Category Archives: IT Culture

Twitter, Explained

IT Business, IT Culture, Web 2.0
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Sometimes it takes me a while to figure out the value in certain things. I’m so inundated with stuff that I almost subscribe to the mantra that everything is crap until it proves otherwise. I remember that, after giving Twitter a … Continue reading

How can you get people to read your corporate blog?

IT Business, IT Culture, SMB, Web 2.0
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Got this one in the email today: Hi Vlad, Love your blog! I don’t believe in the community stuff but you always brighten up my day and I would appreciate your advice. I started a blog for my business but … Continue reading

Are we worth it?

IT Culture
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I was in an IT expert chat today with some of the smartest people I know in this business and I had a little epiphany that I want to share with you in a very short and succint way: When … Continue reading

Sign up for the Vladville Newsletter!!!

IT Business, IT Culture, SMB, Uncategorized, Vladville
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Lot’s of people want to keep track of what I am up to but do not have the time to read every word, every day. I also get plenty of items that people would like to bring attention to, but … Continue reading

Overwhelmed? Relax, you’re doing fine.

IT Culture, Vladville
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BBS Forums…FIDOnet, CCi…Usenet…..IRC……SlashDot…….AIM……..MSN………Yahoo Groups……….Digg…………LinkedIn………….Facebook………….. ……. Just a few of the ways I have wasted my time over the past 15 years, none of which I touch in a significant way anymore. When things are fresh and new you find people with … Continue reading

Don’t Be Unpopular

IT Culture
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Ok, this made me laugh to tears, hope it cheers you up:

I sold a Mac today: The Hell Has Officially Dipped Below 0 C / 32 F

IT Culture, Vladville
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Ok, this hurts to admit. I have officially sold my first Mac… six of them. In about two weeks or so there will be six designers in Pakistan equipped with their shiny new iMac’s, complete with Core 2 Duo’s, 2 GB Ram & Adobe Creative … Continue reading

When conflict of interest strikes back: Apple, Amazon

IT Culture, Web 2.0
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Over the past few days the Internet has been full of the conflict of interest coverage, be it from jaded lovers or angry blog authors who thought they mattered.. and I suppose it’s a sad realization when you realize you … Continue reading

Zune2 better than iPod?

Gadgets, IT Culture, Microsoft
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Looks like it, at least according to Gizmodo’s tally of people that got the chance to play with it ahead of release. I must admit, I want one and I’m sure the video on this device is awesome (having seen … Continue reading

The Art of Newsletter Design

IT Culture
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For the past two days I have been writing and deleting major portions of Own Web Now’s upcoming newsletter. You see, we are a network operations and software development company that caters exclusively to the tech savvy audience and some … Continue reading