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Social Media Business Council
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Social Media Business Council
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Upcoming SMBC events
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Social media research: Facebook is business' favorite social network
19 Nov 2009 | 7:35 amBusiness.com’s 2009 Business Social Media Benchmarking Study of 3,000 North American businesses reveals 83% of participants favored Facebook as the best social media platform to connect with customers. Other findings from the study include: 69% of participants use webinars and podcasts to obtain business information Marketing professionals and consultants use social media websites the most as a source of business information, while IT professionals use them the least. Companies in the study used, on average, seven different social media enterprises, with 65% staffing the campaigns… -
NHL uses Twitter lists to help fans connect
18 Nov 2009 | 7:35 amCorporate Social Media Case Study: The NHL Using Twitter’s latest feature, lists, the NHL is asking fans to tweet them with their favorite team to add them to special team lists. Lists are groups of Twitter users that anyone can create and can be followed by other Twitter users with a single click. NHL’s lists make it easy for fans to find fellow fans on Twitter, as well as follow relevant conversations about their favorite teams. Since starting the project earlier this month, the NHL has listed more than 1,000 of their followers on over 20 individual team lists. Learn More:… -
Dell's Michael Buck on how social media is a core brand strategy
17 Nov 2009 | 7:35 amCorporate Social Media Case Study: Dell In an interview with Marketing Magazine Group, Michael Buck, Dell’s Director of Global SMB Online goes into how Dell integrates social media as a core component of their overall brand strategy. At Dell, social media isn’t a budget or revenue question, explains Michael, it’s a listening question. He goes on to say that their foremost objective is to listen and make it easy for the customer to engage them, and that one of the beauties of social media engagement is that there’s much less resistance to it (or need for SPAM-like… -
Honda uses Facebook to show off brand love
16 Nov 2009 | 7:35 amCorporate Social Media Case Study: Honda Through Facebook, Honda is working to prove their theory that everyone knows someone who loves a Honda. Called simply, “The Experiment,” fans can participate by either declaring they love a Honda (past or current), or by announcing that they know somebody who loves a Honda. By accessing fans’ Facebook networks, The Experiment promises to show how Honda love connects people around the world, to offer the opportunity for fans to learn more about why people love Hondas, and to help Honda lovers meet other Honda lovers. Learn More:…
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AccuQuote
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Saving you money for life tip: 5 tips for saving on Black Friday
20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amThe day after thanksgiving, known as “Black Friday” in retail circles, is the most popular shopping day of the year. So be prepared to wait in line and surf through large crowds. But there’s one... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
Drinking alcohol can affect your life insurance rate
19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amThe lines between heavy drinking and alcoholism are blurry at best, but when it comes to term life insurance, even a moderate drinker can have problems finding an affordable policy. There is no doubt... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
Ways to avoid life insurance rescission
17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amLife insurance rescission is something that you want to avoid at all costs. What is it? It’s a legal action where your life insurance contract is declared void or canceled. This can happen if you lie... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
What are you doing to show thanks this holiday season?
16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amAll of us have many things to be thankful for: our family, friends, homes, health, jobs, etc. At AccuQuote, we’re passionate about showing our thanks to those who have helped us throughout the year... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
Saving you money for life tip: 5 money saving shopping tips
13 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amIn today’s economic condition, it’s important to learn how to shop. Ok so you probably already know how to shop, but it’s important to lean how to wisely spend money. And with the vast array of... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance.
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Allstate
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Do I Need to Insure My Personal Watercraft in Winter?
20 Nov 2009 | 11:00 amWhile preparing to store your personal watercraft (PWC) for the winter, you may wonder if it needs insurance when you aren't using it. Even though your PWC may hibernate for the season, it still needs protection. -
What Kind of Insurance Do I Need for My Pool?
18 Sep 2009 | 12:00 pmPools are a great way to cool off and relax during the summer months. Lots of great childhood and adult memories are made at parties and lazy afternoons every day. -
What cars cost the least to insure?
17 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pmWhen lots of Americans buy their cars, they haggle and debate everything from interest rates to purchase price to gas mileage. But one thing most people take as a given is the cost of car insurance. -
I Do a Lot of Driving for Work. Do I Need Extra Insurance for the Business Equipment I Keep in My Car?
21 Nov 2008 | 11:00 amThat equipment you're carrying may already be protected, depending on your employer's business insurance coverage—or, if you're self-employed, by your auto, renters, or home insurance policy. -
I Only Drive a Few Months Each Year. Can I Get Auto Insurance Just for Those Months?
14 Nov 2008 | 11:00 amThere are a couple of factors at work when it comes to this auto insurance question.
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Allstate--All Things Wheels
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What is Bodily Injury Coverage - Auto Insurance Made Simple
19 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pmAll the different car insurance coverages can be confusing. These quick videos can help you understand the different coverage options and why they're important. The first in our series is bodily injury coverage.What is Bodily Injury Liability Coverage?Here's how this works. If you cause an accident and somebody else gets hurt, you might have to pay their medical bills. Or, get this, reimburse them for their lost wages. And hey, paying someone else's bills or salary could put a serious strain on your budget. Anyway, that's why you have Bodily Injury Liability coverage. It helps protect your… -
Hybrid Payback Calculator
13 Oct 2009 | 3:55 pmDOWNLOAD CALCULATOR HERENew car season is about to get into full gear and we can expect some interesting models on tap for 2010.If you’re thinking about buying a hybrid car, many shoppers debate if paying the extra money for the hybrid is worth it. Typically that “hybrid premium" needs to be balanced against the cost of gasoline during the time you own your car. When gas averaged over $4 a gallon, the decision was much easier; however, with gas around $2.60 we could go either way.Our handy Hybrid Payback Calculator does the heavy lifting for you. The calculator will determine how long… -
NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger's interview with Allstate
9 Sep 2009 | 9:04 amAt the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, the Good Hands (SM) Community got a chance to ask AJ Allmendinger questions from the Good Hands (SM) Community.AJ answers your questions about:What led him to landing a ride in NASCAR (grew up around racetracks)The one race he would most like to win (Brickyard)What its like to race for Richard PettyThe one thing he'd do if he wasn't a race car driver (Comedian)Driving tips to share with everyday drivers (Always be alert)Driving habits that bug him on the racetrackA behind the scenes look at the cockpitCheck out other drivers interviewsElliott SadlerKasey…
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Allstate--Daily Spending
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Make the Most Out of Your Money
2 Nov 2009 | 11:31 amMake the most out of your money with seven solid ways to move towards your financial goals.Related Articles How to Make a Plan You Can Stick to Finding More Money for Savings 8 Ways to Get out of Debt Is All Debt Bad? 1. What is your financial goal?It’s easy to adopt other people’s goals as your own—especially when you hear about them over and over. What matters most to you? Letting go of those things you didn’t feel strongly about in the first place will leave more money to support your true values and life goals. 2. Think creatively for ways to reach your financial goal. So you did… -
Calculator to Help Estimate How Small Purchases Can Add Up Over Time
5 Oct 2009 | 12:25 pmCalculator - Do Small Purchases Add Up – Click to Here Download Steps -
Making Your Life Easier – Use Online Tools for Automatic Budgeting
25 Aug 2009 | 9:46 amCreating a budget is relatively easy. I can look through old bank statements and cancelled checks and get a decent estimate of how much I spend a month, but inevitably, I’ll always forget the $10 I spent on a movie and the $2 on parking. Over the course of a month, $5 here and $10 there can really add up. But, like I said, creating a budget is the easy part. Managing it and sticking to it are the hard parts.Why Do Budgets Fail?Sticking to a budget often fails for a variety of simple and explainable reasons. 1. Forgetting to account for unplanned expenses2. Inability to track a…
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Allstate--Making A Difference
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Tips for Staying Healthy
9 Nov 2009 | 8:54 amMaking healthy lifestyle choices can help promote wellness and lead to a more enjoyable retirement. Here are some basic rules for good health to consider: Watch your diet. A healthy diet includes a variety of foods from all five major food groups — fruits, vegetables, meat/ poultry/fish/dried beans, dairy products, and grains — and a limited amount of saturated fats. Keep active. Your body needs exercise, but you don’t necessarily have to buy special equipment or join a fitness center. Walking, riding a bicycle, jogging, swimming, even mowing the lawn are all forms of exercise. -
Why Adults Should Get a Recess - The Young and the Restless
2 Oct 2009 | 8:55 amMy Sparta Stepping out of the classroom and into the brilliance of the midday sun, my eager young eyes beam excitedly at the vast landscape before me- a pristine layer of blacktop, complete with basketball hoops, a jungle gym set, slides, swings…and tanbark. Oh, tanbark, ‘twas a bittersweet relationship we shared. To me, the substance was simultaneously the most familiar of friends and the worst of foes. Its musty, dusty scent cordially welcomed me to the playground each and every day, yet its piercing splinters were humbling reminders that I too, was not impervious to physical pain.And… -
Allstate Quote For Education - Nena Ugwuomo
29 Sep 2009 | 9:28 amThroughout September we’re profiling amazing students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. You can help students like these through Allstate’s Quote for Education Program.$5.00 is donated to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund for every auto quote before September 30th, 2009.* Consider helping out, it’s an easy way to Make a Difference. Also, you may find out that you could be saving a lot of money! Tell us about yourself, Nena My name is Nena Ugwuomo, my nickname is Nena You! I am a Sophomore International Business Major at Howard University. I’m concentrating…
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Allstate--Personal Finance
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Life Insurance 101 - 101 Life Insurance Resources
16 Nov 2009 | 1:18 pmLife insurance can be confusing. Have you heard people asking questions like these? What is Life Insurance? What are the types of life insurance? Do I need Life Insurance? How much Life Insurance do I need? What are questions other people ask about Life Insurance? What are some "myths" about Life Insurance? What are the benefits of life insurance? Who can I talk to about Life Insurance? How do I buy life insurance?Life insurance is an important decision. It helps to have as much information as possible. By reviewing multiple sources with various viewpoints, you can make a decision based… -
401(k) Plan Loans — Think Twice
19 Oct 2009 | 11:35 amWhen you need to borrow money to pay a big expense, taking a loan from your 401(k) plan may seem like a good idea. With a 401(k) loan, you are essentially borrowing from your own account rather than from a bank or other lender. Although the loan may be relatively easy to obtain, you’ll want to take a closer look before you decide to go ahead with it.Benefits of a 401(k) LoanOn the plus side, a 401(k) loan can be cost effective. Instead of paying the high interest rates that credit cards typically charge, frequently you can get a much lower rate from your 401(k) plan. In addition, all… -
Life Insurance Myths – Get the Facts & Protect What Matters Most: Part 3
2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pmSeptember is Life Insurance Awareness Month. We are writing simple posts to debunk some of the myths people may have about life insurance.Check out part one & part two of this three part series Myth 7: If I get a term life insurance policy, I can't convert it to permanent or whole life insurance policies.Fact: It is possible to convert a term life insurance policy into a permanent policy, called a term conversion for some policies; however, you should expect an increase in premium. The benefit to you is that you don’t have to submit evidence of insurability again. Many people like…
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Analog Devices
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Using Isolated RS-485 in DMX512 Lighting Applications
3 Nov 2009 | 10:41 amTheatrical lighting applications have evolved from lanterns in open-air theatres into the more complex systems available today. Modern lighting equipment includes dimmers, flashing lights, moving lights, colored lights, and gobos. These lighting systems are often controlled over long distances—up to 4000 feet—using the DMX512 communications protocol. -
Synchronizing Device Clocks Using IEEE 1588 & Blackfin Embedded Processors
3 Nov 2009 | 10:40 amIEEE 1588 defines a protocol to synchronize distributed clocks on a network. The preferred clock synchronization method for many applications, it is cost-effective, supports heterogeneous systems, and provides nanosecond-level synchronization. The ADSP-BF518 Blackfin® processor includes dedicated hardware support for IEEE 1588. This article shows clock synchronization performance obtained using this solution. -
Automobile Tail Lamp and Brake Lamp Controller
6 Oct 2009 | 11:53 amLight emitting diodes (LEDs) are recently finding uses in automobiles, where they provide signaling, daytime running lights, and interior lighting. As this technology hits the road, manufacturers continue to investigate new ways to apply it, taking advantage of the styling possibilities afforded by LED headlights and taillights. -
Isolation in High-Voltage Battery Monitoring for Transportation Applications
6 Oct 2009 | 11:47 amBattery stacks for transportation can provide hundreds of volts. These high voltages can prove lethal to human beings—and even lower voltages can damage electronic equipment—so safety is a key concern. Although these stacks are inherently dangerous, they must still communicate with the cell monitoring electronics. Galvanic isolation is thus required to make the communications method safe and reliable. -
Phase Response in Active Filters, Part 2: Low-Pass and High-Pass Responses
1 Sep 2009 | 12:04 pmThe transfer function of an active filter can be viewed as the cascaded response of the filter transfer function and an amplifier transfer function. This article examines the phase shift of the filter transfer function itself. While filters are designed primarily for their amplitude response, the phase response can be important in applications such as time delay simulation, cascaded filter stages, and especially process-control loops.
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Avaya
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Dawn of the era of the Telecommunications Session
17 Nov 2009 | 2:55 pmA fundamental change is underway in how real-time communications occur. The advent of the Telecommunications Session is a revolutionary concept that promises to change the basic nature of electronic communications. The power of the session is just becoming apparent and the effects of this innovation promise to ripple across business and life. The difference between a session and a phone call is stark. In yesterday’s connection-oriented circuit-switched world of telecommunications many great things were possible. Highly reliable communications networks were constructed spanning the globe. -
Conquering the Hassle Quotient with Superior Customer Experiences
12 Nov 2009 | 3:43 pmIn my recent posts the Journey to the Center of the Telephone Self-service Earth and Self-service Mythic Adventure, we had a conversation about two very different examples of customer service. I know I am a bit anal about good customer service. Years on the front lines both serving customers and managing customer-service personnel have made me particularly sensitive to the do’s and don'ts. For instance, back when I ran a mobile auto-repair business out of the trunk of my ten-year-old Chevy convertible I learned; don’t take a guy’s carburetor apart unless you now you can get the… -
Social Media and Enterprise Communications
3 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmI attended the 140 Characters, Exploring The State of Now conference in LA last week. It was a "non-techie" type of conference and for that reason alone it was a very different experience, yet very relevant to Avaya and the Future of Communications. You may ask, why would someone from Avaya R&D attend a conference like this? Two reasons; my interest in social media as a new and highly popular mode of communication, and my passion for integrating social media with Avaya business communications systems that are in use in businesses today. I was invited to be a member of the Tuesday panel… -
The Tipping Point and Your Contact Center
3 Nov 2009 | 5:39 amBack in the year 2000, Malcolm Gladwell published his landmark book called The Tipping Point. And little did he know 9 years later he would have set the stage for how many Contact Centers handle Social Media? Let me explain … Many of the most Socially advanced Contact Centers today are using tools to listen in on Conversations. Conversations that are happening about their brand, conversations that are happening about their competition, and of course conversations that revolve around Customer Support! Customer Support makes for an easy anchor of any good Social Media strategy so it stands to… -
Reflecting on Nashville - in a Tennessee Whiskey kind of way
31 Oct 2009 | 8:26 amThose of you who follow such things will know that Avaya recently held its annual Sales Conference at the epicentre of country music; Nashville, Tennessee. As I was travelling from Australia – a journey that took about a day in the air no less, I thought it wise to arrive early and do my best to get into the time-zone. Perhaps catch up on a bit of sleep the following day of my arrival so I would be at my freshest and keenest as I sat through the key-note addresses of Messrs Kennedy and Abbott – not to mention the insights from the other leaders of this great company… I think that idea…
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The Official Blackberry Blog
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BlackBerry App World Available in South Africa
The second most important announcement for South Africa after FIFA World Cup 2010In the rest of the world (outside Canada and the U.S.), soccer seems to be an incredibly popular sport. As a North American, I don't understand any game played without a large amount of protective gear and cheerleaders, so you'll have to excuse me for my ignorance. David Beckham? He plays soccer, right? He's married to Posh Spice. That's about all I know. ANYWAY - South Africa is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2010 in 9 host cities, and one great way to keep track of how your team… -
BlackBerry Developer Conference Highlights
Last week, Research In Motion (RIM) hosted the 2nd annual BlackBerry® Developer Conference in San Francisco, CA. Don't worry if you think you missed all the fun. I spent the entire week blogging the action for our Inside BlackBerry sister site, the BlackBerry Developer's Blog. Check out these links to the highlights below:BlackBerry Developer Conference Press Releases/Developer ResourcesBlackberry Developer Conference Live BlogBlackBerry Developer Conference Reader PollsBlackBerry Developer Conference Show PhotosBlackBerry Developer Conference Robot ChallengeIf you're really hungry for the… -
BlackBerry Theme Studio - Build your own BlackBerry Theme! (Part Two)
In my previous BlackBerry® Theme Studio post, I explained the main features and tools of new version 5.0. Now that you have this information under your belt, the process for creating a BlackBerry theme is pretty easy. I suggest you download BlackBerry Theme Studio v5.0 and have the software open as you read along. Let's get started! Step 1: Make your theme assets. Design your icons, backgrounds and other theme images in your favorite design tool - Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, BlackBerry® Composer etc. For fun, I've designed a new background image for my theme:Step 2:… -
BlackBerry Theme Studio v5.0 - Build your own BlackBerry Theme!
If you've been a BlackBerry® smartphone user for awhile, you've likely come across BlackBerry themes. BlackBerry themes change the way your BlackBerry smartphone home screen looks: from the background image to the icon and cursor style. Some BlackBerry themes also feature animations and a completely unique home screen experience.Did you know that you can make your own BlackBerry theme? What's better, the newly released BlackBerry® Theme Studio 5.0 makes it pretty easy to customize your BlackBerry smartphone with a unique theme. All you need is a bit of creativity and some skills with… -
BlackBerry App World: Everything you wanted to know and weren’t afraid to ask (Part Two)
The Inside BlackBerry commenting system suffered through an error over the weekend, making it impossible for our dear readers to submit new questions in response to part one of my Everything you wanted to know about BlackBerry App World™ post. Thankfully, I was able to "surf the Internet" and find some BlackBerry App World questions that need answering. Thank you, Internet! I've read lots of questions from BlackBerry® smartphone users about when BlackBerry App World will be available in their countries. I can't give out dates or country names, but I can tell you that BlackBerry App…
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Cisco
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Social Software: Making Faster Business Decisions
20 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pmWatch Murali Sitaram, Vice President and General Manager for Cisco’s Enterprise Collaboration Platform (ECP), as he talks about Cisco’s recent announcement of ECP. The Cisco Enterprise Collaboration Platform is an enterprise-class, highly secure, policy driven social software application that allows users to create team spaces and communities on the fly. It is people-centric, facilitating real-time voice, instant messaging, and video communications to connect people, communities, and information to make faster business decisions. -
Dropping Borders For Freer Flow of Communications and Experiences
17 Nov 2009 | 10:08 amBe sure to stop by Cisco’s booth—#221—and enter to win a Flip Mino HD video camera. You can learn more here. And if New York City is too far for you, be sure to watch the conference online at http://tv.interop.com -
Cisco Wins 2009 DIGI Award at The Digital Signage Show
16 Nov 2009 | 1:42 pmLast week at the Digital Signage show in New York, Cisco proudly accepted its first DIGI Award for our work deploying Cisco StadiumVision at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Awarded by Digital Signage Magazine and The Digital Signage Group, the awards “recognize resellers, integrators and service providers who have gone the extra mile to ensure success for their clients, thereby furthering the digital signage industry as a whole.” Winning in the “Best Deployment: Entertainment” category, this award reinforces how Cisco StadiumVision is revolutionizing the… -
Cisco HealthPresence Telemedicine Mobile Clinic on a Roll
12 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pmCisco and UnitedHealth Group this week showcased the latest in telemedicine—a ‘Connected Care’ mobile clinic that links patients to healthcare services they might not otherwise have access to because of time, distance or other constraints. Connected Care, a partnership between Cisco and UnitedHealth Group, is the first national telemedicine network. The goal is to deliver high-quality healthcare services in a variety of settings, including rural, retail and workplace environments, where in-person physician visits might not be possible or practical. -
Cisco Statement on Industry Consolidation
11 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pmWhile Cisco has a healthy respect for all of our competitors, acquisitions in our industry only validate the fact that networking is becoming the platform for all forms of communications and IT. As the leader in the networking market, Cisco is very confident in our business strategy, commitment to product innovation and ability to provide strategic business value to our customers in a highly competitive marketplace.
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The Coca-Cola Company
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Spotlight On The World Of Coca-Cola - 1928 Mexican Calendar
20 Nov 2009 | 12:54 pmWhile Coca-Cola may have been available in bottles or as a fountain product imported from the US, Bottling operations for The Coca-Cola Company began in Mexico in 1926 in the cities of Tampico and Monterrey, Mexico. It did not take long for some of the traditional advertising forms to be used.This calendar from 1928 is one of the oldest Mexican artifacts we have in our collection. When we were developing the story for section of the Milestones of Refreshment gallery pertaining to international expansion, we knew this calendar had to be included.Regardless of the language, it is easy to… -
Cooking With Coca-Cola - Mixologist Greg Best's Coca-Cola Sour
17 Nov 2009 | 2:33 pmWe are returning to the drink side of Holeman & Finch's service in our weekly video feature. Mixologist Greg Best has a very interesting take on the classic Whiskey Sour. Called a Pemberton Sour, Greg's recipe features an egg and atomized Coca-Cola syrup. He also gives the history behind the term "Sour" and why the drinks were developed. -
A Coca-Cola Wedding
16 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pmReaders of the blog may have noticed that Ray is a frequent commenter and won quite a few of the photo caption contests. Ray had a very special event last weekend - his wedding to Dianne. He just sent me some photos from the event and I wanted to share them with you. I think we can all agree that the decor was in excellent taste.Lets all raise our glasses in a Coca-Cola toast and give Ray and Dianne our best wishes! -
Spotlight on the World of Coca-Cola-Bobby Walthour Ad
13 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pmMost people would be surprised to learn that the very first athletes to endorse Coca-Cola were marathon bicyclists. A Georgia native, Bobby Walthour was racing professionally by age 18, winning both sprints and six-day races. In 1901 and 1903, he won America's greatest race, the six-day race held inside Madison Square Garden. He continued to race competitively into the 1920s and was recognized as one of the leading wheelmen of his time. In 1909,Walthour appeared in an endorsement ad for Coca-Cola. In the text, he said: "When I first went into a six-day race took a jug of Coca-Cola… -
Mean Joe Greene To Receive His CLIO Award This Weekend
12 Nov 2009 | 2:33 pmWhen we interviewed "Mean" Joe Greene last year to capture the oral history of how his famous ad was made, he mentioned to me that he had never received his CLIO award for the commercial. The commercial was awarded two CLIOS in 1980, one for best ad and a second for best male performance. Somehow, Joe never got the hardware. We have been working with the CLIO people, and it has taken a few months, but Joe is going to receive his statuette this weekend at the Steelers game. We should be able to post some video footage of the ceremony next week.Here is a USA Today article on the…
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Dell--Direct2Dell
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Multi-Touch Comes to Dell's Studio 17
19 Nov 2009 | 10:50 pmAs some may have seen in blog posts from sites like Electronista or SlashGear, Yesterday, we added a really cool option to the Studio 17—a multi-touch display. This is the first Dell laptop to offer a multi-touch display option. Some of you may not get excited at the thought of running your fingers all over your laptop’s screen (this is one of my husband’s pet peeves – Do.Not.Touch.My.Display), but I am here to tell you, once you start using multi-touch, it becomes second nature in how you interact with your PC. For most people, the first introduction to touch was your… -
Dell Supports Goals of the Conflict Minerals Act of 2009
19 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pmDell today commended U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott on the introduction of the Conflict Minerals Trade Act in the House of Representatives. Dell supports the goals of this bill and has long embraced transparency and procurement from a socially and environmentally responsible supply chain. We have also been encouraging industry dialogue in an effort to eradicate atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It will take more than one company, more than one industry, to have an impact in the DRC. The power of a collective multi-industry push is the catalyst that will make the… -
Packaging in the Limelight
19 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmIt’s been a big week for packaging – and let’s face it, packaging doesn’t get many big weeks... Amazon has taken its frustration-free packaging initiative to the next level by launching a certification program. If your product’s packaging is certified ‘frustration-free,” you know you the packaging is easy to open and recyclable. I thought this video demonstrated the concept pretty well. You might have seen on sites like SlashGear that our Dell packaging engineers got to show their stuff this week, too, with the introduction of bamboo packaging. -
Tim Griffin on Dell's SMB Services Strategy
19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amWhile SMB customers are most familiar with Dell as a provider of warranty support services, many of our SMB customers turn to Dell for help managing their IT as well. In this vlog, Tim Griffin, VP of SMB Global Services talks about how Dell helps SMB customers by managing their IT so they can stay focused on managing their business. (Please visit the site to view this media) -
Dell, DPC Latency, and You
18 Nov 2009 | 10:12 amYou may have seen some chatter recently about an audio issue on the Alienware M17x on Engadget, NotebookReview and Dell’s Community site. The discussions revolve around deferred procedure call (DPC) latency, and its affect on audio performance. We are aware of the issues customers are reporting, and are currently working to address them. Some folks are using tools to measure DPC latency, and while measuring it is one thing, it may not actually cause performance issues. The few customers who have symptoms are reporting the following: Audio stutters, clicks, pops, and drops Frame drops…
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Dell--Inside Enterprise IT
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A Quick Overview of Azure: What it is/Where its going
19 Nov 2009 | 11:43 amI’m currently in New York visiting customers and attending Interop/Web 2.0. While these two conferences have different session tracks their expos are co-located and attendees of either can visit the whole lot. It was then in the Web 2.0 section earlier today where I met Keith Pijanowski, a Microsoft evangelist for Windows Azure. Keith has been working with Azure the last year and half and telling customers how it can drive down costs and make their software development cycle more agile. I got Keith to take a quick break from booth duty and explain it to me. (I wanted to know what all… -
Talking about Gluster: Clustered Cloud Storage
17 Nov 2009 | 7:39 pmWith today’s post, I’m right at the mid-point of my series of video interviews from Cloud Computing Expo. Today’s post offers a two-for-one special, Gluster CEO Hitesh Chellani along with Jack O’Brien who heads Gluster’s product management. (Please visit the site to view this media) Some of the topics Hitesh and Jack tackle: Gluster as a general-purpose open source cluster platform that runs on top of commodity hardware like Dell. Their goal to transform the storage market the way Red Hat transformed the server market (Gluster employs a subscription model… -
Dell Outlines HPC Strategy and Cray Partnership
17 Nov 2009 | 2:12 amPushing the envelope and finding new innovative ways to deliver an HPC (High-Performance Computing) solution is a priority at Dell. Our recent partnership announcement with Cray and Microsoft illustrate how industry leaders are going about making HPC make more accessible, scalable and affordable. The Cray CX1-iWS, available exclusively through Dell, combines Cray’s HPC experience with Dell’s market reach resulting in a desk side “supercomputer” that is easy to configure, deploy, administer and use. Leveraging industry standard components such as Intel Xeon processors,… -
Adam of Oracle talks about Oracle VM and the Cloud
16 Nov 2009 | 1:19 pmA couple of weeks ago on the show floor of Cloud Computing Expo in Santa Clara I ran into Adam Hawley, Director of product management for Oracle VM. When Adam finished his stint in the Oracle booth he sat down with me to talk about what was going on at Oracle in the world of virtualization and the cloud. (Please visit the site to view this media) Some of the topics Adam tackles: Oracle VM, Oracle’s sever virtualization and management platform, while based on Xen is all Oracle on top of it. The Virtual Iron acquisition which is in the process of being incorporated within the Oracle… -
The Planet, from Hoster to Hoster & Cloud Provider
16 Nov 2009 | 5:13 amAt the cloud computing expo in Santa Clara I was able to grab some time with Rob Walters, director of product management at Houston-based The Planet. Rob, who has an atypical Texas twang, talked to me about how The Planet has been dipping its toe in the cloud waters and how it is soon planning on taking the plunge. (Please visit the site to view this media) Some of the topics Rob tackles: The Planet began its foray into cloud computing over a year ago by partnering with Nirvanix and providing a storage cloud for back-up and archive. They have spent the last 9 months working on a cloud…
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Dell--TechCenter
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Solutions by Engineers for Engineers Discusses Things to Do Before You Hit CTRL-ALT-DEL on VMware vSphere 4.0 Host Servers
19 Nov 2009 | 8:28 amI recently posted a Dell TechCenter wiki page on the default behavior of VMware vSphere 4.0 when you hit CTRL-ALT-DEL. That behavior being to initiate the soft reboot process on the server even if the server is not in Maintenance Mode; and thereby, ungracefully rebooting all of your VMs on that server. The wiki page describes what you need to do to remedy the situation. -
Tools for the Efficient Enterprise
9 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pmLead by Thomas Cloyd, Product Marketing Senior Consultant, Dell has delivered tools designed to help customers move their datacenters toward the Efficient Enterprise. Dell Blade Servers - Dedicated website to explore Dell M-Series Blade technology from high level to deep dive. Dell Blade ROI Calculator - Calculate the Financial Benefits of Dell Blades, Fully Customizable to Your Specific Business Dell DDR3 Memory Advisor - Understand new Intel Nehalem DDR3 Memory Architecture Dell Server Savings Calculator - Illustrate your Power and Space Savings with New Dell Servers Also, check out the… -
Dell Repository Manager Demos
5 Nov 2009 | 1:16 pmI'm a big believer in simple tools with flexibility to create solutions for your needs. As a technical person I find nothing more satisfying than hacking a piece of code to create a unique solution. Dell Repository Manager allows you to create custom repositories that contain the Dell Update Packages (DUPs) which are then exported to either an ISO file or a lightweight deployment script for Windows or Linux. I've created two demos that show both. The first one is an overview of the product and shows exporting to lightweight script for use in Windows. In the second demo I… -
SAN HQ 2.0 First look
28 Oct 2009 | 11:35 amIf you are already a part of the EqualLogic fan base, hopefully you downloaded a free copy of SAN HQ 1.0 off the support site. Less than a year after introducing an already great product (free to customers on support I might add), Dell EqualLogic is getting ready to debut the second version, likely before the end of the year. SAN HQ 2.0's interface is still as snappy, informative and intuitive as the previous generation, with some added capabilities: Packaged Reports -- "Top 10" reports such as Top 10 Busy Volumes, Top 10 Hosts by Connection, and more. … -
Solutions by Engineers for Engineers Present Dell Design Principles for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
27 Oct 2009 | 1:41 pmMeet Ryan Weldon, Dell Virtualization Solutions Engineering Hyper-V lead. He is helping Dell simplify IT with best practice for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V in Dell’s solution stack. He has put together a wiki page at the Dell TechCenter on a Hyper-V R2 lab configuration describing networking best practice recommendations for a Hyper-V R2 environment built on Dell. The design best practices are based on: Redundant hardware to eliminate a single point of failure Load balancing and failover for iSCSI and virtual machine traffic Redundant paths for…
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Ford Story
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Drive One: Take Four
18 Nov 2009 | 7:01 amThe hits just keep on coming. On Monday, November 23, four more “One More Reason” advertisements will be on the air. Once again, you get a preview of the spots. These videos are of people sharing their thoughts and opinions about new Ford cars, crossovers and SUVs. The comments are as real as the people who [...] -
Thank You Ford For Saving My Life
18 Nov 2009 | 4:56 amI am here today because 5 years ago, I was driving my 1993 Ford Ranger XL. Thats a midsize truck, but not midsize in saving my life. I have not ever written about this before, but I thought Ford (and all its engineers) would benefit in knowing that they have been instrumental in saving my life. The -
Ford Fusion Named 2010 Motor Trend Magazine’s Car of the Year!
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Dyno Day For Ford Focus Enthusiasts At FSWerks
17 Nov 2009 | 7:53 amThe Ford Focus community of owners is really strong, and the enthusiasts who modify their cars have an even stronger bond. This video talks about that community, what they do with the cars and a bit about Dyno Day at FSWerks in Southern California. Dyno Day is a get together where people share ideas -
Ford Escort Wagon Electric/ And Or Gas Driven
17 Nov 2009 | 7:52 amI have taken the rear axle out of my Ford Escort and installed a escort front wheel drive transaxle in the rear. I have installed an electric motor to it. mounted batteries in the back seat. I have also hooked the manual gearshift up to where the emergency was. I can drive the car 35 mile on batte
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General Electric
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Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Toxins
17 Nov 2009 | 9:04 amHello Earth! When we received a notification from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) about the award for our proposal “Wearable Organic Electronic Film RFID Sensors for Monitoring of Airborne Toxicants”, our team was excited as never before – for the recognition of our idea by NIEHS, for the job well done during the [...] -
Emissions Aftertreatment Symposium at GE
12 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pmI’m a chemist in the Chemical Technologies and Materials Characterization organization at GE Global Research. I work in the area of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and on capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) to mitigate global warning. Recently, I was involved with the planning of an Emissions Aftertreatment Symposium, which took place here at Global Research [...] -
Honoring our veterans and our friends
9 Nov 2009 | 9:15 amHey Everyone. I just wanted to mention that Justin Brumberg, one of our Pulse Detonation researchers, is featured on GE Reports as he describes his experiences during his deployment in Iraq. Staff Sergeant Brumberg served with the 458th Engineering Battalion in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq as the Maintenance [...] -
Improving maternal health worldwide
2 Nov 2009 | 6:56 amEvery mother wants to be healthy for her baby, but in many rural areas childbirth is a dangerous business. In the US about five hundred mothers die every year during childbirth. In Africa it’s around 280,000. That’s tragic, because it so preventable. Ultrasound imaging can help identify the mothers at risk, those where the placenta [...] -
Ferrofluids: The science behind the blob
29 Oct 2009 | 7:58 amHello all. I haven’t blogged in quite a while, I’ve gotten really busy over the past few years working on some exciting projects around novel nanoparticles for medical imaging applications. However, something that I’ve worked on in the past, our ferrofluid demonstration, has been getting some attention recently. Our Global Research headquarters in Niskayuna [...]
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General Motors
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Highlights From This Week’s Volt Media Update
19 Nov 2009 | 12:38 pmOn Tuesday, Nov. 17, members of the Volt team gave an update to media on the development of the vehicle. I’m sure you’ve seen some of the stories by outlets such as Autoblog Green, CNET Green Tech and GM-Volt among many others, but we thought you might like to listen to the podcast of the conference call and see what was presented during the update. We’ve also included a quick text recap below. -Phil Colley, Advanced Technology and Environmental Communications Vehicle Chief Engineer Andrew Farah began the update by saying there is less than one year to go before the start of… -
GM Announces Preliminary Managerial Earnings
16 Nov 2009 | 5:52 amBy Fritz Henderson GM President and CEO On July 10, my management team and I made a commitment to you: GM will rebuild itself by focusing on cars, customers and culture. Today, for the first time since emerging as a new company, we released preliminary managerial financial results. They demonstrate we are on the right track, but still have a long way to go. We’ve worked hard to set a solid foundation for rebuilding our company. Our progress is evident: market share is stabilizing, our balance sheet is healthier and our cost structure is competitive. In the US, our newest launch products… -
Web Chat: OnStar Debunks Privacy Misconceptions
11 Nov 2009 | 9:36 amPrivacy is a very important issue for consumers, and many have concerns about how the companies they interact with use and protect their personal information. OnStar takes its subscribers’ concerns very seriously. We are committed to providing subscribers with safety and security, and our privacy policy support that focus. Recently, we’ve noticed conversations in the blogosphere about OnStar and privacy. Many of the conversations discuss misperceptions of our services and privacy policies. We want to set the record straight. Jane Speelman, OnStar’s Privacy & Compliance Officer is… -
Surviving the Advanced Tech “Valley of Death”
10 Nov 2009 | 11:07 amBy Charles Freese Executive Director, Fuel Cell Activities One of the most difficult things about working with a new technology is helping people understand the “dollars and sense” associated with it. This is especially true when the technology is one that can be demonstrated, but is still a few years from commercial introduction. Take hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for example. In 2007 GM deployed Project Driveway, a fleet of more than 100 Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles. Project Driveway is still the largest and most experienced fleet of its kind anywhere in the world with… -
We’re Not Declaring Victory … But We’re Here to Report Progress
3 Nov 2009 | 11:08 amBy Susan Docherty Vice President, US Sales Today, we reported October sales for the new GM of 177,603 units, up four percent from last October – our first US sales gain in 21 months. Retail sales were up 15 percent for the same period. So, while no one is declaring victory … we are seeing signs of progress. Our estimated share of the US market for October was 21 percent. That was better than September and significantly better than last October. With 95 percent of our retail sales for the month attributed to Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, our sales mix is healthier than it was…
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Hewlett Packard--The Next Bench
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Spreading the Word for Water
12 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pmI’m a firm believer in the importance of taking care of our environment, and it’s great to be a part of a company that believes in it as much as I do. From developing better ways of packaging things, committing to Eco-solutions, participating in awareness initiatives such as Plastiki, and being named the number one company in sustainability – HP continues to participate in great projects. -
Heritage of Innovation: Interview with Chuck House
30 Oct 2009 | 2:11 pmIn the latest installment of The Heritage of Innovation podcast series, I had the opportunity to sit down with Chuck House. He is an inventor, innovator, leader, mentor, and much more. During his 28 years at HP, Chuck was part of 11 divisions across a wide range of products and technologies. He received the Award of Defiance from Dave Packard for going above and beyond in his pursuit of one of his projects, a large computer screen that sold 30,000 units instead of the forecasted 30. His development of early display technology ultimately resulted in the moon monitor – allowing NASA and the… -
Movie Mania
13 Oct 2009 | 1:14 amRecently, I have heard rumblings that games like Spore and Call of Duty have been marked for future movies. Unlike the relatively successful conversion of beloved comic book franchises like X-Men, Fantastic 4, and Iron Man from one genre to another, the history of turning games into movies has been, well, spotty. -
We Got The Beats
9 Oct 2009 | 4:44 pmAudiophiles, music producers, DJs... rejoice! Great sound, designed by music lovers, is coming soon to a notebook near you. I am bouncing off the walls! I have been involved with this project since the beginning, and it’s been tough waiting this long for today’s announcement —a strategic partnership between HP and Beats Electronics, LLC. Music legends like Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre, Will.i.am, Powlow Da Don and Pharrell contributed their expertise to this project, which includes a co-branded HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition notebook. Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine were on hand for the unveiling. -
For the Greener Good
1 Oct 2009 | 12:01 pmNewsweek recently launched its inaugural Green Rankings for U.S. companies. The list recognizes the leaders in sustainability, and Hewlett-Packard was right there – in the number one spot! The ranking system was based on environmental policies and reputation and industry-neutral metrics.
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Home Depot Foundation
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Celebrating Sustainable Affordable Housing
13 Nov 2009 | 11:32 amThis has been an exciting week for all of us at The Home Depot Foundation.Many of us have attended USGBC’s Greenbuild conference as well as the National League of Cities annual conference.At both conferences, we’ve been inspiredby the amazing examples of businesses, cities and organizations who are making real progress in building and fostering sustainable communities across the country. Along with many of the attendees at each of these conferences, the Foundation focuses our work on creating healthy, affordable housing as the cornerstone of creating communities that aren’t just… -
Greenbuild Begins with Real Progress
11 Nov 2009 | 8:14 amI’m in Phoenix at Greenbuild, the US Green Building Council’s annual mass gathering of enviro building professionals. USGBC started out just focusing on commercial buildings - skyscrapers and fancy office buildings, but yesterday we were here talking about affordable housing. We had about 130 representatives of nonprofit organizations, architecture firms, city housing officials and greenbuilding experts, each of whom wanted to learn more about how to create homes that are more affordable and healthier for families of modest means. In particular, we talked about rehabbing… -
An Exciting Day in Atlanta
4 Nov 2009 | 9:31 amIt’s an exciting day for us. I know, it’s just Wednesday, it’s November 4th, election results are in, Halloween’s passed, Thanksgiving’s not here yet and it’s getting a little cold. But in Atlanta, for The Home Depot Foundation, it’s our 4th annual “Building Community Day.” It’s exciting for us because on this day each year, we select 20 nonprofits in the area who work outside of our focus on healthy, affordable housing, and we recognize and celebrate the outstanding work they do to impact our community and make Atlanta a… -
Energy Savings for All
23 Oct 2009 | 9:26 amThis was a big week for the idea of residential green building. Enterprise Community Partners announced the launch of their next generation of the Green Communities Program. Not only did Enterpise make a $4 billion commitment to create, preserve or retrofit 75,000 green homes and community buildings over the next 5 years, but perhaps more importantly, they issued a national call to action to make all affordable housing green by 2020. As the founding funder of Green Communities, we were proud to support the next generation of the program with a grant of $1.5 million. Earlier in the week,… -
There’s Money in those Trees!
19 Oct 2009 | 8:29 amAs autumn has arrived, and we begin enjoying the beauty of the fall foliage, is seems like an appropriate time to reconsider the value of trees. I know that there are some who fear storm damage from trees or who dislike the raking chores, but in general, I think it’s safe to say most people like trees. They add variety to the landscape, provide cool shade to rest and give us a connection to the past and the future. Trees are nice and good, and some people even write poems about them. Today, though, I want to present some different information about trees - some economic…
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Home Depot: Orangeblooded.net
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Stepping up for a Co-Worker in Need
9 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pmAssociates from Store 1244 in Greece, NY came together to help a former associate who had recently lost the use of his legs. Six associates got together on their own to build their friend and former co-worker a ramp that would improve accessibility into his home. -
Stores Team Up to Stay Healthy in All Seasons
9 Nov 2009 | 7:18 amHome Depot workers have had a chance to get free seasonal flu shots for the past several years now. Many get the free vaccination at their doctor’s office, but this year more than 75,000 associates took advantage of roaming clinics that visited each store, district office and distribution center. -
Michigan Stores Share their Know-How at Symposium
30 Oct 2009 | 8:52 amAttendees at a recent symposium were fascinated to learn what they could do to make their homes a safe and eco friendly place, especially those who were undergoing treatment or recovering from recent surgery. -
A Splash of Pink Paint…for the Chicken Coop?
30 Oct 2009 | 6:56 amSharon, a paint associate at Home Depot Store 2108 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, couldn’t help but wonder what her customer was working on when the customer ordered 10 gallons of exterior paint in bright pink. -
Associates from Florida Celebrate 15+ years of Service
26 Oct 2009 | 6:58 amHome Depot district 9 in Southwest Florida recently held an event to bring together workers from the area with 15 years or more with the company. More than 100 associates attended the event, including one who has been with Home Depot for 26 years.
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Intel
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Intel Reader Innovates Text to Voice
20 Nov 2009 | 5:19 pmIntoduced on November 10, the Intel Reader is inspiring many people to learn more about what exacetly the device does, how it works and what’s inside. In short, the Intel Reader is a mobile device that can help increase independence for people who have challenges reading printed text, including people living with dyslexia, low vision or blindness. It converts printed text to digital text, then reads it aloud. I first got to visit one of the lead Intel Reader designers,Ben Foss, at his home a few weeks prior to the product introduction. On that day, he allowed me to shoot this video of… -
What's On Your Uber Holiday Gadget Gift List?
20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pmThe day before consumer technology blog Ubergizmo unveiled their Uber10 list of gadget gift ideas for the holidays (KGO-TV’s Richard Hart report aired 11/15, embedded below), my seven-year-old son asked me what I wanted for Christmas. It was his savvy way to get me to help him brainstorm what will become his wish list for 2009. My son wants a Wii so he can play sports even when it’s cold outside, but so far that’s the only tech gadget he’s hoping to unwrap. He seems more interested in Tech Deck skateboards, math games and dinosaur fossils. As for me? I have my eye an a… -
Our old computer is getting slow... time for a new PC?
20 Nov 2009 | 9:18 amYes… I believe the time has come to replaced ‘ye ol shared pc’ in the house. Our little DELL has been great! Other than a dead power supply during the first year (replaced under warranty) - it still runs ‘ok’ - I can hear the fans spinning in the other room. I have to remind myself that I bought this machine a little over 6 years ago in 2003 for about $1,200 (including monitor!) Here’s the configuration: Of course, I couldn’t leave well enough alone. I installed a faster 3GHz processor, increased memory from 512MB to 1.5GB, removed the MODEM, added a… -
My Interest in Technology is Really a Recent Phenomenon
12 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pmThis is a guest post from Intel Insider Erin Kane, one of the dynamic duos behind ManicMommies — follow them on Twitter. We first met at Intel’s Upgrade Your Life event earlier this year, and joined her this month for the annual Manic Mommies Escape gathering in Napa, CA. I’ll admit, when Intel first approached me about being an Insider, I felt a little (OK, a lot) out of my league. My interest in technology is really a recent phenomenon, sparked by the success of “Manic Mommies,” the weekly podcast I produce and co-host with my geeky neighbor and good friend… -
In the Mind of a Mobile Developer
12 Nov 2009 | 10:44 amThis is a guest post by Intel Insider Steve “Chippy” Paine, who was sponsored by Intel recently to attend the Intel Developer Forum and Mobile Dev Camp in Munich. He shares in mobile technology insights at UMPCPortal and MIDMoves. Trying to work out how a mobile application developer thinks is becoming quite the hot topic these days. In the last 2 years the business of writing mobile applications from niche to normal and we’re at the stage now where not only the mobile platform is important; not only the operating system is important but a stage where the…
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Intuit Small Business
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Some Help for Microsoft Accounting Customers
18 Nov 2009 | 10:44 amIf you use Microsoft Office Accounting for your business, you may have heard the news that it is no longer being distributed. And you may also be wondering what to do next. Well, we are here to help! We have a free QuickBooks Conversion Tool that will help you seamlessly transfer your accounting data to QuickBooks products. The tool easily imports business data, balances and transactions so you can continue running your businesses without missing a beat. It converts data from Microsoft Small Business Accounting and Office Accounting products through the 2009 versions into QuickBooks Pro,… -
Introducing Intuit Customer Manager
16 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pmOver the past several months, we here at Intuit have had the opportunity to talk to thousands of small businesses about how they manage their customer relationships. We found that most small businesses keep customer information in multiple places - ranging from a notepad and sticky notes to a wall calendar, Excel spreadsheet or e-mail contact list. On top of that, in most businesses “customer service representative” means whoever is first to answer the phone - no matter if you are the owner or a part-time employee. Does any of this sound familiar to you? If so, we are excited to… -
Learn More About QuickBooks 2010
10 Nov 2009 | 8:09 amQuickBooks 2010 has been out for just over a month now. While many people have already rushed out to buy the new version, we know some still want to learn more about what’s new this year, so we thought it might be helpful to share some of the early reviews. Read them for yourself to learn more! Small Business Trends - a detailed overview of the new features. PC Magazine - an in-depth review (note: QuickBooks 2010 gets the Editors’ Choice Award!). Amazon.com - hear what other small businesses like you are saying. Related posts:What’s New in QuickBooks 2010?QuickBooks 2010 is… -
The Unsinkable GenY Entrepreneur
6 Nov 2009 | 10:54 amLooking for a bright spot in today’s doom-and-gloom world?Take note of the GenY entrepreneurs around you.They’re building a future unlike those of generations past.GenYers, according to Jeff Cornwall, Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University, make up the most entrepreneurial generation ever. Even in a downturn, GenY entrepreneurs are shaking things up, and mostly in a good way.Using teamwork, leveraging social media, and bootstrapping their start-up efforts, these teens-to-young-adults make things happen in ways that we haven’t seen… -
Lessons for the Working Woman
30 Oct 2009 | 11:28 amIntuit and the Intuit Financial Freedom Foundation sponsored the Women’s Conference in Long Beach, Calif. During the two-day event, we distributed thousands of journals and made personal connections with women interested in our small business and personal finance solutions. Since we encouraged women to use the journals to write down their thoughts and reflections, I thought I’d do the same.I’ve somehow managed to whittle down two-days of inspiration, empowerment and education into three key takeaways for professional women: Be passionate and compassionate - Dr. Kathy Hull, one of four…
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Kaiser Permanente
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Lost Then Found Roasted Poblanos with Cranberries, Pecans, and Quinoa
18 Nov 2009 | 8:57 pmMy son made this one up a couple years ago when my family and I were trying to create some vegetarian options for Thanksgiving. This recipe can be excellent as the main course if you are eating a lot less meat these days. I posted it then but somehow it disappeared from my website. A hard copy had been saved so now it is “found” and I can share it with you. Roasted Poblanos Stuffed with Cranberries, Pecans, and Quinoa Serves 8 8 poblano peppers 3 cups cooked quinoa (not three cups quinoa, cooked) 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 red onion,… -
Tense Pizza Crust
10 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pmA trusted colleague told me that my pizza crusts are too uptight and retract back into small pizzas despite her best attempts to make a 12″ or 14″ pizza. I know what she means and have worked it out in a couple of ways. First, pizza dough, like many of us at the end of a day, needs to relax. After the first rise, divide the dough into appropriate portions, dust the dough ball liberally with flour, cover with a kitchen towel (dry one), and let rest for 20 minutes or so while you prepare the toppings. You MAY be able to flatten it well enough on a liberally floured work… -
Less Visible People Doing Important Things
8 Nov 2009 | 5:38 pmFire fighters and the police are very visible in their jobs. You may not need their services often. Last week I learned a lot about the vast numbers of people whose service probably benefits you in every hour of your day. They are the Environmental Health and Public Health network that looks over so many parts of our society that affect you. There are 300,000 retail food outlets in California — every one of which is inspected. There are 800 food service inspectors in L.a. County alone. If you get your nails done or ask for help from a dog catcher, they’ve been… -
Stone Stock
4 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pmAnyone over the age of 40 years and maybe some under may know the story of Stone Soup. My memory without Googling it— An Eastern European soldier comes into a village at a time when food is scarce and offers to make stone soup. He puts a stone in a big pot of boiling water and suggests to various villagers that a few parsnips (or whatever) and other vegetables would really enhance the soup. The villagers all contribute what little they had and a communal feast ensued. Below is my version of that. Recently I had the privilege to do a series of cooking demonstrations with a real… -
Chickpea Croquettes with Greek Salad Topping
26 Oct 2009 | 4:40 pmWhether you call vegetarian dishes like this croquettes, burgers, or patties doesn’t matter. Some people call their basement the “lower level”. The important thing is that bean based dinners are quick, wonderfully tasty, satisfying, and nutritious. Unless you are already a vegetarian or vegan, going more days each week without meat is good for you, good for your pocketbook, and good for the planet. The average American eats 182.5 pounds of meat per year. Chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour wasn’t exactly a staple I had on hand but it’s easy to find at a…
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Mayo Clinic
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Update on Multiple Accidents in Southeastern Minnesota
18 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pmJournalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Multiple crews responded to a tour bus accident on Interstate 90 between Austin and Albert Lea, Minn., on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 18. These crews included ground ambulance from Albert Lea Medical Center, Gold Cross ambulance from Austin, and Adams Area Ambulance Service [...] -
H1N1 Flu and Asthma in Kids: Twitter Chat
17 Nov 2009 | 5:08 amRobert Jacobson, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s pediatric and adolescent medicine departments, will participate in a Mayo Clinic/USA Today Twitter chat about H1N1 flu in children with asthma on Wednesday, November 18 from 8-9 p.m. EST. The chat, which will be led by Mary Brophy Marcus (@BrophyMarcUSAT) of USA Today and Dr. Jacobson (@RobertJMD), will enable parents [...] -
New Mammography Screening Guidelines
16 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pmThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently revised its screening recommendations for breast cancer based upon an analysis of various mammography screening schedules. Experts suggest screening every two years for average risk women ages 50 to 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, but with less harm. Furthermore, although there was a [...] -
Mayo Study Shows Stroke Incidence Related to Angioplasty Remains Steady Over Past 15 Years
16 Nov 2009 | 6:46 amJournalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. ORLANDO, Fla. — Results of a Mayo Clinic study show the incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are performing the artery-opening procedure on [...] -
Mayo researchers: Postmortem genetic tests following sudden death may be less expensive way to identify family members at risk
15 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amJournalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic scientists will present research at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009 in Orlando on Sunday, Nov. 15, showing that postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations for sudden unexplained death could be a less expensive manner to determine first-degree relatives’ [...]
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McDonalds
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What's Best for the Chickens - Controlled Atmospheric Stunning (CAS) or Electrical Stunning?
19 Nov 2009 | 9:21 amIt's always good to see the tough scrutiny on ensuring the humane handling of animals. People-to-animal abuse should never happen, ... -
The Eighth Sin of Greenwashing
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Back to the Future - Exploring Our Sustainability Outlook
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Insights from McDonald's Chief Global Diversity Officer - Tree Shakers and Jelly Makers
16 Oct 2009 | 7:58 amWhen I am asked about what I like best about working for McDonald's, I have a simple answer: McDonald's diversity. -
The Most Neglected Part of Sustainability
1 Oct 2009 | 2:48 pm
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Molson
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United we CAN…and United we DID
18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pmTo follow up on my previous United Way blog post, Molson Coors Canada’s 2009 United Way campaign has come to a close, and after two weeks of donations, events, guest speakers and volunteering, I am THRILLED to announce that our employees stepped up to the challenge and donated/raised an AMAZING $640,000! (increase over last year by 5%!) This is an incredible result that shows just how passionate and committed Molson employees are to the communities that we work and live in. Thank you to everyone who donated to our campaign (dollars and in-kind) and to this year’s United Way… -
The Summer Job of a Lifetime
18 Nov 2009 | 5:40 amLast week was the Molson/National Mentoring Program cohort 2 wrap up lunch with special guests Senator Mercer and Ferg Devins, Chief Public Affairs Officer at Molson Coors Canada. Thanks to Queen’s University student Emily Dimytosh for writing this guest post. Cheers! MolsonTonia Above: The Queen’s NMP student team is joined by their mentors, NMP founder Mary Donohue, Ferg Devins and Senator Mercer to receive their awards The professors that require National Mentoring Program Students to write the classic “How I spent my summer vacation” essay are in for quite the surprise. From… -
Hockey pour sans abri qui amasse 145,000$
17 Nov 2009 | 5:38 amLe vendredi 13 novembre dernier, se déroulerait, à Pierrefonds, un tournoi de hockey qui aura permis d’amasser 145,000$ pour les personnes sans abri. Nos dignes ambassadeurs de Molson Coors, en l’occurrence, Geoff Molson (portant le chandail no 10), Daniel Rivest (portant le chandail no 14) et Richard Groulx (portant le chandail no 2) ont vaillamment défendu les couleurs de CTV lors de ce tournoi au cours duquel nos valeureux devaient disputer trois matches dans une seule et même journée … Ouf, devoir réenfiler, à tois reprises, des survêtements de hockey trempés… -
Campagne Centraide au Québec
13 Nov 2009 | 11:46 amNotre campagne Centraide au Québec s’est terminée avec grand succès! Nous avons amassé la somme de $125,110.36 ce qui représente 5.88% de plus que l’an dernier. Merci à tous les solliciteurs, les membres du comité et les bénévoles pour votre travail extraordinaire que vous avez accompli. Un grand merci à Serge Pilotte pour son grand dévouement à la cause. Merci à Serge Vincent pour sa contribution. Également, merci aux employés pour vos dons. Simonne -
Molson Coors honorée par Héma-Québec pour ses 35 années de travail bénévole
13 Nov 2009 | 7:30 amRécemment, Héma-Québec a rendu hommage à Molson Coors pour ses 35 années de travail bénévole. Je veux féliciter Marjolaine Deslauriers qui est l’organisatrice de cette collecte ainsi que bénévoles de Molson Coors qui travaillent à assister le personnel de Héma-Québec. Également, je voudrais saluer tous les employés de Molson Coors qui font un don de sang, votre générosité est extrêmement appréciée. Je vous invite à venir faire un don de sang lors de la prochaine collecte prévue le vendredi 23 avril 2010. Salutations, Simonne Marjolaine Deslauriers et Dr…
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Graco (Newell Rubbermaid)
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Pregnancy update - It’s almost time!
20 Nov 2009 | 3:09 pmIt’s hard to believe I’m down to my last 7 weeks with this pregnancy. It has gone by quickly. People ask me if I’m ready. I think I am. I tell people I am. But, really the answer is no. By this point in my pregnancy with Slick, his nursery was finished, the baby clothes were washed and all the baby stuff was organized. We had a name picked… and a back up name just in case we changed our minds. I even had all my Christmas shopping done before Slick’s arrival in early November. This time around, I’m back to my usual procrastinating self. (Kelly has been asking for an update, so… -
Baby’s First Day of Daycare
19 Nov 2009 | 11:34 amMy baby’s first day of daycare was a completely different experience the second time around. For my first born, PP, she had family care for her, an in-home nanny, then finally daycare. By the time we started PP in daycare, she was 10 months old and at the peak of her separation anxiety. Needless to say, her first day of day care was not a good one. PP sobbed when I dropped her off (I did too) then I had to hear that she really didn’t sleep much. Fast forward almost 3 years, little sister, Pinkie Pie, just had her first day of daycare. This time, my husband has been awarded the… -
Wondrous Wednesday #98
18 Nov 2009 | 3:57 pmSnuggly sweater, adorable hat (with the cutest ear flaps mind you) and picking apples…an obviously perfect Fall celebration combo for Channel Manager Jessica DiGirolamo’s 2 year old nephew, “Cookie Pie”! And knowing Jessica, you can easily conclude that the cuteness gene in her family doesn’t fall far from the tree. Every Wednesday we’ll be sharing a photo showing off a little bit of wonder in the lives of our extended Graco family of customers, employees and friends. -
Imaginary Friends…when has it gone too far?
17 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pm(Bear pictured here with her best buddy/cousin in their matching STEWART T-Shirts) Everything you read about parenting says encourage kids to be creative and use their imaginations. My question is; when has it gone too far? Here is the reason for asking. Bear (now 3 ½ years old) has two imaginary friends Stewart and Dunkin. Anyone who knows Bear knows who I’m talking about. Stewart and Dunkin are imaginary donkeys (pink donkeys to be specific). And they have been in our family for almost 2 years. It sounds weird I’m sure…Stewart came into our family first after a ride to church and we… -
Your Babysitter - Naughty or Nice?
16 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pmOne of the most important relationships a family can cultivate is with their babysitter.Leaving your precious children in the care of another is an anxiety-invoking prospect.You want to make sure that the person you charge them with will maintain consistency with your parenting style and the children’s environment, particularly if they are coming into your home. In short, you want someone who will care for your children the way you do, but it is a tall order. How does one go about finding someone who fits the bill?You tell me because I surely DO NOT know!As a child of a single working…
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Petro-Canada
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Let's continue the conversation…
16 Nov 2009 | 7:54 amAt the mall the other day, I saw a sign that read "Please excuse our dust - we are renovating to serve you better." I immediately thought of Pumptalk. It has certainly been a busy stretch for our company, and as Jon pointed out in his 'good-bye' post, a time of tremendous change. The merger of Suncor Energy and Petro-Canada has consumed us over the past few months. However, through it all, we remained committed to keeping Pumptalk alive and well. As you will see in the coming weeks, we will be shaking up the format of Pumptalk a bit. We will be… -
Thanks. It's been a gas.
2 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pmHow do you say goodbye to a blog? As you can see by the date of my last post, it's taken some time for me to figure that out. I started writing my last post a few times, but scrapped them all as they just didn't seem to work. Why? Well, because even as an author, I'm just a participant in the discussion. If I was leaving a group discussion at a party, I wouldn't go around hugging everyone while tearfully saying goodbye. It would seem a little odd. So let me just say a few thanks and let you keep… -
You have questions? We have answers.
6 Jul 2009 | 1:02 pmWe've noticed a lot of new traffic to PumpTalk since the little stickers went on gas pumps across the country a few weeks ago. First off - thanks for dropping by. This blog was started almost 2 years ago to help answer the many questions you and pretty much every other driver has about gas prices. When we launched, I thought we might just be talking to ourselves and a few family members, but the number of visitors continues to grow. We've had some really interesting (and sometimes heated) discussions and they are… -
What about diesel?
30 Jun 2009 | 11:57 amFrom time to time I get a few questions about diesel pump prices. I haven't talked about diesel prices in a while, so before you VW drivers storm my office (a Jetta Vendetta?), let me share with you a good article by Tyler Hamilton of the Toronto Star. As much as I like his last name, there is no known relation. Photo Credit: futurowoman -
Your biggest driving cost? It doesn't rhyme with vasoline.
8 Jun 2009 | 6:15 amThe Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has released it's latest Driving Costs brochure to help you understand how much it costs to operate a vehicle every year. While we often focus on the most direct costs - fuel and maintenance, it's interesting to see the total cost break down per kilometre for other things such as insurance, license fees and depereciation. Not surprisingly, the total cost of driving a car, according to CAA research, has almost doubled in the last 23 years from 20.1 cents per kilometre driven in 1985 to 38.5 cents per kilometre in…
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Pitney Bowes
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WHY “GATEKEEPERS” NEED TO BE KEPT HONEST
7 Nov 2009 | 9:20 amThis has been a most interesting week for me, especially the first two days I spent in Los Angeles with my older son in meetings relating to three investments in performing arts projects: a small commercial independent film called Fog Warning, (a trailer is viewable on YouTube), a reality TV production company called LongStoryShort Productions, and a film script on which my son Mike and I are working together. From these meetings on all three investments, as well as other conversations I have had with many people in the performing arts business, I have learned about the challenges artists… -
WHY I OPPOSE THE PUBLIC OPTION (I’VE HEARD THIS SONG BEFORE)
31 Oct 2009 | 7:25 pmIn the October 21, Wall Street Journal, there was an article entitled “Japan Post Goes in New Direction.” Reporters Atsuko Fukase and Allison Tudor reported on a change in leadership and the potential reversal of the government’s commitment to privatization. As they described the unfolding situation, they cite a statement from the chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, who stated that he believed that private banks would face unfair competition from a government-owned Japan Post that offers banking services. If this sounds like the concern expressed about the “public… -
DOGS CAN TRULY BE OUR BEST FRIENDS
20 Oct 2009 | 9:54 amDuring the course of determining whether I should invest in a documentary film about dogs, I gained some quite interesting insights into the potentially new role dogs can play in our health care system. Because dogs have a sense of smell that is 40 times as acute and discriminating as that residing in humans, some researchers have explored whether dogs can detect diseases as accurately and reliability as much more expensive technologies, with no need for invasive and time-consuming diagnostic processes. Two organizations, the Pine Street Foundation in California and the Sensory Research… -
HOW TO MAKE EXERCISE FUN
14 Oct 2009 | 3:08 pmAs I have thought about how to change human behavior to get people to do healthier things, I remember the 1984 movie The Karate Kid. In that movie, the lead character, Daniel LaRusso, played by Ralph Macchio, finds a master teacher, Mr. Miyagi, played by Pat Morita. He believes that he is going to receive conventional instruction on how to be a karate black belt. Instead, he gets assigned one chore after another, such as painting fences and waxing cars. It is only after he is doing these chores for a while that he realizes that each task is also serving to strengthen him for karate. … -
WHY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS NOT WRONG ON INDIVIDUAL MANDATES
12 Oct 2009 | 7:46 pmAt the risk of weighing in on a highly controversial and emotional issue, I want to comment on the insurance industry report that the Senate Finance Committee proposal would add $4,000 in insurance policy costs per insurance policy holder per year by 2019. Not surprisingly, many elected officials are extremely angry about what appears to be a last minute attempt to undermine support for the Committee proposal, which will be the subject of a vote on Tuesday, October 13. One could question why the insurance industry waited until the eve of the vote to release these findings. Their…
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Procter & Gamble
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Food for the Hungry’s Good Water Program in Maru, Kenya and Budding Romance
20 Nov 2009 | 7:13 amI leave Nairobi early in the morning to travel to Meru, Kenya. We crawl through traffic in downtown Nairobi in the morning rush hour and then past the industrial area of Thika. The countryside opens up after about an hour... -
Working with Project HOPE in Korangi
16 Nov 2009 | 10:34 amDuring Keith’s August trip to Pakistan, he also visited with one of our social market partners in Karachi. The guest blog entry below, describes his visit with Project HOPE to see their Children’s Safe Drinking Water work in Korangi. Working... -
Mama Juliana, Mzungu, and an Elder Water Giver
13 Nov 2009 | 9:39 amI’m in coastal Kenya with World Vision to help kick-off a program to provide the PUR packets in schools and communities in four of World Vision’s area development programs (ADPs). We’ve had success with World Vision in providing PUR to... -
Providing water to displaced people in Pakistan
9 Nov 2009 | 7:47 amIntroduction: Keith Zook, my good friend and long time second in command on P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water program, traveled to Pakistan in August to work with our production plant and social market and disaster relief partners. This blog entry... -
PSI and FHI Providing Safe Drinking Water for Families with HIV/AIDS
6 Nov 2009 | 7:09 amWe’ve learned that safe drinking water is critical for people who have HIV/AIDS because they are prone to opportunistic infections from contaminated water that can make them persistently sick and can be fatal. When an adult is sick or dies...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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What We Are Reading: Flu Season and Antibiotic Overprescription
16 Nov 2009 | 8:47 amIn the past we’ve talked about the work Extending the Cure, a Pioneer grantee, has done on hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic resistance. However, with the flu, in particular H1N1, on everyone’s mind right now – ETC’s recent brief on the link between flu and antibiotic prescriptions couldn’t be timelier. According to ETC, “from 1995 through 2002, 26 percent of patients—just over one-quarter of them—who were diagnosed with flu were prescribed antibiotics… simple math translates that into 500,000 to 1 million antibiotic prescriptions every year… -
Darwin Labarthe Lecture: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
6 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pmNext up from the Penn Positive Health Lecture Series is a talk by Dr. Darwin Labarthe on cardiovascular disease prevention. As part of his lecture, Dr. Labarthe will explore the contributions that new prevention strategies, social determinants of health and positive health may play in cardiovascular disease prevention. Dr. Labarthe is the Director of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC. The second edition of is text, Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Global… -
TEDMED, 23andMe and Kaiser Permanente's RPGEH
3 Nov 2009 | 6:22 amExcitement about the power of genomics was palpable at TEDMED this year as some attendees lined up to spit in DNA vials and send it off to 23andME. Unfortunately, many may be disappointed to find out how little our genomes can tell us without research that a large population-based research program, such as we are helping to build at Kaiser Permanente, can provide. Ann Wojcicki, CEO and founder of 23andMe, stated from TEDMED stage that Kaiser Permanente plans to genotype the DNA of 100K members but does not plan to provide that information to the individuals who donated their DNA, implying… -
Health IT: What’s the Future?
2 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pmI’ve just come back from the "Discovery and Innovation in Health IT" workshop You can find more on the workshop’s web site. You can also follow the twitter stream by using the #dihit hash tag This workshop pulled together about 100 people – mostly researchers from academia, government and corporate labs – to lay out the key health IT research challenges going forward. I’ve attempted to summarize some of the key themes and points that were raised, but I’ve by no means captured it comprehensively and I’m certain that I’ve taken a… -
TEDMED 2009 = Innovation, Technology & Inspiring Stories
2 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pmI really liked TEDMED. There was lots of wiz-bang new technology stuff – genetics, organ regeneration, ways to slow the aging process, wearable sensors that can monitor and wirelessly transmit data that traditionally required a person to be in a controlled environment with leads connected to multiple body locations. It’s really exciting to see what may be possible in a few short years. Of course, no one really talks about how long it will take, how real people will be able to use these gadgets and how they’ll be paid for. There are also great stories of human accomplishments –…
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Salesforce
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Share Your Dreamforce Videos on YouTube
20 Nov 2009 | 4:13 pmAt Dreamforce there were lots of Flip Cameras and iPhones capturing all the action. If you've got a video you'd like to share with the community, post it to YouTube and tag it with Dreamforce. We've been watching YouTube and... -
Post Your Dreamforce Photos to Flickr
20 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pmWhen you get home from Dreamforce upload your photos to Flickr and share them with the community. If you tag them as "Dreamforce" or "DF09" and we can go through and add the best ones to our favorites album. We're... -
The Dreamforce Daily - Friday
20 Nov 2009 | 6:42 amJoin the conversation at Dreamforce There are plenty of ways to connect via social media channels. To join the conversation on Twitter, use hashtag #df09. THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS General session - Force.com platform "When are you going to ask for innovation,"... -
The Dreamforce Daily - Thursday
19 Nov 2009 | 6:27 amJoin the conversation at Dreamforce There are plenty of ways to connect via social media channels. To join the conversation on Twitter, use hashtag #df09. WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS Opening keynote - Join the conversation Marc Benioff’s rousing keynote actually began not... -
What has 19,000 registered attendees, 300+ sessions and the mayor of San Francisco?
18 Nov 2009 | 7:15 pmWith 19,000 attendees registered from more than 60 countries, it’s clear that Dreamforce 2009 is the global cloud computing event of the year! The excitement kicked off yesterday with attendees swarming the Cloud Expo eager to see the latest offerings...
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SAP
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SAP Mentors @ SAP TechEd Live
20 Nov 2009 | 7:53 amHere a quick list with comments of all the SAP TechEd Live interviews with SAP Mentors participating. -
Free eBook: Building Your Future through Personal Learning
19 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pmWhen it comes to career development, many people don’t know where to start. This short guide helps you to set out your career goals and then start the process of “life long learning” by creating a “personal learning environment”. -
ABAP Objects: Custom SAP ERP HCM Class Library - Example 1 - Class Instances
19 Nov 2009 | 10:19 pmEight months has pasted since SAP Community Network (SCN) published my blog ABAP Objects: Creating a Custom SAP ERP HCM Class Library. It is high time to publish some real life coding examples. In this blog, I will provide class instance coding examples based on a business scenario. -
What do Google Gadgets & IPhone Apps have to do with SAP?
19 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pmGoogle Gadgets & iPhone Apps for SAP are some examples of the emerging category of applications call Enterprise Micro-Apps which are assuming an important role in extending the information and buisness transations from enterprise applications to light-weight apps that can be deployed on devices that permeate the current business user environment. Learn more by joining the Enterprise Micro-Apps Webinar Series on December 8th and 15th. -
Maximizing ERP Return on Investment with On-Demand Support Services
19 Nov 2009 | 10:13 pmERP adoption marks a fine start to surviving the current environment. The companies that thrive will be those that realize their enterprise potential—and balance pressure for higher performance with shrinking internal resources—by enlisting outsourced support partners.
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On Our Minds @ Scholastic
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The Vampire Is Just Not That Into You: Q&A and Giveaway!
20 Nov 2009 | 6:34 amLet's face it - sometimes, love bites. Especially when you're dating a vampire. Between all the brooding, sparkly skin, and glances at your neck, these undead hotties can be tough to read. But fear not mortals, because dating expert and real-dead vampire Vlad Mezrich is here to provide you with a road map to navigating the twisty road to immortal love in his new book The Vampire Is Just Not That Into You. Through quizzes, testamonials, analysis, and advice, Vlad shows you how to snag your vampire and keep him forever.And since we're on the cusp of a New Moon, we asked Vlad to answer some… -
MATH Magazine uses Twilight to teach fractions
19 Nov 2009 | 10:48 amAnd why not? If Twilight can get kids to read, why can't it help kids to understand the phases of the moon using fractions?As Just Jared Jr. reports, Scholastic MATH magazine asked New Moon star (and fictional werewolf) Taylor Lautner if he knew about the eight different phases of the moon.Lautner admitted: “Not really. The first time I really started paying attention to the moon was when I found out I’d be playing a werewolf!”There's more New Moon madness over on Ink Splot, THE book blog for tweens.---Previously On Our Minds:* Simpsons Math* MATH Magazine Editor takes on the Times*… -
American Indian Heritage Month
18 Nov 2009 | 6:08 amScholastic Kid Reporters don't just interview movie stars and sports stars. They also cover important cultural events, including American Indian Heritage Month, which started in 1990.Check out the excellent work by the Kids Press Corps, including an interview with golfer Notah Begay III, the first Native American member of the PGA; coverage of President Obama's Tribal Nations Conference; and artist (and Art & Writing Award alum) Kay WalkingStick.Well done, team!---Previously On Our Minds:* Introducing the new Kid Reporters* Scholastic Kid Reporter lands interview with Ed Sec* Sneak peek:… -
Teaching kids to be the curators of their learning
17 Nov 2009 | 10:27 amI like what my friend (on Twitter) Elizabeth Hubbell had to say about "Literacy 2.0" today -- and the shifts that need to happen in education in this information-rich world we live in. You should read the post for yourself, but my biggest takeaway is this: that we need to teach kids to become curators of their own learning.Not only do they need to be able to filter and judge value in the mountains of media and information constantly thrown at them, but they also need to be able to make choices about what's interesting and relevant to them. They need to know where to look, decide how they want… -
5 Questions with Laura Sexton: READ 180 Community
16 Nov 2009 | 3:16 pmThis week's 5 questions is with Laura Sexton, the Community Manager for READ 180, a reading intervention program for students in elementary, middle and high school who are at least two grade levels behind in their reading skills. The program combines direct instruction, integrated technology and high-interest texts designed to motivate students and get them back on track in all of their classes. As you watch the video, you'll see that being a READ 180 teacher is unique and that's why Laura's group has created the READ 180 online community designed just to support READ 180 teachers.Take a…
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Starbucks
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Turkey, Cranberries, Pumpkin Pie, and Thanksgiving Blend
20 Nov 2009 | 1:21 pmCoffee is culinary was the inspiration for this annual tradition. Much like the Chef that creates a dish that is balanced and layered, the quality team at Starbucks took the same approach to Thanksgiving Blend. The blending process started with coffees from 10 different origins. All of those coffees possessed qualities we thought would compliment and inspire a new blend that was worthy of this epic meal. Some had high acidity, some great body and others great complexity. We spent an afternoon putting together about 10 separate blends all with very unique… -
Back by popular demand—Cold Cups!!
19 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pmHi there, it’s Sarah from the Merchandise team. I am thrilled to announce that, just in time for the holiday season, our most popular merchandise item is back!That’s right, we’re bringing both the grande (16 fl. oz.) and 20 fl. oz. sizes of the cold cups to you at participating stores and online. BPA-free, with a festive candy cane straw, our reusable holiday cold cups are the perfect gift for the green-minded Starbucks enthusiast. We hope that our customers in even the snowiest of places will still want to enjoy an iced beverage in this sleekly-designed… -
Brewing Together Day of Service
18 Nov 2009 | 5:06 pmHi everyone-I’m pleased to return to the Ideas in Action blog to invite YOU to join Starbucks and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” for Brewing Together Day of Service this Saturday, November 21st. Visit www.handsonnetwork.org/brewingtogether to find a volunteer event in your local community. This service event is the next step in Starbucks Coffee Company’s partnership with “Morning Joe,” announced earlier this year. Both companies are coming together to encourage community service across the country. As part of raising awareness for volunteerism,… -
New Holiday Beverage!
17 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pmHi everyone, it's Tara again, the product manager of holiday espresso. Starting Tuesday, November 17, in Starbucks stores across the United States, will feature what's sure to be a new holiday beverage tradition : the new Caramel Brulée Latte. It’s a combination of creamy, rich caramel sauce (new and different from anything we’ve offered before), fresh Starbucks espresso, and steamed milk. It is topped with whipped cream and shimmery pieces of crunchy caramel topping. Inside the Starbucks laboratories, those of us working on developing… -
Starbucks Love Project!
17 Nov 2009 | 12:00 amHey Lindsey here again! If you don't remember me from previous posts, I work on the marketing team and specifically support our relationship with (RED)™ - a key component of Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ and our ongoing commitment to the people and communities that grow our coffee. Today, I’m thrilled to announce a new and fabulous way for you to support (STARBUCKS) RED. When you spend $15 (before tax and excluding money loaded to Starbucks Cards) at a participating Starbucks store in the U.S. and Canada, we’ll give you a special gift: The Starbucks &…
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SunGard Technology
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The 1969 Big Bang
The rapid expansion of the universe is nothing short of amazing. It’s now everywhere, and the size is unimaginable. To be clear, I’m not referring to the universe that suddenly sprang into existence with the Big Bang 13 billion years ago, but the universe that was born 40 years ago ... -
Historical engineering patterns can predict the future of cloud computing, SaaS and SOA
I’ve been thinking about some examples of the correlations between the engineering of hardware versus software. Because the engineering processes themselves have matured along different paths, there are some historical patterns that can be used to predict how some future innovations could unfold, in particular some of considerate interest at ... -
SOA in the Clouds
Many are pondering what impact SOA will have on Cloud Computing. Because Clouds utility today is very low-level (e.g. pay-as-you-go computing cycles, storage, network) the inevitable evolution is the climb up the stack to application container services, then finally to application components. Interestingly enough, the highest level of the stack ... -
Cloud vs. SaaS and SunGard Financial Systems
A number of cloud offerings are appearing, and some mixed with SaaS messages, in particular some clouds are going to market with other clouds. IBM’s offering coupled with Amazon’s EC2 is one example, see this article, or this one, (also here, here and here). Cloud offerings will continue to appear. These services provide generic ... -
Twitter
If you'd prefer the more shortend bursts of thought on software, I'm tweeting at twitter.com/DarrenWesemann.
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Symantec
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Symantec Talks Trends and Looks into the Crystal Ball
20 Nov 2009 | 6:45 amI had the honor recently of moderating a virtual roundtable discussion on the top Internet security trends from 2009 and what we expect to see in the security threat landscape in 2010. Funny thing about security predictions—you hope they won’t come true, but expect them to anyway. -
This Utility Has Zero Business with Your Mailbox
19 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pmWe are monitoring new malicious attacks that look similar to the fake "Microsoft Outlook reconfigure" spam campaign messages we have been observing for the last couple of months. That malicious campaign was followed by attacks on social networking sites, transforming from malicious code attacks into URL-based phishing attacks. -
Two Arrested in Connection with Zeus Botnet Package
18 Nov 2009 | 11:54 amZeus is a botnet package that allows for the easy creation and command and control of a botnet. We've discussed Zeus previously in Zeus, King of the Underground Crimeware Toolkits. -
Don’t Read This Blog
17 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pmYes, it’s a cheap trick and not even close to original. But the lesson here is that even obvious social engineering tricks can get people to click on a link. We can’t help ourselves. We love to click. Clicking on links and attachments that are accompanied by just the slightest bit of social engineering appears to be a basic human need. -
Breadth of Security Issues in 2009 = Stunning
17 Nov 2009 | 11:59 amThe Security Response team has compiled the top security trends of 2009. We pulled data from the Global Intelligence Network and the experiences of the thousands of analysts and security experts at Symantec to come up with the top trends for the year.
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Tyson Foods
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Phyllis Haynes, E.D., Arkansas Foodbank Network
19 Nov 2009 | 4:29 amWe try to have the Flip camera available when we visit food banks. This is Phyllis Haynes, executive director of the Arkansas Foodbank Network in Little Rock. "Weve seen a 23% increase in our service area in the last year, and a lot of the people coming to our food pantries are actually working families that just are not able to make ends meet any more." -
A visit from Bishop John
18 Nov 2009 | 2:08 amJenise Huffman, Bishop John by Jenise Huffman Recently I had the opportunity to introduce a dear friend of mine from Rwanda to my friends in Arkansas, where I live. Bishop John Rucyahana is leading the reconciliation efforts in Rwanda to rebuild the tiny country that was torn apart 15 years ago by a genocide that killed a million people in 100 days. Although Bishop John is an ethnic Tutsi, which is the minority group slaughtered by the Hutus, he teaches (and personally practices) forgiveness as the only way to heal and move forward. He says that if… -
Learning from our children
11 Nov 2009 | 8:12 amBy Ed Nicholson Share Our Strength has received some tremendous support from the Food Network in the past couple of years, not the least of which is their bringing on Aaron McCargo, Jr. (also known as "Big Daddy") as a celebrity supporter of Share Our Strength programs. The great thing about Aaron McCargo, Jr. is that he's simply not a paid shill for the cause (and there are paid celebrity shills for causes). He 's lived around hungry kids. He has street cred. You can tell… -
Giving Up Tradition to Survive
10 Nov 2009 | 12:33 pmBy Susan Brockway. As the president of the board of directors for a small food bank, I am losing a lot of sleep wondering where the money will come from. Small food banks don't receive proceeds from national cause marketing campaigns for operating funds. Most local donations are down 20% and most services up 35-40%. What rabbit are we going to pull out of our hats to keep these critical operations up and running? Is anyone else worrying.......I certainly hope so. -
Spending some time with friends
7 Nov 2009 | 10:21 pmphoto courtesy of Share Our Strength By Ed Nicholson For the next few days, I'll be attending the annual Share Our Strength Conference of Leaders in Our Nation's Capital. It's the ninth such conference I've attended since Tyson formally committed to the fight against hunger in 2000. This year marks Share Our Strength's 25th anniversary, so the conference will be a celebration, looking back on remarkable accomplishments and forward to a strategy that's more finely tuned than at any time in the group's history. Put simply, Share Our…
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WalMart
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Online Shopping
19 Nov 2009 | 3:54 amThe holiday season has begun. Decorations are up in stores, Starbucks is selling their Gingerbread Lattes (My Fav) and even Santa is out at the malls making early appearances.As for Walmart.com we got allot of things going on this Holiday Season. Value of the day is running now, this week we also have Value Bundles and most importantly you can get Over 9,000+ Electronics items shipped to your home for $0.97. Look for items with these logo's below:That means the hottest gifts as TV, Laptops, Netbooks, iPods, Digital Cameras, GPS, Blu-Ray Players and more for only $0.97. Want to save… -
The New Holiday Fruit -- BlackBerry
11 Nov 2009 | 12:33 amAbout a month ago in my post about our new Straight Talk wireless program, I had touched on our desire to deliver savings to our customers that drives many of the initiatives we develop. Not simply to save money but to deliver value on the brands and services that Americans want most. We know that most of our customers are having to watch the checkbooks closely, so giving them brand they want at unbeatable prices is the challenge that keeps us working hard here on the Walmart Wireless team. Even amidst the tough economy, a major trend that has emerged is the… -
Most Improved Player of the Year?
2 Nov 2009 | 2:06 amEvery year the National Basketball Association honors only six individual players with annual awards. Along with the Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, and the Rookie of the Year, the NBA awards the Most Improved Player Award (formerly known as the Comeback Player of the Year). As the name implies, the award is given to the player that has made the largest single season improvement in play. For example, in the 2007-2008 season Hedo Turkoglu scored and rebounded well above his career average to earn the honor…and then the next season helped to lead his… -
Windows 7 at Walmart
16 Oct 2009 | 2:50 amNext week is a big week at Walmart. Lots going on across the electronics area. Straight Talk is launching in our wireless area, Transformers 2 releases, and on October 22nd Windows 7 will launch.Product will begin setting in stores starting Monday. There is a street date on all software and computers that have Windows 7 so we cannot sell the product until Thursday, October 22nd. We will have a lot of activity in the stores Thursday, October 22nd. If you are an early adopter, many of our stores are open 24 hours so you can come in at midnight to buy a new laptop… -
Straight Talk = Straight-Forward Savings
13 Oct 2009 | 10:33 amOne of my favorite quotes is by Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” I have always felt like that quote embodies the benefits of being a coupon-clipping, sale-savvy, disciplined shopper. Now that I work in retail, I also interpret that quote as a responsibility for assisting our customers in “saving pennies.” As evidenced by many of the posts on this blog, “saving people money so they can live better” is top-of-mind for the buyers at Walmart. Not only are we committed to bringing in…
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Wells Fargo
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Maggie L. Walker
20 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pmMy colleague Marianne Babal is a VIP in the Public History world (scroll down a little). A friend of hers teaches at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and earlier this year his/her students found a treasure trove. In an attic (totally by chance!), they found records related to Maggie L. Walker. Walker was the first woman to charter a bank in the United States, and one of few women bank presidents. Her story led us to include her in our exhibit in San Francisco, "Women Making Financial History." Maggie Walker lived in Richmond, Virginia,… -
Tomatoes
18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amThanksgiving is almost here, and I've finally finished readying my yard for winter : I raked leaves, put away the grill, and pulled out the remnants of my garden – like my tomato plants. I had been feasting off homegrown tomatoes all summer, making salsas and salads and eating them straight from the plant. And while some folks can tomatoes come fall, that's something I've never done. My husband is decidedly anti-canned produce. I tell him he never would have survived 100 years ago. But it turns out that is not entirely true. Wells Fargo was shipping fresh produce around… -
Traveler's companion: The gourd canteen
12 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pmSala Faruq works as a museum assistant at the Wells Fargo History Museum in Old Town San Diego. We are thrilled to present her first post at GBH! (CR) When traveling by stagecoach, passengers were only allowed 40 pounds of luggage. Travelers packed clothing and blankets, and firearms were common, as well as some type of water container. In the 1800s, there were several options available for canteens — metal and wood were popular. Perhaps the most versatile material for a canteen, though, was the gourd. A gourd is "any of several trailing or climbing plants related to the pumpkin,… -
Wells Fargo and Veterans Day
10 Nov 2009 | 10:30 pmWhen I was a kid, I viewed Veterans Day as another holiday to commemorate distant events, and one of two times a year my Cub Scout troop would place flags on graves at a local Veterans Cemetery. In hindsight, I didn't even converse or thank my closest Veterans, my grandfather and father. Following the attacks of 9/11, my subsequent joining the Navy Reserve , and a deployment to the Middle East, I have a different perspective. This Veterans Day I would like to express appreciation to all Veterans and their spouses. To Wells Fargo, I add my appreciation — the… -
Wells Fargo in Colorado
6 Nov 2009 | 10:59 pmOn Saturday, November 7, 19 Wachovia Bank stores in Colorado will convert to the Wells Fargo brand. Although Colorado is the first state where Wachovia signs will disappear, Wells Fargo is not a newcomer to the Centennial State. On November 1, 1866 Wells Fargo, took over the operation of the major stagecoach routes west of the Missouri River. This "Grand Consolidation" was with Denver-based Holladay Overland Mail & Express Company. Wells Fargo already operated stage companies, but the merger with Holladay’s network spread Wells Fargo stagecoach operations across 4,000 miles of…
