14. Topic #2: Leveraging Social Media Technologies for Success
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16. 78% of consumers trust peer recommendations, while only 14% trust advertisements
17. in 2009, a US Dept. of Education revealed that on average, online students outperformed those receiving face to face instruction
18. 80% of companies now use as the primary tool to find employees
19. in 2009, Boston College stopped distributing email addresses to incoming freshmenSource: YouTube video “Social Media Revolution” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8
20. Topic #3: How “Green IT” initiatives can save you money
21. Topic #4: Technology and the Successful Business Leader
23. Which technology strategy is better for small business - Best of Breed? Or single platform/minimal vendors approach? Point: “… trade feature depth for technologies that work together… the ability for technologies to work together is more important than features” Counter Point: “… Best of Breed works for big businesses because they have resources… most of the cost isn’t developing applications, it’s integrating applications” Source: The 5 secrets of high performing organizations http://www.sixdisciplines.com Source: Technology Strategy – how the best small businesses differ from the rest http://blog.hubspot.com
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