April 2006

Google Adsense enriches India (and shows us opportunities)

April 28, 2006 Innovation

What have they learned about ad placement optimisation Adsense style that we might learn and pass on to our SME clients as a simple value add? What else might they be able to do for our SMEs because these people are clearly quick learners and tech savvy?

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Stormhoek, open source beer and SME marketing

April 28, 2006 Marketing

Then I watched Rocketboom and that prompted me to look at Basic Brewing – a video/podcast show from the US for home brewers…. Given the US is a big home and microbrew player – imagine the potential to use vid/podcasts that bring over enthusiasts as boozing tourists?

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Gotta love SMEs

April 27, 2006 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Many other SaaS vendors are going after this market Yes they are Vinnie – but none of the big boys – Intuit excepted…. My audience is an ideal target for these offerings because they will be able to the necessary ROI and value calcs but with the kind of clarity that’s downright impossible when we’re looking at on-premises offerings.

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Collaborating with our US colleagues

April 27, 2006 Innovation

Several reasons: Most of the technology excitement is in Silicon Valley – and it is technology innovation that will shape our industry in many ways It’s useful to understand the similarities and differences between the experiences of professionals in both countries…. BusinessFinance Magazine reports that proposed FASB pensions accounting rules could affect stock valuations following an analysis by Watson Wyatt.

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Free tax almanac

April 27, 2006 General

It’s US based so it’s invaluable for all you folk thinking of advising those thinking of doing business ‘over there.’… AccWEB has the most talented team of online tax writers in the UK – it really would be a moderately simple step.

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Systems Union sold to Extensity – £220.5 million

April 27, 2006 General

Systems Union has filed a regulatory statement to the effect it has been sold to Extensity for £220.5 million, a premium of 21.6% to the 24th March closing price…. SU has seen limp license or declining revenues for years, despite bumping up the portfolio with business intelligence and other bits and pieces.

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Since we're in the EU

April 27, 2006 Innovation

If you advise the ever growing number of expats then it is helpful to know something of the country to which they are re-locating…. As a result, the English bar two doors down from our local Dutch bar :) is organising a BBQ, bouncy castle and a local rock band I really enjoy.

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Aliens on my site

April 27, 2006 Humour

I’m convinced that aliens are landing on my blog…. But when it does an analysis by continent, 0.17% of visitors are from ‘Unknown.’

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Please visit Gary Flood

April 27, 2006 General

Request to whomever pays the bills at VNU these days: Pay Gary a decent whack so he’s motivated to blogs daily…. Gary understands business and although much of what he says concerns BIG business, his stories are always rooted on the language of the man in the street.

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Technorati banned in China – minnows and elephants

April 27, 2006 Innovation

When you hear stories like Tom’s reportage, it has to be a reason to pause for thought…. If accountants in the West are to be seen as responsible 21st century advisors in a diverse global economy then perhaps the hard economics need softening with the social.

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