Category Archives: The Cloud

Social Media – Goals & Guidelines for Business and Personal Use

Social Media (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc) are used by individuals and companies – and really blur the lines between what’s business and what’s personal.  In the workplace, employers set the standards for conduct and acceptable speech. Outside the workplace, … Continue reading

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Convert “Pirates into Partners”

 At a conference on Innovations in Learning, sponsored by Brandon Hall Research (See: www.brandon-hall.com),  I learned about how new technologies are being used to create “communities” that engage users – and help to improve products and services and build businesses. … Continue reading

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Legal Issues in the “Cloud”

Web-based services are cost effective – and legally complicated.  The “Cloud” refers to  computing services performed in the Internet – and it is morphing and evolving every day.  From simple email and remote backup services, to processing on-line transactions of all sorts, transmission … Continue reading

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