Category: Techie


Callidus Software Acquires ActekSoft.

This is a great article that I found via LinkedIn.

It’s about inspiring people to adopt new processes or technology. It is written from a sales perspective, but it really has great points that can be used from a software project management perspective, also.

If your organization struggles with end user adoption for new processes and technologies then this post will help. The practical insights provided below have been proven to work whether deploying a new CRM system or a new process within existing technology.

The seeds of end user adoption are planted long before implementation. The secret is to create a sense of ownership and positive anticipation leading up to deployment.

The full article can be found here on SalesOpsSolutions.com.

LinkedIn hits 3 million members in the UK, eyes IPO in not so near future

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Facebook Bows to Canadian Privacy Concerns, Will Change The Way All Apps Access Social Data

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Wowza Media Systems Sees Surge In Us-Based Streaming Radio Market Segment After Copyright Royalty Board Cuts Royalty Rates

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Facebook Grew Twice As Fast As Twitter In July

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facebook acquires friendfeed

Facebook takes another step in the arms race to take over the online world. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. A number of outlets are reporting that Facebook has acquired Friendfeed. Including TechCrunch. Friendfeed is a nifty little tool that consolidates updates from several different social networking sites. It was started by four Google alums (speaking of world domination).

At this point details on the acquisition are still very sparse, but it’s clearly a good match. Over the last year or so, Facebook has “borrowed” quite a few features that FriendFeed popularized, including the ‘Like’ feature and an emphasis on real-time news updates.

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