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December 30, 2009
Vote Today in Mashable Poll: Gmail vs. Outlook
Which email do you prefer, Gmail or Outlook? Mashable wants to know. Visit their site and vote, and let us know how you voted, and why, by commenting below. We’d like to hear from you!
December 23, 2009
Microsoft Partner Marching Orders for 2010
Are we continuing in a recession or coming out of one? No one can be sure. Read this article from Redmond Channel Partner to hear Microsoft experts including Allison Watson and Julie Bennani offer advice to put your company in good stead either way. Get an overview of new Microsoft business opportunities to grow your business.
December 16, 2009
Share a Childhood Memory in Campaign to Keep Children Safe
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit is donating its PhotoDNA technology to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). PhotoDNA is a matching technology developed to assist in finding and removing many of the worst images of child pornography from the Internet.
As part of this effort, Microsoft has created the “A Childhood for Every Child” campaign. We are asking you to join us on Wednesday, Dec. 16th and Thursday, Dec. 17th by tweeting or blogging about one of your favorite memories from childhood. It can be as simple as running through the sprinklers on a hot summer day or that crazy road trip that you and the family took. Hashtag your tweets with #C4EC or post them below. We also invite you to use the campaign logo as your profile photo or e-mail signature. Together, we can send a message that we care about providing a childhood for every child.
December 15, 2009
Washington D.C. Gears Up for WPC 2010
More than 10,000 Microsoft partners and employees are expected to gather in Washington D.C. on July 12-15, 2010 for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). They will experience the latest Microsoft products and initiatives, network and share best practices, and learn new skills to enhance their business. Partners from around the globe will generate nearly 30,000 hotel room nights, and pump $14.5 million in delegate spending into the local economy during a traditionally slow period for meetings and events. More...
December 15, 2009
Microsoft Named 2009's Most Talked-about Brand
From article on Adweek:
Kanye West, Kate Gosselin and Michael Jackson were among the top trending topics on Twitter in 2009, but Microsoft and other tech brands dominated the blogosphere, per Zeta Interactive.
In a report compiled exclusively for Brandweek, the New York-based interactive marketing agency ranked brands based on the volume and number of online posts (through Facebook, Twitter and blogs), as well as the overall tone (positive, negative) of these conversations. Four of the top 10 companies on this year’s list were tech brands: Microsoft, Google, Apple and BlackBerry. Retailers Target and Walmart placed in the fifth and 10th spots, respectively.
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December 11, 2009
VFI Healthcare Policy Poll
What are your views on healthcare reform policies and health IT? If enacted, healthcare reform legislation—passed in the U.S. House and being debated in the Senate—will affect businesses across the nation, including thousands of technology companies. In the coming years, we are also likely to see myriad innovations and business opportunities in health IT.
Let your voice be heard, take a few minutes to answer the Voices for Innovation seven question Healthcare Policy Flash Poll. Once the poll closes, we’ll aggregate and share the results with VFI members.
December 3, 2009
Microsoft’s Cloud: Can MSPs Really Profit?
In this video interview DynTek Managing Director, Ken Young, offers his thoughts on Microsoft’s cloud strategy and how his business is adapting to the cloud. According to Ken, customer demand is high, and his business is seeing recurring revenue that they have not experienced previously.
What are your experiences on developing a cloud strategy? We’d like to hear from you.
December 2, 2009
Save the Date for WPC 2010
Join us Sunday, July 11–Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Washington, D.C., for WPC 2010. We’ll have more information about the conference agenda, including keynote speakers and schedules, in early 2010. Continue to check DigitalWPC.com for updates.
We look forward to seeing you there.
December 1, 2009
Baby Boomers Want Technology That Fits Their Lifestyle and Values
New research released today by Microsoft and AARP shows that the baby boom generation—through sheer numbers, enormous buying power, and an exceptionally high interest in technology—has more to do with which software, devices and online services survive and evolve than most people realize.
Excerpt from Microsoft PressPass interview with Michael Rogers about research on baby boomers and technology:
The big surprise for me, as someone who follows technology, was how much the baby boomers' relationship with technology is still changing. It's not at all what researchers have seen with the "greatest generation"—the parents of the boomers—which has a tendency to be frozen in time with respect to technology. People from that generation get to a point where they have found certain technologies they like, and they're going to stick with what they know. The baby boomers, on the other hand, are very clearly still adopting new technologies. I call baby boomers "sensible adopters." They may not adopt technology as fast as their kids do, but when a technology makes sense for their lives they adopt it very quickly.
To learn more, read the complete article. What do you think about baby boomers and technology? Let us know by commenting below.
