For those of you who don’t know, Tyson Gay almost set a world record today. He had too much help from the wind so the time does not count. However, no one has ever run a 100 meter race as fast as Tyson.
The reason I care: he is from Lexington KY and went to my high school.
So, here’s one for a KY boy doing well.
http://www.tysongay.net/bio.php
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=3466423
Today happens to be my birthday. As soon as I woke up this morning, I had a few e-mails and SMS (text) messages. People used my Facebook profile to learn about my birthday and reach out.
There are a number of reasons to use Facebook for business.
Birthdays — people must list their birthdays in Facebook. A birthday is a great time to reach out to someone and say “Hi”
Status updates — want to know what people are doing at the moment? Lots of Facebook users fill in the “What are you doing now?” or “status” question. Sometimes these are funny — other times, they show a moment when someone may need your help. At minimum, you get a glimpse into their thinking and daily lives.
Photos — you can learn a lot about a person from his/her photos. A lot…maybe more than you want.
Groups — there are all kinds of groups on Facebook. I’m a member of the UK Basketball and Football groups. There are also business groups. You can network with others on Facebook (who’d have thunk it?!) and these groups are a great way to start.
Background checks — well, not the criminal kind. You can see someone’s history and who he/she knows by becoming a person’s “friend” on Facebook.
Integration with Outlook — There’s a neat software program called Fonebook. It compares your Outlook contacts with your Facebook friends. If it finds a match, the software copies each friend’s image and status (see above) into the appropriate Outlook contact record. I like this because my phone integrates with Outlook and grabs the picture. This prevents me from squinting at the caller ID when the phone rings.
Enjoy it. No one is too old for Facebook!
No, this is not a post specific to travel or how to survive the wilderness…however it is specific on how to survive, or at least make it easier, to survive and manage your business.
Here is a brief look at each one:
Basecamp
Project management made easy. I know there are many solutions out there, and believe me, I have sampled most of them, Basecamp is extremely user-friendly, and offers to-do lists, file sharing, time tracking, scheduling milestones and if you are a programmer it allows you to build add-ons or hook Basecamp into your own programs.
Highrise
Keep track of your contacts, share address books, track and complete tasks, keep contact history and keep detailed cases related to contacts. This is great for salespeople because it is a web-based project collaboration tool it can be utilized anywhere.
Backpack
This intranet solution offers page creation, quick information sharing, group calendars, centralized discussions and much more.
