My last ever interview on Northern Kentucky Magazine, March 20, 2010

Insight Communications unfortunately has decided to end all local programming in the Northern Kentucky market, and with that bad decision, ends a nearly 20 year run of the popular show “Northern Kentucky Magazine”, a local talk show that has served as an excellent venue for community news and entertainment.

I have been a “regular” guest on the show, on a roughly monthly basis, since 1995 serving as the resident technology expert. It’s been a great run,  and I very much appreciated the casual atmosphere and laid-back, friendly hosts. I have very fond memories of working with the legendary Dick Von Hoene, aka “The Cool Ghoul” as well as hosts Tawana Thomas, Nancy James and Pat Crowley, and I like to think that we provided lots of helpful demonstrations and information that helped folks out, even when we lost our dialup connection to the Internet on the air back in the day…

I’ll be making one last appearance today, March 20, 2010, and find myself somewhat sad at the prospect of never setting foot on the Magazine set again, and at the passing of an era of local news and entertainment.

I wish only the best for all the great staffers I’ve worked with who’ll now be looking for new jobs, and hope that Insight might reconsider this decision.

Goodbye, Northern Kentucky Magazine, I and thousands of viewers will miss you!

I’ll post the interview to YouTube in the near future and in the interim, here some great video of Dick VonHoene

Remembering Dick Von Hoene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA8A3SeR09g

The Cool Ghoul and Hattie the Witch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIXv-XtGy7U&feature=related

CIO: How to Network: 12 Tips for Shy People

http://www.cio.com/article/164300/How_to_Network_12_Tips_for_Shy_People

Good advice!

Fox 19 (WXIX) Interview on March 3, 2010: e-Commerce savings / shopping cart abandonment

I was interviewed by Stefano DiPietrantonio for the Fox19 10 O’Clock news, we discussed saving money by abandoning your shopping cart and waiting for special discounts.

You can watch this interview and many others on my YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es4WfJbqqFE

I’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for other topics.

If you’d like to have me speak to your group or do an inteview on any business/technology topic, you can reach me at Libertas Technologies.

My interview with Mike McConnell on 700 WLW on e-commerce user tracking

Here’s a link to my March 4, 2010 interview with Mike McConnell on 700 WLW on how web sites can track users activities and purchases.  

The interview starts at 19:40 and runs about 8 minutes. You can listen here.

Love to hear your feedback.

We need your vote for the U.S. Chamber’s Community Excellence Award

Libertas Technologies has been named a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon Small Business Award winner for 2010, our second in a row. This makes us eligible to win the U.S. Chamber’s Community Excellence Award, which is designed to highlight a small business that demonstrates excellence in the eyes of their community, customers and employees. This award is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award.

I’m asking for your help by voting for Libertas Technologies, LLC for the Community Excellence Award. The deadline to vote is March 12, 2010 and it only takes about 1 minute.

To vote for Libertas Technologies, LLC,  click the following link and select Libertas Technologies in the “Who are you voting for? ” dropdown:  https://dreambigaward.wufoo.com/forms/community-excellence-award/

We’ve complied a list of some of our philanthropic activites here:

http://davehatter.wordpress.com/about-libertas-technologies/libertas-technologies-philanthropic-activities/

 Thanks in advance for your support, we sincerely appreciate it!

Libertas named a 2010 Blue Ribbon Small Business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

We’re very proud to be 1 of 75 companies named a 2010 U.S. Chamber “Blue Ribbon Small Business”. Especially since this is our second year in a row for Libertas!

You can see the entire list on the Chamber’s web site:
http://www.uschambersummit.com/award.

Now we need your help. As a Blue Ribbon Small Business, we are in the running for the U.S. Chamber’s Community Excellence Award. You can vote for us here: https://dreambigaward.wufoo.com/forms/community-excellence-award/, and it takes less than one minute.

We sincerly appreciate your vote and ask you to share!

Newsweek: Law enforcement is tracking Americans’ cell phones in real time—without the benefit of a warrant.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/233916

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin

CNN: Spy cameras won’t make us safer

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/25/schneier.security.cameras/index.html

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin