Joylie's Blog on Business and Internet Marketing

Corner Office - Meetings, Version 2.0, at Microsoft - Question - NYTimes.com

2009-05-18T11:14:00.000-07:00

interesting interview of Steve Balmer of Microsoft:

Corner Office - Meetings, Version 2.0, at Microsoft - Question - NYTimes.com

Twitter Backgrounds Gallery

2009-04-18T11:25:00.000-07:00

I like the background choices!

Twitter Backgrounds Gallery

Williams and Stone: The Twitter Revolution - WSJ.com

2009-04-18T11:01:00.000-07:00

Very interesting article on the founders of Twitter!

Williams and Stone: The Twitter Revolution - WSJ.com

Case Study: How I Used Twitter to Generate 35,967 Extra Hits to my Site in Just 14 Days

2009-04-14T16:11:00.000-07:00

Interesting article:

Case Study: How I Used Twitter to Generate 35,967 Extra Hits to my Site in Just 14 Days

Managing Twitter Accounts for Companies | Ignite Social Media

2009-04-09T12:05:00.000-07:00

This is an interesting article!

Managing Twitter Accounts for Companies | Ignite Social Media

Virgin Unite - The not-for-profit entrepreneurial foundation of the Virgin Group

2009-04-09T11:57:00.000-07:00

I am going to read this article soon. I like Richard Branson.

Virgin Unite - The not-for-profit entrepreneurial foundation of the Virgin Group

Steve Jobs and Synchronicity

2009-03-29T18:27:00.000-07:00

Syn: I was trying to go to Zen Habits when I got rerouted to Success.org and found this article about Steve Jobs and Synchronicity...ha.

SUCCCESS.ORG » Blog Archive » Steve Jobs, Synchronicity, Connecting the Dots & Trust

GTDInbox - GTD, Task Management and a Better Inbox for Gmail

2009-03-28T22:20:00.000-07:00

I am experimenting with this.

GTDInbox - GTD, Task Management and a Better Inbox for Gmail

Interesting email organizer: Zenbe For Business

2009-03-28T16:48:00.000-07:00

This is interesting, but it is a paid subscription:

Powerful, Intuitive Web Interface | Zenbe For Business

Alphabetize any list in a snap!

2009-03-28T16:14:00.000-07:00

This is a nice tool:

The Alphabetizer puts just about any list in alphabetical order. Alphabetize words, songs, titles, email addresses, phrases, sentences. Sort your library today!

PageZipper - Life's too short to spend clicking "Next" « PrintWhatYouLike.com

2009-03-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

I'm going to ask my techie son, Garrett, what he thinks about this bookmarklet.

PageZipper - Life's too short to spend clicking "Next" « PrintWhatYouLike.com

Magna Cum Lousy

2009-03-28T12:30:00.000-07:00

The whole catchy title for this piece is: Magna Cum Lousy: Where Bad CEO's Went to School (slideshow).

Magna Cum Lousy

Pipes: Rewire the web

2009-03-28T12:12:00.000-07:00

I may return to this site someday and learn how to make a pipe. A pipe aggregates information for you. But Sheesh, there is SO much info on the internet!

Pipes: Rewire the web

User Interface Engineering - Usability Research, Training, and Events - UIE

2009-03-28T11:53:00.000-07:00

The link below is Jared Spool's website. He is the one who wrote the article on Amazon's "was this review helpful" system. He is the founder of User Interface Engineering, which is a leading research, training, and consulting firm specializing in web site and product usability.

Every year, Jared M. Spool and his team of researchers oversee the User Interface Conference, a three-day event covering the biggest issues in the world of design, and the annual UIE Web App Summit, a four-day event examining the world's best web applications. Learn from the comfort of your own office with UIE Virtual Seminars. For our latest usability research, read our Articles and UIE Report Series.

User Interface Engineering - Usability Research, Training, and Events - UIE

The Question That Makes Amazon $2.7 Billion Of Revenue

2009-03-28T11:48:00.000-07:00

This is a very interesting article about Amazon's cleverly designed review system and why we all love to go to Amazon.com to check out what other reviewers have to say about a book, movie or product we are interested in.

The Question That Makes Amazon $2.7 Billion Of Revenue

Five Million hits for Guy's 6 month-old-Alltop website!

2008-09-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

I just clicked on a link at the top of my gmail that went to Guy Kawasaki's latest blog post about his aggregating (as opposed to aggravating...ha) Alltop website. It seems that it is doing well and he has a powerful endorsement from Microsoft.

Microsoft, the first advertiser on Alltop, had this to say, “Alltop is one of the most useful sites on the web, and for companies interested in reaching customers, among the most effective. For Microsoft, one ad on the Mac page of Alltop is like taking out dozens on targeted sites and blogs. Alltop should be the first stop for advertisers needing to reach a wide variety of targeted customers.” Sheridan Jones, director of marketing, Macintosh Business Unit, Microsoft.

And here are some key stats:

Update and Background

Age of site: 180 days
Total page views: Over five million
Total number of topics: 213

Google's blog post on Google Content Network

2008-08-09T10:12:00.000-07:00

I just glanced quickly at a Google Blog post about Googl'e Content Network. I am looking forward to learning more about internet technology and also everything that Google has to offer!

test

2008-07-31T14:41:00.000-07:00

I'm testing adding a link for one of Guy's posts.

mmm

2008-07-05T16:46:00.000-07:00

forbes

Test

2008-07-05T16:43:00.000-07:00

Forbes.com blog post

Friendfeed.com

2008-07-05T16:37:00.001-07:00

Today, Sandro told me about the website Friendfeed. I am going to look at it more carefully soon and tell Garrett about it.

Sandro's blog post in Spanish!

2008-07-05T16:09:00.000-07:00

I am practicing with a link for Sandro's blog post.

Excerpt: Break into the Global Market Place

2008-06-29T17:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a link to an Entrepreneur.com article titled Break into the Global Market Place:

It talks about the different trade agreements we have with different countries. It also mentions a book titled: Doing Business Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Going Global. I wonder how the information might apply to Vernie's business?

This is a test!

2008-06-29T16:11:00.000-07:00

This is a test to see how it posts!

signed,

Interview with Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia, 9-07

2008-06-29T15:25:00.000-07:00

Dear Gang,
Here is a YouTube clip of a Sept. '07, Wall Strip interview of Jimmy Wales, the founder of WIKIPEDIA (and the YouTube link below!):

Interviewer: "You talk a lot about wanting the sum of all knowledge to be open to all. What is the end game of that? What do you people to use the knowledge to do?"
Jimmy Wales: "I could get very Utopian about this but I think most conflict and war is the direct result of ignorance. Poverty is largely caused by lack of educational resources..."

The thing that is very interesting about YouTube is that you can type in all kinds of people's names, and often, there will be one of more interviews of them. It is very nice to put a name with a face and a voice...and an interview!

Bye for now,
Joy