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Full story: Touching Windows 8
If you have an interest in PC software and, in particular, operating systems, you’ll probably remember the milestones in each consumer release of Microsoft Windows. You may have fond memories of some versions, eg, Windows XP. Others, like Windows Me, might bring back some hostile thoughts. I have such memories from when I first used Windows back in the mists of time (it was Windows 2.0). Mostly, though, I like to recall ground-breaking moments such as the releases of Windows…
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Full story: FIR Book Review: The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk. FIR Book Review editor Bob LeDrew reviews Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book, The Thank You Economy. Vaynerchuk earlier hit the bestseller charts with Crush It. He oversaw spectacular growth of Wine Library through the use of social media. He was also a guest on FIR Live #15. Here’s the Amazon product description of the book: "The Thank You Economy is about something big, something greater than any single revolutionary platform. It isn’t some abstract…
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Full story: Top 20 UK tech blogs for June 2011
On June 5, European search engine and news portal Wikio will be publishing their latest monthly ranking of the top 100 technology blogs in the UK. As usual, they’ve given me a sneak peek ahead of publication at the top 20 from the full list of the top 100 tech blogs. Here are the top 20 for June 2011. Positions relative to last month are shown in parentheses: TechCrunch Europe (=) Geeky Gadgets (=) Electricpig.co.uk (=) Speckyboy (=) Thoughts from…
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Full story: FIR Book Review: Welcome to the Fifth Estate
Welcome to the Fifth Estate, by Geoff Livingston. FIR co-host Shel Holtz reviews Geoff Livingston’s Welcome to the Fifth Estate. Livingston co-founded Zoetica, a social enterprise that provides superior communication consulting, training, and strategy to help mindful organizations affect social change. Here’s the Amazon product description of the book: "Grounded in years of award-winning campaign experience, Welcome to the Fifth Estate delivers the necessary guidance to build a successful, sustainable social media program. In addition to solid strategies, tactics and…











