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Startups Exposed: The Anatomy of a Newborn Tech Company [InfoGraphic]

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:01:00 -0800

Many People dream of starting their own companies, but what do they look like and how will they grow.

Focus have recently produced an InfoGraphic capturing the features of most startup. If you just started your own company 'Good Luck' and 'Yes' it is worth it.

via focus.com

Originally Posted on "A Calm Ventures Blog"

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Dear IT Dept. Sorry: #Tablets will replace #PCs 4 many enterprise users followup

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:27:50 -0700

Earlier this week we tweeted:

Dear IT Dept. Sorry: #Tablets will replace #PCs 4 many enterprise users | TechRepublic http://tek.io/rAnrrX #Mobile #cloud

And we just found this infograph to follow up.

by Column Five Media via

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#Cloud Computing for Businesses - The Place to Be..

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:42:05 -0700

The cloud is no longer just a buzz word, it's a part of our daily lives.

Powerful enterprise software that was only available to the biggest companies is now available to the smallest. It's the perfect storm of advancements in mobility, flexibility, productivity and affordability. And it's setting up the small and medium size market with a massive growth opportunity, making it clear that this is the place to be.

via youtube.com

More than twice as many small businesses are using cloud solutions now in comparison to the second half of 2010, and the numbers continue to increase. So why are so many SMBs turning to the cloud and why haven't all businesses transitioned yet.

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Need Further information?

Visit the Calm Response Site for further information on Cloud Computing
Download for free a practical insights guide to saving time and money via the cloud (PDF).Running Your Business in the Cloud

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Pedigree® Adoption Drive™ 2011 and help a Dog like Ripley

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:30:00 -0700

Help take Ripley for a virtual walk around the web and unlock a £1 donation for the Pedigree Adoption Drive! #PAD2011 and save a dog like this from taking his last walk

Pedigree Adoption Drive 2011: Where Does The Money Go?

Hopefully by now you’ve already taken Ripley on a virtual dog walk around the web and unlocked a £1 donation for this year’s Pedigree Adoption Drive. We’re hoping to raise a grand total of £100,000 for rescue centres around the UK, so make sure you tell your friends to get involved too.

Since 2008, the Pedigree Adoption Drive has raised over £1million, helping rescue centres across the country continue working to find loving homes for the 120,000 dogs who are abandoned every year. By getting involved, your donation will help fund vital refurbishment of dilapidated kennel blocks, desperately needed veterinary facilities and the supply of essential surgical equipment.

We work with a number of charities, all members of the ADCH (Association of Dogs and Cat Homes). Some of the rescue centres we’re working with this year include The Mayhew Animal Home, JSPCA, EDCH, HULA Animal Rescue, NAWT, Blue Cross, Manchester & Cheshire Dogs Home and Newcastle Dogs & Cats Home. For more details, take a peek at our partners list.

via uk.pedigree.com

All it takes is 3 minutes and you can help save a dog like Ripley so visit Pedigree® Adoption Drive™ and don't forget to pass the message on!

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Here's to The Crazy Ones

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:11:00 -0700

via youtube.com

RIP

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

'You've got to find what you love,' Text of Steve Jobs Commencement address (2005)

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A Traffic Warden and tricks of The Parking ticket;-) video

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:22:00 -0700

Every one in the UK has a distrust of Traffic Wardens (well, maybe not themselves) but sometimes even they...

Watch what happened when thousands of motorists across Britain, got a surprise they didn't expect. For more surprises, updates and exclusive content, visit Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tmobileuk

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Twylah

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:11:00 -0700

Visit me on Twylah.

Twylah allows you to extract maximum value from your tweets. By using proven branding and marketing strategies, Twylah creates an optimized experience out of your tweets, which highlights the value you provide and attracts new and more targeted followers.

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Some day all Smartphones will be like this...

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:28:00 -0700

The question should be: When.

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#Charity Bike Ride: Helping children that really deserve premium service #NorthWest UK

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:59:00 -0700

It's still about finding the Best People

For 28 years, Stark Brooks has been known for finding the Best People for the Best Businesses.

Now we’re looking to find a different kind of ‘best person’ to join us in helping children that really deserve a premium service.



It was Theo's Fault.

It was a crazy idea, 6am the morning after talking to Theo Paphitis at the launch of the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital's Many Hands launch.

                     "We'll organise a Bike Ride", Chaplin foolishly said.

People took us seriously and offered to help. The ball had started rolling. It's not just our clients we always deliver for.

The Ride

17/18^th September 2011

Riding from one of Theo’s offices in London to the National Cycling Centre – The Velodrome – in Manchester.

2 days ride, staying just outside Birmingham overnight.

We currently have around 35 riders, but still need more!

Join Us.

We have a great selection of Business Leaders, CEOs, Sports Figures, Social Media Stars, Team GB member, Manchester Figure-heads, plus a couple of special guests.

We’ve also got media involvement from TV, Radio and Print to ensure coverage.
It’s going to be a fun event, but one with very serious benefits to a lot of young children.

More details here

Help Us

It's not all about the bike (or the Lycra!). There are loads of way you can help us, and help these children.

More details here

Sponsor Us

A JustGiving page has just gone live here for sponsorship.

You can also donate by text message. Simply text the code RMCH50 and the amount (with £ sign) to 70070 – you can even add a message of support or ridicule!

For Further Information:

Contact: Gary Chaplin

What we do                    Why it works

With more people and greater scope, Stark Brooks can do more than you think.

28 years as recruitment partner to the North's leading businesses.

via starkbrooks.co.uk

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An Alternative punishment 4 #UKRiots #cartoon

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:27:00 -0700

Mac on... riot thugs getting sentenced

By Mac

'For all those anticipating some nice soft sentencing. Today is the Glorious twelfth and you have a 30-second start...'

via dailymail.co.uk

An Explanation for those who have outside the UK:

The Glorious Twelfth is usually used to refer to 12 August, the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) and to a lesser extent the Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in the United Kingdom. This is one of the busiest days in the shooting season, with large amounts of game being shot. The date itself is traditional, the current legislation enshrining it is the Game Act 1831 (and in Northern Ireland, the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985). Not all game (as defined by the Game Act 1831) have the same start to their open seasons - most begin on September 1, with October 1 for Woodcock and Pheasant.

Wikipedia

We wish..

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Entertaining Clients & Investors, but does it work? Infograph

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0700

Flowtown have come up with an Infograph to help you decide whether it worth taking the Potential client out again and what are the pain points.

Flowtown - Social Media Marketing Application

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Lessons from History

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:05:00 -0700

I just finished reading Bloodmoney by David Ignatius (Amazon) and while it is a good read, the following quote at the begining of the book caught my eye:

First, you push on your territories, where you have no business to be, and where you had promised not to go; secondly, your intrusion provokes resentment, and resentment means resistance. Thirdly, you instantly cry out that the people are rebellious and their act is rebellion.... Fourthly, you send out a force to stamp out rebellion; and fifthly, having spread bloodshed, confusion and anarchy, you declare with your hands uplifted to the heavens that moral reasons forced you to stay: for if you were to leave, this territory would be left in a condition which no civilized power could contemplate with equanimity or with composure.

This was not written in the last 20 years, it was orginally written by Viscount John Morley, State Secretary for India 1905 -1910 (summarizing the anger of the Pashtun tribesmen; quoted in C.E. Andrews, The Challenge of the North West Frontier 1937).

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Send a message opposing Murdoch's media takeover in light of hacking case

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:51:00 -0700

In the UK s over the last few days, few will not have heard the news that News Corporation has:

admitted responsibility for hacking the phones of politicians and celebrities,
stands accused of listening to messages (voice mail) and deleting messages of a murdered 13 year old girl.
Heard that Ford pulls UK paper ads over phone hacking claims - Yahoo! News http://yhoo.it/j4C6Tn

So if you think that News Internation should be held responsible, please consider signing this message or pass it on.

Dear friends across the UK,

Jeremy Hunt just said he'll let Rupert Murdoch own all of BSkyB. We have three days to flood the public consultation with requests to stop the deal, and call on the government to initiate a public inquiry into the hacking scandals. Let's save our media and democracy. Send a message now.

Jeremy Hunt has just said he'll allow Murdoch to own all of BSkyB. We have just three days to flood the government's public consultation with requests to stop the deal.

We've done it before -- in the last consultation Hunt said our avalanche of 40,000 messages delayed the deal as his officials had to read each email carefully, fearing a legal challenge. But the government is pushing the deal through despite the hacking scandal of murdered Milly Dowler -- the latest grim episode that shows how Murdoch's media tramples standards and ignores ethics.

Murdoch already controls more of our media than is legal in many countries – and is notorious for using his power to skew our politics. The official consultation ends this Friday -- let's tell the government we don't want his media empire to control our largest commercial broadcaster. Send a message now calling on Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron to refuse Murdoch's BSkyB deal until there's a full Competition Commission review and a full public inquiry into phone hacking. And tell your friends to do the same.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/murdoch_messages_2/?vl

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation already owns 40% of British newspapers and 40% of BSkyB, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster. In the US, Australia and elsewhere this degree of media dominance would not be allowed. News Corporation has admitted responsibility for hacking the phones of politicians and celebrities, and now stands accused of listening to messages of a murdered 13 year old girl. But our government wants to give Murdoch power over half of our media, allowing him to then squeeze out his rivals one by one.

Since November we’ve repeatedly rallied to stop Murdoch. We've sent messages, phoned ministers, done stunts, and funded adverts and legal challenges. Jeremy Hunt says our actions have delayed the deal and persuaded him to make changes to how Sky News will be treated if Murdoch takes over BSkyB. He's had to hire extra lawyers and is nervous about a battle in the courts. We're making an impact, but the conditions Hunt plans to put on the takeover won't work, as Murdoch regularly runs rings round regulators.

Now is the moment to stand up for our media and our democracy and build pressure on the government. Let's send messages calling on Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron to refuse Murdoch's BSkyB deal until the deal has been reviewed by the Competition Commission and a full judge led public inquiry into the hacking scandal is conducted and completed. Send a message now, and encourage your friends to do so.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/murdoch_messages_2/?vl

An independent and diverse media is vital for holding governments to account and should not be in the hands of someone known for unethical journalistic practices and who often seeks favours in return for endorsing politicians and parties. But people power can stop this deal. If we all stand up together now in the UK, we’ll give hope to independent media advocates across the world.

With hope and determination,

Alex, Sam, Brianna, Alice, Ricken, Luis and the whole Avaaz team

More information

Power that threatens both an industry and democracy
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-power-that-threatens-both-an-industry-and-democracy-2305054.html

News Corp's battle for BSkyB shows global ambition
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/8612669/News-Corps-battle-for-BSkyB-shows-global-ambition.html

News Corp/BSkyB deal underlines Murdoch's political clout
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jun/30/news-corp-bskyb-murdoch?intcmp=239

Rupert Murdoch: Empire of the Sun
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/30/rupert-murdoch-empire-the-sun

Police to meet NoW executives over Milly hacking claims
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14024668

Cameron: Dowler phone hack allegations 'truly dreadful'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8617387/David-Cameron-allegations-of-Milly-Dowler-phone-hacking-are-truly-dreadful.html

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40 years of #Email

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:34:00 -0700

Beleieve it or not, Email is celebrating it 40th anniversary. From starting as an academic tool, through corporate internal systems, the explosion of Compuserve and AOL to the systems we rely on today it has become an essential part of our daily lives.

Here’s a commemorative 40th anniversary infographic from email delivery company Reachmail.

Enjoy

via reachmail.net

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Greatest NHL Player: Gretzky vs. Lemieux totally agree

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:47:00 -0700

Greatest NHL Player: Gretzky vs. Lemieux

June 17, 2011 | by Tim | Sports
The recent riots in Vancouver have made headlines lately putting the Canadian city and its residents on trial. The majority of those from Vancouver didn’t take part in the riots. The city blamed the uprising on a mixture of young people and alcohol. With that logic one could wonder why college towns don’t have a riots every weekend.

Hockey is important in Canada, its like football in Texas and its a very serious thing. Losing to America must suck. We don’t appreciate the sport of hockey over here. It is pretty obvious when there are only three players on the championship team the Boston Bruins that were actually born in the states. Almost the entire team is made of up Canadians. Vancouver should be celebrating, not lighting police cars on fire.

Gretzky and Lemieux are some of the biggest names in hockey. With Gretzky pulling in around 200 million dollars during his career compared to Lemieux’s 45 mill makes it seem like Gretzky won in some sense. Although $45 million will get you through a lifetime pretty easily too.

I’ve never been a big fan of hockey, and I’m not sure if America is ready to really get into the sport. I know I’ve picked up on watching soccer, maybe I’ll throw some NHL in there too.

[Via]

via dailyinfographic.com

At the end of the day, the best team won, as shown on TV when the majority of the supporters in Rogers Arena, while crying in their beer, watch the awards

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A different perspective to Airline Services, Air Yorkshire (video)

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:44:00 -0700

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New York Post, new handle on War on Terror

Sat, 14 May 2011 09:42:00 -0700

via twitter.com

I don't think I could add to this.

RT @dorothyfriedman: That is a gd 1! RT @darrenrovell Hilarious NY Post cover ths morning http://yfrog.com/gz770qwj (via @PaulPabst) :-)

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Make Your Age An Asset In Your Job Search

Fri, 06 May 2011 06:23:00 -0700

Interesting article on how you can use your age to your advantage

After all, you done it all, your contact list already includes most of the important decision makers (CEO, CIO and CFO's) in the sector you are interested in or you know someone who does - use Linkedin - and finally you no longer have to have your hair cut this way to get the look, it's natural!

Make Your Age An Asset In Your Job Search
By Wayne Richardson
20+ Year Recruiter / Executive Career Expert

In a competitive job market, many executives have a concern about their age and how may affect their chances of landing a good position. And while this concern is popular, age is not a factor one can control. A mature executive cannot all of a sudden become younger. However, that same executive can use age to his or her advantage. Let’s take a look.

Mark, a 57-year young Vice President is very concerned about age discrimination (although he says that he has more energy now than when he was in his 20s!). Mark has had a highly successful career with numerous impressive accomplishments. However, a younger breed of executives is entering his industry. These are bright, highly educated and ambitious individuals. They are also willing to work for less than Mark.

But let’s look at this objectively. Rookie executives may they have great credentials, but they often lack Mark’s long-term practical experience. For example, few can match Mark’s solid industry connections it took decades to develop. Also, Mark’s know-how in expanding international markets is virtually unmatched by others in his industry. The point is, Mark’s advanced business savvy is remarkable and can be very beneficial to employers.

How does this help Mark compete in a volatile market? The good news, he doesn’t have to compete. That’s right. Instead, he can elegantly position himself as a complete package, and present a significantly greater value to employers. By appropriately promoting his career, Mark can immediately command more attention. Instead of being seen as one-of-many, he can wisely communicate that he is positively one-of-a-kind.

There are 3 specific things Mark can do to present himself effectively:.............

Read the full article here: Make Your Age An Asset In Your Job Search

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Why U should ensure your Phone is secured (video) - The Wright Way | The Wright Way

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:30:00 -0700

Why U should ensure your Phone is secured (video)

Posted by admin on Apr 11th, 2011 in Business, Life, Tech, Video

You have misplaced your cell / mobile phone , Smart phone or you left it out in public so everyone can see what you are using.

Apart from having your SmartPhone being stolen, what is the worst that could happen?

While most smartphone and mobiles have some kind of remote erase capability and your provider can lock the phone to stop it being used to make calls to the other side of the world, there are some things that cannot be helped.

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New Security Warning for Facebook | Calm Response

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:05:00 -0700

New Security Warning for Facebook

Posted on Mar 30, 2011 in Security, Security Alert, Social Media |

For information on how to secure your Facebook information, please read the full article.

Amplify’d from www.cio.com

Facebook Quick Tip: Enable Encryption to Avoid New Privacy Glitch

Some Facebook traffic this week took a misguided trip from AT&T servers through China and South Korea, exposing some user data. To protect yourself against such glitches, here’s how to enable Facebook’s HTTPS feature.

Read more at www.cio.com

via calmresponse.com

This artice originally appeared on Calm Response, For further information on Social Media and security visit Calm Response

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