Suit Targets Cell-Phone Tracking Online Storage: Simple and Secure Software Freebies on the Internet Laws Drive Wireless Headset Sales ICANN Policy May Lure Net-Squatters U Can Fight Crime W/Txt Msgs The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the Department of Justice to obtain records about the use of cell-phone-tracking technology. The Internet has revolutionized how we move data, and one technology currently experiencing rapid growth is online personal storage, which can be simple, safe -- and often free. Tech junkies looking to pinch pennies in today's economy can scour the Web for a bounty of applications available at no charge -- for word-processing and photo-editing, online storage and more. In a move that could give a boost to consumer electronics makers and retailers, consumers up and down the West Coast are snapping up headsets that let them talk on cell phones while driving. When ICANN voted to allow basically any top-level domain as long as it is no longer than 64 characters long, some critics argued that the new system will create confusion and "utter chaos." Police in the '70s urged us to "drop a dime" in a pay phone to report crimes. Now in an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs -- to identify criminals via text messages. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
How To Motivate Your Sales Team Blog Opinion: Why We Left NetSuite Coaching and Your Sales Managers Using the Sales Cabinet Concept How Goal-Setting Leverages Success Make Your Web Site Work for You To motivate sales staff, managers are going to have to become familiar with three new letters that are going to become increasingly important in success: QWL, which stands for the "Quality of Work Life." A blog posting details one small company's nightmarish tale of an SaaS vendor agreement gone very wrong -- underscoring how vitally important it is for a business to have control over its data. The business world is experiencing enormous growth in the use of personal coaches to guide and develop sales managers and executives, and the result is greatly improved leadership skills. The "Sales Cabinet" concept is a sophisticated process for analyzing, planning, directing, and monitoring the activity of a sales team. For sales managers, this analogy can reap huge rewards. One of the single-most important skills that a salesperson can possess is to set goals that are so well-defined and so compelling that they become embedded deep into the unconscious mind. Wherever your Web site ranks on your list of things to do, move it up to the top. It's that critical. Sites are an extension of your company, but most small business sites don't do their companies justice. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY