I recently saw Daniel Pink speak on “mastering an outsourced and automated world” at a Human Resources conference. He’s a best selling author of books about the changing world of work. His presentation below  is about “the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.” The presentation is about ten minutes long and if you’re involved with human resources or are a business leader, it is brilliantly insightful.

What are people saying about your company online?
With the emergence of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, there is always a conversation going on about your industry and possibly even your company. Are you part of that conversation?
Whatever your goal is, if you’re using social media as a means of communication, having the tools to monitor what’s being talked about in your industry, about your company, and about the content you are producing is key. It provides you insight and an opportunity to respond to comments, make suggestions and …

This is a test blog post using Jott.com. Jott.com is a voice to text program that allows me to call a number and have my voice converted to text. So you’re gonna see a blog post with some incessant ramblings by me that will probably make no sense. But that is why it is on [...]. listen
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I recently finished a great book by @shanegibson and @sjagger on Social Media called Sociable!. This book has a ton of great information on how to utilize social tools to build your business. I’ll be sharing a few things I’ve learned in upcoming posts and if you want to get more out of social media, I highly recommend you give Sociable! a read!
Here is a list of 22 types of updates you can post on Twitter from their book. I’ve been a little inconsistent on Twitter so I’m excited to …

99 designs is a great example of how online outsourcing levels the playing field between small companies and big business. Need a logo designed in one week? Create a competition on 99 designs where graphic artists from around the world compete to win a cash prize. You choose whether or not to award a winner based on the submissions, so you only have to pay if you find a logo design that you like. Prize payment amounts vary but you can run a competition for as little as $204.
You can …

Contact management is an essential part of building relationships both for business and personal. As a company or individual, there are a number of free or extremely cost effective SaaS (software as a service) options available to you. By using these tools, you can manage your own individual contacts or build a team database, accessible to your entire group.
With a CRM program, you can:

Store contact details for companies and individuals
Make notes on your clients and set to-do’s
Manage leads and define a sales process for your …

I’ve been researching different options for my business phone since starting StGermaine.ca. I use VOIP for my other companies and I’ve been very happy with the service. That being said, I’ve always wanted to try Skype for business. Their technology is fantastic and the price is right – unlimited calls and my own phone number for $75 a year!
Unfortunately, Skype (affiliate link) doesn’t offer Canadian phone numbers so I’ve never been able to use them for anything other than Skype-to-Skype calls. That is until I decided I needed a toll …

A little while ago I came across this great tool for making tag clouds. I find that when the tag cloud text matches the topic of your post, the visual helps entice visitors to read further.
To make your own tag clouds, head on over to Wordle.net. They make it really easy to create your own cloud by simply entering keywords into their text box and then clicking go. You can also provide Wordle with a website url and they will create a tag cloud based on the keywords from that …