Archive for the 'Industry-Specific' Category

the wrong tool for the wrong job

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Maybe it’s because DC is such a lawyer-heavy town, or maybe it’s a reflection of how some people who used Frontpage to build a website once want to hang out their shingles as web developers but we’re experiencing sort of an odd but more frequently recurring issue here at the MISF.
My office, as you know, […]

social media? like, over beer?

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

I went to the inaugural meeting of the DC Chapter of the Social Media Club last night, hosted at the local offices of Fleishman Hillard. Those of you who have been following for a while already know about my frustration with going to these events which purport to discuss the impact of social media […]

ZoomInfo = OldInfo

Friday, October 20th, 2006

I keep hearing all my recruitosphere buddies falling all over themselves to talk about how great ZoomInfo is and how much easier it make it for them to network and find candidates, and how if you say something on the Internet that you regret, ZoomInfo will surely find it.
Meh. So I go to check […]

I can’t even get cell reception in my house…

Monday, October 16th, 2006

When I was a kid, the agent who handled my parents’ (and my grandparents’, and my neighbors’) life insurance policies was the type of agent who still came around once every couple of months to pick up the premium payments from his customers. I remember one visit very distinctly, when he pulled out a […]

Web 2.OH YEAH!

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Here’s a good crib sheet on Web 2.0 so you non-techies can have conversations about it at cocktail parties. As an added bonus, I’m cited on the last page of the article. Woo.
(Oh yeah, and welcome, Washington Business Journal readers.)

In which Tiff’s eyes are opened.

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Carly Lesser (who I had the distinct pleasure of meeting last week at Beyond Blogging 2006) blogs over at the CDG blog about Flash and its ramifications in client projects.
I found it particularly interesting because while Stephanie and I collectively specialize in both traditional IT positions (help desk, network engineers, sysadmins, etc.) and interactive media […]