http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/
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Paul Orfalea, the creative and inspiring founder of Kinko’s (now FedEx Kinko’s), discussed his theories and instincts on how to succeed, in business and in life in a program sponsored by the Science, Technology and Business Division.
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http://www.alignitadvisors.com/blog/2007/03/true-networking.html
Thursday, March 15, 2007
True Networking
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This investment will take several Face-to-Face or telephonic discussions and e-mail doesn’t make it.
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Not sure I agree with that.
It is possible to establish a relationship, a rapport, and trust with people that one never meets. Never “talks” too. Or, meets.
I’m no expert, but I think you can do it.
I’ve been “in”, “out”, and in between. I’ve done f2f networking from all three statuses. I’ve done “networking” in person, on the phone, even by fax, by email, and by im. It’s about creating a relationship. My objective is to learn enough about the person to serve them well. In doing that, they give me more in return than I think I gave them.
As a “recovering introvert”, I think that my e-efforts have born far more benefits than my “off line” ones.
And, on my blog, I take comments. That’s not available on the the blog where this observation was made. It’s all about getting a conversation going. imho.
Of course, I welcome your comments. (Be gentle; remember I’m ISTJ!)
No one wants us old guys any more; people just prefer to reinvent the wheel! And they are mired in stereotypes that an “old IT exec” longs for the days of CICS and the UNIX command line. Or was that days of UNIX and CICS command lines.
p.s., Funny as it sounds a hunter did contact me and ask if i was interested in doing CICS and Cobol maintenance. I don’t think they were planning on paying THAT much. But it was funny.
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What is CardScan At Your Service?
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Learn More
CardScan At Your Service is a free online address book that integrates seamlessly with CardScan and Outlook to keep your contact information secure, accessible and up-to-date. You can add contacts to your At Your Service address book by synchronizing with Outlook or CardScan, or by entering them directly into the web site. Storing contacts on both your desktop PC and CardScan At Your Service safeguards the information against accidental loss.
With CardScan At Your Service, you can view and update your contact information from a Web browser from anywhere, at anytime. Any changes or additions made on the web site are automatically reflected on your PC and vice versa.
If you choose, CardScan At Your Service can also keep your contact information up-to-date. The Updates service emails your contacts four times a year to request their updated contact information. The email includes your contact information to ensure that you stay connected. Click here to see a sample email.
With At Your Service Updates, you remain in complete control. If you choose to use it, you can turn it off any time, or you can use it only for specific contacts.
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Corex, the makers of a little card scanner device, evidently has seen Plaxo and decided to emulate them. It used to be that you needed to buy their scanner to get their service. Apparently that is no longer the case. You may want to avail yourself of the service.
One note of caution: They have been acquired by Rubbermaid. I don’t know how long they’ll be around or how trustworthy they are?
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I guess I was 40 when it first slapped me in the face. A Wall Street HR type, bluntly, unprofessionally, and oblivious to the fact I might be wired, told me to my face that I was “too old” for Wall Street.
Actually the bozo did my a favor.
I immediately updated my emergency fund formula with a factor for age. I put a multiplier in the calculation that guesstimated weeks to find a paycheck that was age specific.
(It’s currently still set at 30=1/40=1.5/45=2/50=3/55=4/60=5/65=6! I have no idea if that is the right setting, but you should see the newly minted turkeys eyes bug out when they catch a glimpse of that.)
In actuality, I am coming to the realization that at 65, all you’ll get is my career aspiration — to be the old fogy that’s the WalMart greeter. Seriously, maybe then I’ll get over being an introvert.
Point of emphasis, I think at these advanced ages, you ARE after all just one step from the nursing home and another step away from the grave, only likely to succeed in your own business.
As Amerika grays, I think those that can grasp the prejudice, like a nettle, will succeed. The rest will be eating dogfood and playing mahjong at some retirement village in lower slobbobia.
Depressing. “I coulda been a contenda!”
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In alpha order:
* ACT is a true CRM, does email, but doesn’t sync like Plaxo, and doesn’t interface with LinkedIn. No support.
* JibberJobber is an up and comer. It is a true Web20 application, allows you to get your data in and out, doesn’t do email, but is more like a CRM for jobsearch. And, the support is responsive. (This is my current front runner.)
* LICM is not CRM, has a harder interface, and is tough to get into. It depends upon LinkedIn. Has support.
* LinkedIn (MySpace for Business) enforces its model of networking, doesn’t allow you to input stuff, and doesn’t make it easy to keep your data. It doesn’t talk to anything else. Support unresponsive for the most part.
* Outlook is ugly, but it does email. (I’ve tried the BCM addon and it was terrible.) Microsoft and support in the same sentence; that’s a joke.
* Plaxo syncs but not much else. (But its vendor never claimed it was a CRM.) Has good support.
* ZIGGS20 is really slow, brain dead, ugly, doesn’t sync, and appears to be a dead end. Data in but it doesn’t come out. No support.
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One of the LKDNNJ members pointed out that libraries with their usually free internet printer-equipped computers is a valuable resource.
(I knew that because when I was “out” and interviewing in NYC, I’d use libraries to land in between interviews. Them, and hotels, were excellent for rest room facilities and a place to kill some time between appointments.)
Glad to be “in”, but as usual I always anticipate being “out’. Forewarned is forearmed. Or is that four armed?
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17030580/site/newsweek/
How I Became a Big Wheel
Let go by IBM and deeply in debt, a family man turned his childhood passion for unicycles into a thriving online start-up.
By John Drummond Newsweek
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It was supposed to be a hobby—just a part-time thing to generate a little extra money. We didn’t think we could make a living at it. I thought I would work at IBM for 30 years and retire, just as my father had. At that point I had only seven to go. The dot-com bust began in early 1999, about the same time we launched Unicycle.com. The odds seemed stacked against us. Online companies were folding. We had no experience running a company. Amy was an at-home mom to our three boys. I had just earned a degree in journalism by attending college at night. We were deeply in debt.
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Necessity is … …
That is the power of the internet to transform our world.
If you don’t have a second business that is working, then you better have ones that you are trying.
I have FOUR in various stages of incubation.
Even if they all tank, I’ll know what doesn’t work.
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XING doesn’t allow an import.
JIBBERJOBBER couldn’t figure out how to set Contact Category.
LINKEDIN has “invitations” and doesn’t allow me to assemble or annotate.
Argh!
ACT50 doesn’t import other contact files.
ZOHO CRM wouldn’t take me.
THINKFREE has no contact import.
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