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Are you Ready to Start a Monitoring Program?

internet monitoringYou’ll likely hear about two kinds of “monitoring programs” in the Internet world. The first is a program that allows people to monitor computer usage. It’s generally used in an office setting to monitor employees’ computer habits or by parents … Read the rest

What Have you Done for Me Lately, Web Designer? Welcome to the Advent of New Web Advertising

facebook-like-butonDid you have your website built or revamped last year? Has it been longer than that? If you’ve been looking around and putting two and two together, you’ve probably figured out it’s missing some pretty significant upgrades. Have you noticed … Read the rest

E-commerce: Cart and Checkout

ecommerceWhat is e-commerce? Technically, it is a subset of ebusiness or electronic business with the core definition of it being about buying, selling, and exchanging of goods and services online. Have you ever bought something on the internet that you … Read the rest

Owe No!! A Political Satire

I’m enjoying the recent uprise of unpartisan efforts to make radical reform in government. I’m in favor of some of the ideals of the Tea Party, minus the occasional nutty idea or candidate, but here’s a decent grassroots spin toward … Read the rest

Social media and texting drive $9 million in Red Cross aid for Haiti in 2 days.

People amaze me.

If you’re interested, here’s some information from Mike Ventura on how social media played a rolein raising $9 million for Haiti.
http://mikeventura.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/social-media-breakthrough-for-red-cross-and-haiti/

Text “HAITI to 90999″ campaign stuns Red Cross with effectiveness.