If you (or your business) have a website, chances are youve heard a lot about web standards, and accessibility and how businesses are working closer towards web standards than ever before.
The reason why standards compliance is becoming important for a number of businesses (and private web owners) is because of a number of reasons.
If youre a small business you might already have an Internet connection and may be considering broadband, but you might be unclear of the actual benefits of broadband.
In this article, I hope to show some of the benefits of broadband for your business.
A number of sites have reported that Paris Hiltons mobile phone was hacked and private information, including photos and a database of celebrity phone numbers have been posted on the Internet.
E-marketing is the use of digital and Internet technology to help promote and sell your goods on services.
In some ways it shares a lot of features with traditional marketing it allows you to create communications that attract customers, leads and prospects, but crucially E-marketing can be far cheaper and more effective than traditional marketing.
e-marketing is a process, not a destination.
What examples are there of attracting new customers, keeping them and turning into loyal ones?
This list is not exhaustive.
Examples of E-marketing
Measuring the Results
Before launching any e-marketing campaign, you need to be aware of what results you want to achieve. Is it to attract leads? Is it to generate sales? Is it to entice existing customers to spend more?
Here are some examples of the kind of results you can record via site statistics, site logging and other technologies:
Like traditional marketing, E-marketing isnt about one thing (ie: e-mail marketing), its actually a process.
A lot of companies over-complicate what e-marketing is and what it isnt. All you need to remember is to set simple benchmarks with clear goals and measure the results. Then, explore ideas on how to improve on your results and do the process again!
Read about the benefits of e-marketing>
One of the most potent images of the late 20th century was of the man who stood in front of a row of 17 or more tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
This person is often referred to as The Unknown Rebel or Tank Man.
But who was this mysterious person?
According to the wikipedia.org and truthout.org, the persons identity is still a mystery to this day. Some newspaper columnists claim it was Wang Weilin, a 19-year-old student; however, this claim is dubious and unsubstantiated.
As with most matter, the Tank Man topic is still a political taboo in mainland China; this man whomever he is was moved by his convictions, beliefs that he stood alone against not just a row of tanks, but by a country and a political philosophy.
The match between Manchester Utd and Tottenham Hotspur will be remembered, not for the dismal 0-0 score-line, but because of a goalkeeping error, which lead to an unawarded goal scored by Pedro Mendes whose goal clearly crossed the line.
This incident has re-ignited the desire to install video technology for referees. Whilst it probably wouldnt be sanctioned by FIFA, and perhaps some of the premier league clubs would argue for its use, but I for one would support their introduction and use. Although Im neither a Man Utd or Spurs fan I think it would stop the endless arguments, unless of course one of the clubs starts suing the Video Panel for the loss of a game.
But how should video refereeing be used, benchmarked and improved? I propose a trial period of one season and the combined use of Video, Radio and Bluetooth technology. I also propose a panel of independent referees that are not in earshot of the TV and Radio Pundits to oversee the video footage, which must be 360°, finally all the Premier League bosses agree to its use.
Then, at the end of the season simply call a meeting between the Premier League club bosses and some FA, and FIFA officials and simply review the overall results of video refereeing. Was it a success? Or was it a failure? I think by letting the club bosses benchmark it, it would resolve any controversy or issues.
This needed be a job for a UN diplomat or ambassadors, but a simple solution could be within touching distance.
All there needs to be is open discussion, listening and practical application and benchmarking. This is all that is needed for the success/failure of video referring.
On December 26 2004, Boxing Day, a huge underwater earthquake struck Southern Asia, leaving hundreds of thousands dead, and massive damage in its wake.
Perhaps some of the most vivid descriptions of the devastation in Southern Asia are on the internet – in the form of web logs. Bloggers have been posting information from around the affected region and are also providing information for those who wish to help.
Of the blogs around, I think these offer the most poignant stories;
To all those who’ve read my column or visited my website, to all those who are visiting my website – have a fantastic Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government and was generally considered to be one of the first, great political philosophers of the Renaissance period. He famously wrote The Prince, in which he focuses on the practical problems a politician faces whilst in power.
In Michael Sheas Influence, How to make the system work for you, Shea describes Machiavelli to be widely considered to be the archetypal devious diplomat who argued that the ends justified the means for some [Machiavelli] is the teacher of evil; for others he is a first-class technician, the supreme realist.
Machiavelli still holds sway today, his book The Prince is used and read by modern businessmen, politicians and world leaders in order to get ahead. He lays out pragmatic ideals on how to lead, and how to influence people and is a good read for those wishing to encourage entrepreneurial thinking.
The monologue at the start of the A-Team went like this:
“In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.”
But what exactly was the “crime they didn’t commit”?
After some searching and watching of several episodes, I found out that in 1972, in an effort to bring the Vietnam war to an end, the A-Team, under orders from a Colonel Morrison, robbed the Bank of Hanoi. However, due to a double cross, Colonel Morrison was murdered and his headquarters burnt to the ground, and so no proof existed that the A-team were acting under orders. Because of this the A-Team were sent to prison by a military court.
So there you go.