and Law Enforcement
There has been much controversy lately about how law enforcement agencies are using (or preventing the use of) social media in order to target criminals and avoid social unrest. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have become central … Continue reading
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Tagged BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Criminal, David Cameron, Facebook, Government, larceny, Law Enforcement, London, London Riots, looting, New York, New York Police Department, NYPD, Prime Minister, Riots, San Francisco, social media, Social Unrest, Twitter, U.K.
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Simple, Common, and Easily Avoided: Don’t Make These 7 Mistakes with your Computer
As experts in the IT industry, people come to us with many computer problems that are easy to prevent, but woefully difficult to fix. To avoid a lot of unnecessary heartache, and perhaps an ulcer, try not to make the … Continue reading
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Tagged 123456, backup, causes problems, common errors, common passwords, computer, computer advice, computer care, computer crash, computer errors, computer maintenance, computer mistakes, computer problems, data, download, encryption, firewall, Information Technology, IT, keepass, maintenance, malware, password, password protected, router, security, untrusted source, wireless network
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Learning by Doing: How to Plan a Successful PR Event
Public Relations (PR), as defined by omniscient Wikipedia, “concerns enhancing and maintaining the image” of individuals, events, and organizations. Running a PR event can be a fun and effective way to reach potential customers and to inform your community about … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget, Business to Business, Decor, Event, Event Planning, Hard sell, impression, marketing, Offer value, Party Planning, Planning, Public Relations, sales
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4 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
As small business owners who market to other small and medium sized businesses, we’ve come across quite a few valuable resources for entrepreneurs in the last few years. Naturally, our first instinct was to use this knowledge for the greater … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogs, books, Brad Feld, Brian Halligan, businesses, corporate culture, Dharmesh Shah, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Good to Great, Inbound Marketing, Inbound Marketing: Get Found, Jason Mendelson, Jim Collins, long-term success, Marketing Strategy, Michael E. Gerber, resources, SEO, small business, social media, success, The E-Myth, The E-Myth Revisited, Venture Deals
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Are You a Geek?
Jeff Foxworthy, of Blue Collar Comedy Tour fame, has a schtick which allows him to help his audience members determine if they might be rednecks. Here are a few informative examples: “If you refer to the 5th grade as ‘my … Continue reading