http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all Comment Feed for Ann All Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:13 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-20T20:16:13Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/room-for-improvement-in-twitteracy-of-fortune-100/?cs=37589#comment-34169 I'd hazard an educated guess that a lot of businesses fail at social media marketing because they approach it as a vehicle to promote their business and advertise their products, rather than as way to become part of the online community, provide useful Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:13 GMT Ecommerce Marketing Strategist http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/room-for-improvement-in-twitteracy-of-fortune-100/?cs=37589#comment-34169 2009-11-20T20:16:13Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/it-hiring-in-health-care-about-to-heat-up/?cs=37611#comment-34160 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. How can healthcare data pooling lead to a better system? More at http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=1499 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:26:28 GMT Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/it-hiring-in-health-care-about-to-heat-up/?cs=37611#comment-34160 2009-11-20T02:26:28Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34157 DaveHere hit the nail on the head. After our beloved National Science Foundation lobbied congress to import cheap labor...holding hands with industry of course...the floodgates were open. This is why a Bachelor's degree in IT/Comp Sci is now roughly Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:01:46 GMT BeenH1Bed http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34157 2009-11-20T01:01:46Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/sectors-in-which-it-salaries-are-holding-steady/?cs=37578#comment-34144 It looks like IT is doing good and the salaries are stable. However, lot of the IT jobs are getting outsourced with few jobs left for US employees. Yes, it is far better than the other sectors. We have to reduce outsourcing to see a good increase in the Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:12:23 GMT RKarumuri http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/sectors-in-which-it-salaries-are-holding-steady/?cs=37578#comment-34144 2009-11-19T20:12:23Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/plenty-of-chatter-on-salesforces-chatter/?cs=37597#comment-34135 i dont know what to say Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:53:24 GMT Alibaba Hotel Dahab Egypt http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/plenty-of-chatter-on-salesforces-chatter/?cs=37597#comment-34135 2009-11-19T10:53:24Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/sectors-in-which-it-salaries-are-holding-steady/?cs=37578#comment-34122 Worthy of concern, yes, but compared to other professions, this news isn't that bad. Other sectors are seeing across the board job losses far greater than IT, and are looking at salary reductions. In the big picture, not so bad. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:59:00 GMT Eric http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/sectors-in-which-it-salaries-are-holding-steady/?cs=37578#comment-34122 2009-11-18T18:59:00Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/advice-for-it-on-making-metrics-meaningful/?cs=37527#comment-34115 http://www.any-battery.com/dell-latitude-d420-laptop-battery-p-778.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:35:17 GMT User1767374 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/advice-for-it-on-making-metrics-meaningful/?cs=37527#comment-34115 2009-11-18T05:35:17Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/advice-for-it-on-making-metrics-meaningful/?cs=37527#comment-34114 http://www.any-battery.com/f4814a-ac-adapter-for-hp-p-306.html Brand NEW HP F4814a Laptop AC Adapter Features: HP F4814a DC19V,?3.95A AC Adapter Condition: Brand New Color: Black Input: AC100-240V (worldwide use) Output:DC19V,?3.95A Power:75W Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:31:12 GMT User1767374 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/advice-for-it-on-making-metrics-meaningful/?cs=37527#comment-34114 2009-11-18T05:31:12Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34113 Jay - I'm just curious - How much do you instruct your employer to withhold from your salary each year in accordance to what someone else "around the globe" will do your job for?  Just curious. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:14:59 GMT DaveHere http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34113 2009-11-18T05:14:59Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34112 This whole program is a farce.  It's a fine example of how corrupt our government is.  If they are going to have a program which allows Americans to be replaced by cheap endentured labor, why can't they just have the guts to say it.  Quit Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:09:11 GMT DaveHere http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34112 2009-11-18T05:09:11Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34111 Then send the work where you want.   If a job isn't being performed by a US citizen then it really doesn’t have much value to the country as a hole.   So take you tech job and ship them to mars for all I care, but don’t import cheap labor! Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:13:51 GMT JL http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34111 2009-11-18T04:13:51Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/offshoring-stands-out-in-services-spending/?cs=37563#comment-34110 Outsourcing coming to an end, I will believe that when I see the VC $$$ drying up. Check out all the new startups. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:25:49 GMT 2009mrcrmsales http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/offshoring-stands-out-in-services-spending/?cs=37563#comment-34110 2009-11-18T03:25:49Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/advice-for-it-on-making-metrics-meaningful/?cs=37527#comment-34105 Well put - all too often, there is too much focus on what is quick or easy, and too little on what will really be insightful - and matches up with business needs. Interesting post on another blog that I thought got at the issue of aligning IT pursuits Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:53 GMT m ellard http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/advice-for-it-on-making-metrics-meaningful/?cs=37527#comment-34105 2009-11-17T19:43:53Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/getting-it-metrics-just-right/?cs=35222#comment-34102 PureShare has an application called ActiveMetrics which can help collect, automate, consolidate and display your data to help with these issues.   http://www.pureshare.com/products/singleviewit/SingleView_IT.html         Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:28 GMT Dan Singman http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/getting-it-metrics-just-right/?cs=35222#comment-34102 2009-11-17T16:31:28Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/indias-coming-boom-in-bpo/?cs=10291#comment-34098 A good BPO company believes in keeping a large percentage of its BPO workforce near the customers, and blending that work with tasks done by low-cost workers in country like India. The core processes must remain onshore     Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:11:42 GMT Ashley Alfred http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/indias-coming-boom-in-bpo/?cs=10291#comment-34098 2009-11-17T10:11:42Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/collaboration-is-key-to-taking-agile-development-offshore/?cs=37377#comment-34097 Thanks for sharing your information. I also know about a similar company which provides offshore software development , web development, web design services to their clients globally. Kindly visit www.ardentisys.com to outsource business with them. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:09:58 GMT Arnold Alley http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/collaboration-is-key-to-taking-agile-development-offshore/?cs=37377#comment-34097 2009-11-17T10:09:58Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34092 Again, the myth of the overpriced American techie. Washtech debunked that myth ten years ago. The fact is that the vast majority of H-1B workers are average quality workers with ordinary intellects and common skill sets. They got into our country in Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:42:01 GMT Bart http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34092 2009-11-17T00:42:01Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34088 Yes, let's get back to the correct value assessments: where ambulance-chasing lawyers and financial analysts who lose millions of dollars for their clients earn twice as much (at least) as the technical wizards who build and maintain the modern consumer Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:03:11 GMT Zee http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34088 2009-11-16T23:03:11Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34086 IT workers overpriced themselves out of the market for what they contribute. They scared away many companies out of the country. You people need to realize that there are many highly talented, skilled people all over the world. IT is no longer some Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:17:51 GMT Jay http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34086 2009-11-16T22:17:51Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34084 Good Riddance.  Can you please leave now as well, Ann, so that we might get an author that has a little sympathy for American IT workers? Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:09:48 GMT P Henry http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/layoffs-send-h-1b-holders-back-to-india/?cs=37515#comment-34084 2009-11-16T20:09:48Z