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Those that know me are well aware that I'm a big fan of RSS feeds. But, I do realize that not everyone has yet jumped onto the RSS bandwagon. So if you'd like to subscribe to my blog by email, you now can. Simply click the Subscribe by Email link, and Read More...
FreshBooks roadtrip: a great example of getting personal with customers
Becky at the Customers Rock! blog recently detailed the FreshBooks roadtrip , which is a great example of how a company can stay connected with its customers. I love this: This was not a product roadshow.  This was a listening tour . I also really Read More...
Perspectives from a sales guy
Kent Valentine , a member of our sales team, has dunked his toe into the blogging waters . I'm looking forward to reading his tales from the field, which I'm sure will offer a different perspective than what us techies have to say. Read More...
A simple blog comment turns around a customer experience
I've blogged in the past about turning blog entries into customer experiences . Here's a recent real-world example of that. Adam Esterline reviewed Watir as part of a web application testing comparison. In his own words, "I did not give Watir very high Read More...
Real blogs are written by real people
Sara Smith from ViaMetric has an interesting post titled A blog is not a brochure . Amen! (Full Disclosure: ViaMetric does some marketing work for us) My favorite line from her post: [Blogs are] your chance to show your customers that your company is Read More...
My Google apps get a style makeover
A cleaner, more functional GMail I use GMail for my personal email, and functionally it's great, but I always thought it could use some help in its look and feel. Even the new beta of Hotmail has a nicer look. Not any more. Lifehacker recently rolled Read More...
Turning blog entries into customer experiences
John Ragsdale points out a new product that allows companies to monitor what's being said about their products and services in the blogosphere. We've been talking a lot about this here at Dovetail, specifically how a post on a blog or forum can be turned Read More...
Wired magazine discusses the See-Through CEO
Wired magazine has a very good article this month titled the See-Through CEO . Interestingly, two members of our technical team forwarded this article to me this morning. A few gems from the article: The new breed of naked executives also discover that Read More...
Corporate Blog Transparency
Interesting post on Corporate Blog Transparency From the post: Transparency builds trust; trust builds interest; and interest builds an audience. Read More...