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Editorial: An Open Letter to Cirque de Soleil

Dear Cirque de Soleil, First, I need to tell you of my absolute admiration for the incredible accomplishments of Cirque de Soleil – artistic and creative, ingenious and inventive, athletic and graceful, masterful and musical – just a true joy to watch and experience the “grandest circus” of them all. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing 3 Cirque de Soleil shows in my life, the first was Saltimbanco in Seattle about 12 years ago, the second was Zumanity in Las Vegas 6 years ago, and last weekend I saw Totem in San Francisco – all of them beautifully executed with [...]

by Roohi Moolla on December 17, 2011 · 1 comment

tagged as Cirque de Soleil, No Photos, San Francisco, Social Networking, Totem, Visibility in Brand Management,Business,Communication,Customers,Editorials,Entertainment,Marketing,PR,Reviews,Social Media,Technology

Some Rules Are Meant To Be Broken…

[Updated 11/20/2011] My favorite game when I was 8 years old was Monopoly. I loved the idea of owning property, building a kingdom, the risks and rewards – and I loved the rules. Taking turns to move around the board, getting paid if someone landed on your property, 3 turns to get out of jail without doubles and without a Get Out of Jail card…lots of options, lots of possibilities. When you were a child, you naturally loved to play games. You learned the accepted pattern…and sometimes, you figured out what you could do to change the pattern and make it more interesting. Still [...]

by Roohi Moolla on November 20, 2011 · 0 comments

tagged as change, courage, fears, game, gatejumping, gatekeeper, Google, insight, marketing, Monopoly, outside the box, relationships, rewards, risk, risks, rulekeeper, rules, Social Media, Yahoo in Advertising,Blogging,Brand Management,Business,Communication,Editorials,Google,Marketing,PR,Social Media,Technology,Twitter

App Addicts

Whether you’re an iPhone, iPad, Android or Windows Mobile user it has become clear that the ‘app’ is here to stay. What began as goofy gimmicks and games are now a tsunami of options and opportunities for mobile device addicts. As you navigate the marketplace, it is becoming increasingly difficult to figure out what apps are best for your particular business. It is interesting to me that despite the search capabilities within my Android phone, most of my favorite apps have been recommended by friends. Fun apps like HeyTell, Words With Friends, and of course Angry Birds! But what about [...]

by jonsooy on September 16, 2011 · 0 comments

tagged as Addicts, Android, Apps, Blackberry, iPhone, Market, Mobile in Mobile,Reviews,Technology

Four Great Cloud Tools for Business

My Father always told me to “use the right tool for the job”. Most of our customers tell us that GPnet™ is the best supply chain management tool they have ever used. Leveraging the power of the internet to control inventory, order products and supplies and manage documents has never been easier. It’s all in one place; a true high tech supply-chain management solution. We are proud to bring supply chain management to the cloud but what other great applications are there to help streamline your operations? As we all become drawn to the cloud, mobile devices and all the [...]

by jonsooy on August 4, 2011 · 1 comment

tagged as Cloud Tools, DropBox, Google Docs, GoogleDocs, GPnet, Prezi, Tungle.me in Advertising,Business,Communication,Google,Marketing,Reviews,Social Media,Technology,Web 2.0

Don’t Be Afraid of the Big, Bad QR Code

I don’t see QR Codes fading into the realm of techno-gimmick anytime soon. A recent article in Print Solutions Magazine provides some compelling data that clearly suggests the opposite. The number of Americans who are only using mobile devices is dramatically increasing. From Print Solutions Magazine: “After all, one in five U.S. mobile phone owners uses the mobile Internet every day (“2011 Mobile Internet Attitudes Report,” Antenna Software). Not only this but according to On Device Research, 25 percent of U.S. mobile phone users are mobile only. In other words, they do not (or very rarely use) a desktop, laptop [...]

by jonsooy on August 2, 2011 · 0 comments

tagged as Brands, Engagement Marketing, Mobile, QR Codes, Smartphone in How-To,Marketing,Reviews,Social Media,Technology

Sneak Peek at Windows 8: Touch Screen for PCs

Introduced just a few days ago by Julie Larson-Green, corporate vice president, Windows Experience, Windows 8 is a “reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface”, a new kind of operating system for a new generation of touch-centric hardware. The new Windows 8 interface is very visually driven. The Start screen now consists of a mosaic of tiles – each app show more information – each application is full screen, and works with touch as well as mouse and keyboard. Some of the new features include: Full-sized, customizable “Tile-based” Start screen, replacing the Windows “Start” menu Applications can be brought [...]

by Roohi Moolla on June 5, 2011 · 1 comment

tagged as keyboard, Microsoft, snap, Start Menu, touch, Windows 8 in News,Reviews,Social Media,Technology

Non! to Facebook, Twitter: France Bans On-Air Mentions

Leave it to the French to come up with another ban – this time it’s on-air mention of Facebook and Twitter. Ah, yes – the logic of banning the internet on television – somewhat ironic, to say the least. Here’s what one of the CSA – the French TV regulatory agency Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel - regulators had to say: “Why give preference to Facebook, which is worth billions of dollars, when there are many other social networks that are struggling for recognition? This would be a distortion of competition. If we allow Facebook and Twitter to be cited on air, [...]

by Roohi Moolla on June 5, 2011 · 0 comments

tagged as Ban, CSA, Facebook, France, media, Television, Twitter in Facebook,News,Social Media,Technology,Twitter

Have Project, Will Travel: Top 10 Tips for Successful Technology Outsourcing

If you were to travel to the outer reaches of Mongolia for 3 months, what would you do? Would you be spontaneous, hop on a plane and take only a few essentials in a small backpack? Or would you plan ahead, find out what you can about the language and culture, research the best way to travel there and back, figure out what visas you need etc.? For some, the less you prepare, the more “spontaneous” the trip – but there’s also a greater risk of running into problems and unknowns. Think of outsourcing as very similar to travelling. When [...]

by Roohi Moolla on May 29, 2011 · 2 comments

tagged as Capacity, Deliverables, Managing, Outsourcing, Project, Technology, Tips, Vacations in Business,Entrepreneurship,Marketing,Outsourcing,Social Media,Start-ups,Technology

Apocamix Now: The End of the World?

In honor of the fact that we may only have 2 days left before (yet another prediction of) the end of the world, here’s a great mix of all the best disaster movie scenes ever from Eclectic Method:

by Roohi Moolla on May 18, 2011 · 0 comments

tagged as Apocamix, Disaster, End of the World, Mix, Movies in News,Technology,Video

Facebook Announces Partnership with Web Of Trust To Enhance Security

Facebook has just announced a partnership today with Web of Trust, a free tool that leverages crowd-sourcing to determine the “trust” factor of websites. WOT has built a database of “safe” websites based on the ratings of millions of users who have rated millions of websites based on their experiences. To rate a website, you need to have a WOT account (free) and download an add-on for the browser you use. The WOT add-on tells you which sites you can trust when using Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, Bing, Wikipedia and other popular sites. The free add-on works with Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, [...]

by Roohi Moolla on May 12, 2011 · 2 comments

tagged as Add-On, Browser, Facebook, Partnership, review, Security, Web Of Trust in Brand Management,Facebook,Facebook,Marketing,Privacy,Reviews,Social Media,Technology,Web Of Trust,Websites

Editorial: The New Rules of Survival on the Social Internet

A Massachusetts teacher, June Talvitie-Siple, gets fired from her job because of disparaging comments she wrote about the school community on Facebook. Domino’s Pizza executives are caught blind-sided because they didn’t realize that employees have created and posted a YouTube video that shows them messing with customer food orders. The video gets millions of views, the employees are arrested and the ensuing scandal is graphic, public and online. A small southern California town, the City of Bell, gains notoriety when its city administrators and city councilors sky-high self-appointed salaries are exposed across the internet for the world to see. What’s [...]

by Roohi Moolla on May 10, 2011 · 0 comments

tagged as New Rules, Schism, Social Internet, Social Media, Socialnomics in Brand Management,Business,Editorials,Entrepreneurship,Marketing,News,Social Media,Technology