A recent study in the UK demonstrated that having a BlackBerry device may add up to 10 extra work days a year because people feel compelled to leave them on during off-work hours. Chances are, if your BlackBerry is on and a work email comes in, you are going to feel stress and pressure to [...]
Networking for business happens on the go and on the road more than ever before. While your laptop may be a key component in your mobile office, it won’t help you much on a conference floor, at a dinner party or in your car between meetings. Thanks to Apple’s robust selection of iPhone Apps, more [...]
In a previous Profit post entitled ‘Twitter Is Serious Business‘ we provided an introduction to Twitter and suggested that in its most basic form, it could become the new ’1-800′ number for customer service. With each passing day, more and more companies are embracing Twitter, specifically using the service to connect with their customers and [...]
If Facebook had a raging-capitalist for an older brother, it would be LinkedIn. Fast becoming the gold standard in online business networking, LinkedIn’s growth has been quite staggering. The site describes itself as an ‘interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world’, and for a growing number of people it is laying the foundation [...]
The internet’s new darling is without doubt, Twitter. Awareness and usage of this micro-blogging phenomenon is skyrocketing around the world, and recent events like the Hudson Miracle and the Toronto Blackout have pushed it deeper into the mainstream. Twitter 101: What is Twitter? While Twitter is great for casual conversation and making personal connections, its [...]
