Computers in Business - updated features
Our next edition of Computers in Business is out on September 2nd and will be a must-read issue for Irish businesses seeking to be informed of the latest trends and technology and services.
With advice, commentary and how-to guides, the issue will feature a number of special in-depth articles. These will include:
IT training and services
A comprehensive 8-page section on the latest developments in IT training. This will include:
:: What the essential skills and courses are for those seeking to qualify for career-enhancement opportunities
:: An industry listing of training specialist firms and service providers in Ireland
:: Interviews with IT professionals on what they are seeking from an IT qualification nad how what they seek from their training service provider
Buyers guide to business PCs
What differentiates today’s business-ready PC? Increasingly, it is value-added features and services. These include new levels of security, system restoration, back-up and remote support. We look at the services essential for today’s business PC user and what the market currently has to offer.
Internet and e-mail monitoring
Companies need a solution to help prevent unwanted e-mail and internet activity happening under their legal auspices. We advise on what these solutions are and how best to prepare staff in corporate internet activity.
Managed services
We examine the extra value and efficiency that managed services, sometimes referred to as outsourcing, brings to companies seeking to maximise effectiveness in their IT services.
Business intelligence
We look at the systems and processes required for medium and large sized companies to drive better performance. These are, in particular, specialist software systems.
External hard drives for small businesses
Storing and accessing large volumes of business critical files has never been easier. We explore the how-tos of setting up a external data flow and look at the machines available to facilitate this.
Social networking, business blogging
With the boom in social networking activity comes a significant opportunity for businesses to open new channels of marketing and customer loyalty. We look at how to take advantage of marketing on social networking sites and examine the Dos and Don’ts of setting up a business blog.
August 13th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
There’s a couple of interesting articles in that list.
You might want to call me
M
August 16th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Likewise, would be happy to help if you need input on the Business Intelligence , Social Networking , Business Blogging side of things.
Contact details are here:
http://firstpartners.net/rp/component/option,com_contact/Itemid,3/contact_id,1/
September 23rd, 2007 at 1:55 am
Looks good but I have to say, while this blog has stepped right up to the mark from a look and feel point of view, the only content so far seems to be preview listings for the next issue of Computers in Business. Now - that’s fine for a start but it’s not going to really pull in the readers and if you don’t pull in the readers on your blog you’ll have to face two things:
1) Your blog isn’t going to pull in new readers for Computers in Business either (because most of us reading probably this already read Computers in Business)
2) People are going to be just a little skeptical of articles about business blogging in Computers in Business if the Computers in Business blog doesn’t get great readership or do anything for its own circulation…
Content, content, content… Those are the three rules! *grin* I’m well aware that my own blog has a VERY small readership because I post so seldom but my blog isn’t my business or my livelihood - it’s just my hobby… If I were blogging “for the win” as it were - I’d be getting content up there constantly like Damien Mulley, 20Major and Michele who all demonstrate my point quite nicely.
September 23rd, 2007 at 2:06 am
Sorry - I meant to be more “productive” in my comment…
I think you’d do very well to cover some of the “big news” items in Irish IT here on the blog right away (specifically stuff that affects business obviously)… As pointed out by Michele on another thread, the big weakness of the supplement is that it only comes out monthly so some news is stale… There’s plenty of stuff early in each month that you could get up here right away without taking away from the supplement at all (maybe even draft in a couple of your writers to do short “coming in the supplement” teasers).
Barring that - there are plenty of Irish Bloggers that you could tap up for little news pieces as “Guest Bloggers” (and raise your blog’s profile in the process).
September 27th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Salubri, apologies for the delay in replying, between being on holidays and generally not making time for the blog postings have slipped. I suppose going into this I had hoped for it to develop a little life of its own with various journalists pitching in - and that is still the plan, I really just haven’t been making the time for it. Initially I was debating the option of just putting up brochure-ware but the interactive nature of blogging was too appealing to ignore. I agree with you on both points and need to educate myself further as to what I can post. The idea of guest bloggers is a good one and one I am very open to, maybe that’s the next step to open the floor to a number of contributors, many hands and all that…
I will promise a revised effort. Thanks for the comments, you are being productive, and it’s exactly the kind of advice and constructive criticism that I need to make this blog a success.
Thanks,
Mark.