Many believe that FaceBook is a significant threat to Google. It is predicted that FaceBook will earn $1B in 2010. Google has revenues of over $26B. There is an obviously huge disparity there. FaceBook has 500,000,000 active users. What Google has is a more solid foundation (code and biz model) for [...]

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It is amazing that some folks still question the validity of cloud based computing. This doubt was somewhat understandable 10 years ago. Clearly, software as a service (SaaS), Cloud Computing is here to stay. If you still have doubts consider these facts:

According to IBM global revenue from cloud computing will jump to $126 billion in [...]

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Many think that IF they are on Twitter or some other Social Network sites, all is well. Well maybe. We must get beyond the hype of the respective brands and not just place the icons on our home page like a fashion accessory. Social Media is a communication channel. Market segmentation and targeting can be [...]

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Google just released in preview, Wave, to 100,000 users. What is Wave? Wave is a new collaboration tool. It allows for live sharing via voice, text, photos, videos and maps. Features include real-time editing as the discussion evolves. Google itself does not know where this new technology is going and how it will evolve. What we do know is that it is open source so that many apps can be built on the platform.

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CRM is built on the premise of fostering long term relationships. Often however, personal information on prospects, customers, vendors, partners and suppliers eludes us. Most CRM systems have static information. The resulting profiles inevitably lack information about hobbies, interests, and relationships outside our native CRM. Applications and networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace are changing all that.

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