2 tools for business travelers
Two nifty tools: one that helps business travelers get more done, and one that helps executives get more done by avoiding travel.
Category: Internet
Go green: Paperless business cards
In some professional corners, people are gravitating to digital business cards. The advantage? No more piles of cards to sort through. Check out these three online tools to create your own online card:
Beyond Google+
You may have heard about Google+ by now. But did you know about these other cool features from the search giant that are currently available for Google Chrome browser users?
1-Minute Strategies: Aug. ’11
Scroll down a web site one screenful at a time … Keep emotions in check at work with DING … Let social media help you network before a conference … Save people time by telling them how to skip the voice-mail instructions when they call your cell phone.
Here’s how to get a Twitter following
Key to engaging in the Twitter conversation is developing a healthy-size list of followers—people who sign up to see your posts in their Twitter stream. And one of the best ways to do that is to write such content-rich tweets that others retweet them. Tips for writing Twitter posts that others will retweet:
1-Minute Strategies: July ’11
Tidy up your text by counting the number of words you use per sentence, and compute the average. If it’s between 15 and 20 words per sentence, you pass … Never offer praise and ask for a favor in the same conversation. It makes the praise seem like a setup … Looking for ways to fill your time at work? Always frame your request positively.
Bad online rap? How to fix it
You might be surprised by the information that exists about you online. Manage your online reputation with these tips from Riva Richmond, a technology writer who recently spoke about the topic on a New York Times podcast:
Use Facebook as a business tool
“Enchant” customers by using Facebook to post pictures of products, employees, customers and more, advises social media expert Guy Kawasaki. A few tips:
Making the leap to the ‘cloud’
If something happens to your computer, you have a backup drive. But what if something happens to the backup drive? That’s one reason many people are turning to “the cloud,” or remote computers that encrypt and store files.
6 apps for streamlining your day
Six web “apps” for streamlining day-to-day tasks, recommended by the team at the99percent.com: