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Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 10:59am
The company operates over six hundred restaurant/gift shops throughout the U.S.. As the company grew, it became more difficult for the founder to stay in touch with the hourly employees.
He knew...
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 11:09am
Sanako builds language laboratories and software all over the world. Their customer base spans literally every time zone on earth.
In 2002 I met with the CEO of the company to discuss how a...
Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 11:07am
The logistics behind the first Farm Aid show in champagne Illinois were massively complex. We successfully used an online service called The Source to help with the following:
By 1985, we were...
Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:53am
In the heyday of large music concerts, a little known fact was that all show production expenses, and payments were made in cash. This posed obvious bookkeeping problems which were made more odious...
Monday, January 2, 2006 - 11:00am
Community What Is It?
Well, this is a pretty good place to start. For the sake of conversation, let's turn to Webster's and see what they have to say:
Main Entry: comOmuOniOty
Pronunciation: k...
Monday, January 2, 2006 - 11:27am
After 20+ years in the online world, it sticks as being the single most important commodity that a community has to trade.
There are of course many different levels of trust, and we'll not discuss...
Monday, January 2, 2006 - 11:44am
Let's talk a little bit about what it is not. There is no magic trick, no voodoo, nor shortcut for building an electronic community. It requires the same type of effort as building any community...a...
Monday, January 2, 2006 - 11:54am
OK, the ground has been prepared and we are ready to plant the seeds. There is an interesting dilemna in the early stages of a community. It's hard to get anyone to come and participate when there...
Monday, January 2, 2006 - 11:57am
OK, let's have a quick review of where we are so far. If everything has gone smoothly (and there is no reason why it shouldn't) we should have achieved the following:
Chosen appropriate platform...
Monday, January 2, 2006 - 11:59am
Your seeds have been planed, and now you see the very first small plants begin to surface. At this point, these plants which will become hearty and strong over time are very delicate. They require...
