Strategist - Business and Technology News Strategist - Business and Technology News Strategist.org.uk provides Business and Technology News for both small business and large corporations. Tips, scoops and advice for all businesses Articles
Broken Microsoft Windows Will Decline, Analysts Say
2008-04-12 00:25:00 Microsoft is in trouble and its flagship Windows operating system is broken, Gartner analysts said at the Emerging Trends conference this week. Analysts Neil MacDonald and Michael Silver offered many reasons why Microsoft may see rougher days ahead. The analysts said Microsoft’s operating-system development times are too long, especially for the level of innovation the company ... More About: Microsoft , Enterprise Security , Microsoft Windows , Broken
Developing a Formal System for Handling Customer Complaints
2008-04-07 22:25:00 Most medium to large businesses have a policy for handling customer complaints, but perhaps need to review it from time to time. Smaller companies and businesses that take a mainly ad-hoc line would benefit from developing a consistent approach. Whatever complaint-handling policy your company has in place, it should be easy to understand, simple to ... More About: System , Customer , Formal
Using the Human Touch To Solve Office Problems
2008-04-07 22:25:00 A small company in Jacksonville, Florida, came up with a novel — and sensitive — solution when two crucial employees had trouble getting to the new headquarters across town. As Derek Mercer, the head of the company, Vurv Technology, tells it, the employees’ supervisor came to him with the suggestion that the company buy two good ... More About: Office , Human , Problems , Touch , Human Touch
Clinton Raising Cash for PA Web Ads
2008-04-07 22:25:00 Hillary Clinton ’s campaign site has a giant homepage image dedicated to fundraising for specific types of ads targeted to Pennsylvanians, including online ads. “Help us recruit supporters and get out the vote in Pennsylvania with targeted online ads,” reads the plea. The goal is $2.5 million for TV and $100K for Web. So far, they’ve ... More About: Internet Marketing , Cash
?Tis the Season
2008-04-07 22:25:00 Spring preening moves into high gear in New York City with the arrival of warmer weather. That means pedicures, wax treatments, and more. This not-so-subtle reminder appears on Facebook thanks to Lifebooker, an online service for booking appointments at spas and salons in NYC. Ewwww! Heat up that wax, like, now. More About: Internet Marketing , Season
When Online Ads Drive Offline Sales
2008-04-07 22:25:00 An online search and display-ad campaign brought online and offline dividends to a retailer, comScore’s chief executive Magid Abraham reports. In an article published by the “Harvard Business Review,” Abraham said the retailer’s sales in the United States increased by 40 percent online and 50 percent offline over a three-month period. The identity of the ... More About: Internet Marketing , Offline , Sales , Drive , Online
Microsoft Gives Deadline to Yahoo Board
2008-04-07 22:25:00 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has given Yahoo ’s board three weeks to approve Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. If the board doesn’t sign off on the bid, Ballmer said Microsoft will take its case to Yahoo’s shareholders. “The substantial premium reflected in our initial proposal anticipated a friendly transaction with you,” Ballmer wrote to Yahoo’s board ... More About: Microsoft , Internet Marketing , Board , Deadline
Microsoft, Yahoo Deal Hopefully on Fast Track
2008-04-07 21:20:00 I can’t blame Microsoft (MSFT) for getting a little impatient with the top brass over at Yahoo (YHOO). Now that Microsoft has set a three-week deadline for making some progress (in a letter sent out this weekend), hopefully this whole thing will be concluded shortly. For some reason, Yahoo seems to think they have leverage here. ... More About: Investing , Deal , Fast
Be Your Best By Copying The Best
2008-04-07 17:25:00 Donald Latumahina over at Lifeoptimizer recently posted about Being Your Best. Photo courtesy of Wm JasIt is a great post and a topic that I totally agree with. Some of you know I work with one of the UK’s leading Confidence Coaches Peter Nicholas. Just Pretend… One technique that Peter uses to give yourself an instant boost of confidence, is ‘pretend ... More About: Management
Keeping Your Business Continuity ? Tips
2008-04-07 16:25:00 Most people you see around start their business in aggressive fashion and then gradually loss their passion for business; and ends their business in loss. Always keeping the business in right track is essential for long-term success of any business and also businessmen. Here are some tips for keeping your business continuity. Never be over ambitious ... More About: Business , Management , Tips , Continuity
Yahoo Rejects Microsoft?s Ultimatum a Second Time
2008-04-07 15:25:00 Yahoo on Monday rejected Microsoft ’s takeover bid a second time as too low. Microsoft’s initial offer was valued at $31 a share. However, the declining price of Microsoft shares reduced the offer to just more than $29 a share. The search company’s rejection came on the heels of Microsoft’s weekend letter that threatened to ... More About: Technology , Yahoo , Time , Ultimatum
How to (Actually) Earn Money (Now) with Social Media (Really): Part 2
2008-04-07 00:25:00 Short term financial success in social media can be a multi-layered enigma, ranging somewhere between daunting and infuriating. As the socialized Internet explodes it has become increasingly difficult for companies to ignore the ramifications of not tuning in to deal with SMO vernacular & channels. We all hear buzz words like "reputation management," "social news," ... More About: Social , Media , Search Engines , Money , Earn Money
It's Snowing In The UK!
2008-04-06 17:25:00 View from the front bedroom View from the back bedroom More About: Management
Govt. Funded Health Search Engine Blocks "Abortion"
2008-04-06 13:25:00 Now this seems to be a story that would get attention if it weren’t for the fact President Bush is a lame duck and soon out of office. The government funded health search engine Popline run by John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was not returning results when searching for the term abortion Thursday, ... More About: Search Engines , Abortion , Search , Search Engine
Update: Microsoft Gives Deadline to Yahoo Board
2008-04-05 22:25:00 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has given Yahoo ’s board three weeks to approve Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. If the board doesn’t sign off on the bid, Ballmer said Microsoft will take its case to Yahoo’s shareholders. “The substantial premium reflected in our initial proposal anticipated a friendly transaction with you,” Ballmer wrote to Yahoo’s board ... More About: Microsoft , Internet Marketing , Board , Update
Ncludr: All You Never Knew You Didn?t Need in a Social Network
2008-04-05 22:25:00 Ok, I don’t go in for most April Fool’s pranks, but all-inclusive social platform nclüdr deserves your lunch break attention. Plus it has the best LowerMyBills.com parody ad ever. (Register to view animated version.) More About: Social , Internet Marketing , Network , Social Network
Ozzy Knows Best
2008-04-05 02:25:00 Why can’t they be like we were, perfect in every way? What’s the matter with kids today? – Paul Lynde, Bye Bye Birdie Every generation disapproves of the one that follows and barely claims to understand the generation that follows that. It’s the way we are, simply because we tend to see everything in the context of our ... More About: Technology , Ozzy
I just Don't Know Which One To Read!
2008-04-05 02:25:00 At the beginning of March, I was invited by Rosa Say at Joyful Jubilant Learning to choose a self-development book to review. I was not alone, numerous others were also invited. I was greedy and chose two books: The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly On Leadership by Allan Leighton You can see all 38 books reviews right here. Photo courtesy of Jacob ... More About: Management , Read
Be Careful What you ask for you might get it.
2008-04-05 02:25:00 It looks like the legislative solution is not getting off the ground again as far as working out loans. The proposals that have come out are mainly directed at going forward purchasers, builders and cities. So much for the defualted borrower. The ideas that were being floated carried their own risk. More About: Finance , Careful
National City Corporation Courted By Suitors KeyCorp & Fifth Third BanCorp
2008-04-05 02:25:00 National City Corporation (NCC) share price was up 6% on 4.3.08 on news that crosstown rival KeyCorp and cross-state Fifth Third BanCorp may be courting NCC for a possible merger and/or acquisition, however, this could be a bad time to sell due to current market conditions. NCC may need to do some additional house cleaning ... More About: National , Finance , National City
UBS?s Chairman Steps Down Amid $19 Billion Writedown; Announces $14.8 Billi
2008-04-05 02:25:00 At UBS’s Annual Shareholders Meeting the topics of discussion included UBS’s $19 billion writedown, its $14.8 billion rights issue to raise capital and the replacement of Chairman Ospel by UBS’s current Legal Counsel, Peter Kurer. UBS’s huge bet on subprime investments has led to the largest bank writedown so far and UBS has moved to ... More About: Finance , Steps , Billion
Loving Your Business and Company
2008-04-05 02:25:00 As you may realize every successful business have contribution of dedicated and innovative employees, who love their profession and company and are willing to work hardly for its prosperity. This love and dedication are qualities which are created as a result of their interaction with company and work group, their experience in this field, their ... More About: Business , Management , Company , Tips , Loving
Intel Upgrades Low-Cost Classmate PCs
2008-04-05 02:25:00 Intel Corp. unveiled new features for its line of low-cost laptops for schools Wednesday, adding bigger screens and more data storage capacity as the chip maker ratchets up its rivalry with the One Laptop per Child organization, which sells a competing machine. Intel’s new Classmate PCs — slated to go on sale in April for between ... More About: Technology , Mobile , Intel , Cost , Upgrades
New Mobile Service Fights Speed Traps
2008-04-05 02:25:00 In a modern equivalent of flashing your headlights to warn other motorists of police speed traps, you can now warn fellow drivers with a cell phone or personal digital assistant about speed traps, red-light cameras and other threats to ticket-free driving. And as you approach a known threat, you’ll get an audio alert on your mobile ... More About: Technology , Mobile , Fights , Service , Speed
Wheels coming off the U.S. Government
2008-03-18 10:25:00 Steven R. Weisman in Washington reported in the March 15-16 issue of the International Herald Tribune that fears about the U.S. economy drove the dollar to new lows on Friday. Crude oil traded at $110/bbl. Since 2002 the dollar has declined in value compared to the major world currencies. Politicians wring their hands over it. ... More About: Government , Finance , Wheels
Jamie Dimon Steals Bear Stearns
2008-03-18 04:20:00 As if JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon needed to prove himself anymore. The banking giant has already navigated these treacherous waters better than their competitors and now they find themselves in a unique position to be the best situated to take over Bear Stearns (BSC). With a well capitalized bank being the only logical ... More About: Investing , Steals
Gift Idea
2008-03-18 04:20:00 When I was growing up the gift option of choice was federal savings bonds. When I was old enough to be allowed to make my own financial decisions I promptly sold them and invested the proceeds in the stock market, where my long term inflation-adjusted returns would be much higher. Among both my high school ... More About: Investing , Gift , Idea
ValueClick Experiences Long Arm of Murphy?s Law
2008-03-18 01:25:00 Rather than attracting the luck of the Irish on this St. Patty’s Day, it looks like ValueClick has fallen prey to Murphy ’s Law. The firm already garnered unwelcome headlines when it announced its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission a month ago, an agreement to cough up $2.9 million for allegedly violating the CAN-SPAM and ... More About: Internet Marketing , Experiences , Long
Bush Pushes for Better Cybersecurity
2008-03-17 23:25:00 A sudden spike in the number of successful attacks against federal government information systems and databases has led President Bush to propose a multi-billion-dollar response. The number of incidents reported to the Department of Homeland Security rose by 152 percent last year, to nearly 13,000, according to a new government report. The security breaches, more than ... More About: Technology
The Why Behind Paid Search Trends: Measurability
More articles from this author:2008-03-17 23:25:00 There are countless reports that paid search is on the rise and is projected to continue trending upwards. But what are the driving forces behind the dramatic increases? A new paper by OneUpWeb examined that very question and came up with a resounding answer: It’s all about measurability. Paid search offers unprecedented ability to measure, and ... More About: Search Engines , Trends , Search 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
|
 |
|
 |
