Technology Planning

• Social Media's Good, Bad, Ugly and Unexpected

  It’s no longer a question whether you should embrace social media. It’s now a question of identifying the business opportunities in doing so.
  Brent Leary

• Tech Talk: Fruit Seller Uses Tech to Cut Costs

  An Oregon-based online fruit retailer found that investing in technologies --from business management software to a new label maker -- helped increase sales and lower costs in these tough economic times.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Doing More IT with Less Money

  The recession is driving small businesses to make tough choices when it comes to IT -- deferring upgrades, cutting back on outside consultants and in some cases, cutting staff.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Off-shoring IT: Time to Reconsider?

  Did outsourcing your business' IT functions just get riskier? Obama's pledge to tax companies that move jobs overseas, the economic downturn, and the tragic terrorist plot in Mumbai might indicate it has.
  Mary O. Foley

• Online Advertising through Social Media

  Social media presents an opportunity for advertisers. But it’s been difficult for advertisers to measure ad effectiveness when the social media audience is so fragmented -- until now.
  Alice Osborn

• Must-Have Tech Tools for 2009

  Are you wondering what new technology tools you will need for business in the new year? Have you ever heard of the Mobigrip?
  Anita Campbell

• What 2009 Rings in for IT Budgets

  What will the financial crisis mean to your business' IT budget? Will there be pressure to make existing IT systems go farther? On the other hand, is this a good time to buy?
  Mary O. Foley

• 10 Hot Technologies for 2009

  What are the new technologies that stand to change the way you do business in 2009 and beyond? Here are at 10 to consider.
  Mary O. Foley

• Harness the Power of Weak Ties to Weather the Downturn

  Sometimes it's who you know, not who you know well, that can help you land a new job. Using the Internet can help you stay in touch with a lot of contacts at once.
  Anand Rajamaran

• Lessons about Tech I Wish I Knew Then

  There are some steps that small business owners should take today that will help them tomorrow when it comes to understanding and deploying technology.
  Anita Campbell

• IT Budgeting When the Heat Is On

  In the current economy, the pressure is on to cut IT budgets. IT departments need to encourage business leaders to set out a road map for prioritizing projects to move businesses forward while saying within budgetary confines.
  Mike Gorsage

• Document Classification Tools and Strategies

  You've archived your data so well that even you can't get to it. How to organize and tag data for retrieval. Should you go with a Web-based outsource solution, off-the-shelf application, or pay someone to customize one for you?
  Renee Oricchio