Going to Taste of Cincinnati this weekend?

Check out the mobile web site we did for the Cincy Chamber. Works on any phone! #cincytaste

http://m.tasteofcincinnati.com/

If you go and use the mobile site, I’d love to get your feedback on it and how to improve it.

WASH TIMES: Block Big Brother’s Internet snoops

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/26/block-big-brothers-internet-snoops/?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4de025ff065ee862%2C0

Why “Web vs. Native” Isn’t a Black-and-White Battle

http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-web-vs-native-isnt-a-black-and-white-battle/

Microsoft: One in 14 downloads is malicious

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/386920/microsoft_one_14_downloads_malicious/

Bloomberg: Sony Breach Shows Amazon Cloud’s Hacker Appeal

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-15/sony-attack-shows-amazon-s-cloud-service-lures-hackers-at-pennies-an-hour.html

MainStreet.com: 8 Ways to Ruin Your Online Reputation

http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/career/employment/8-ways-ruin-your-online-reputation

I’m quoted in this article about Online Reputation Management (ORM) from MainStreet.com, part of The Street network.

Entrepreneur: How to Make Money As an Expert

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219619

ZD-Net: Google’s Blogger outage makes the case against a cloud-only strategy

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/googles-blogger-outage-makes-the-case-against-a-cloud-only-strategy/3300

It’s not just Google, we use the Microsoft Cloud for Exchange hosting and it has not been flawless. We have e-mail issues more often than I’d like, but it is cheap and easy.

The bottom line is that the “Cloud” is nothing more than overhyped marketing BS for outsourced and/or offsite hosting and or application services. When Software as a Service (SaaS) lost its panache, the marketing folks had to come up with a cool new term to create some buzz. While there can be many benefits to a cloud based approach, it is not without some serious concerns, namely security and reliability.

Be sure to carefully explore any cloud services and providers, and remember that putting all your eggs in one basket, i.e., putting everything is the cloud, is a very risky strategy.

Fox19 (WXIX) Interview on May 12, 2011: Online Reputation Management

I was interviewed by Frank Marzullo for the Fox19 Morning Show, we discussed the Online Reputation Management and the need to know both what is being said about you online and to understand the risks and implications of what YOU are saying. Educate and protect yourself!

You can also watch this interview and many others on my YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjsNXUTT1UE

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

If you’d like to inteview me or have me speak to your group about any business/technology topic, contact me at Libertas Technologies.

I’m doing another LinkedIn seminar @ the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber – 05/11/2011

More than 100,000,000 business professionals already use LinkedIn as a powerful platform to stay connected to the business community and to advance their business and their career and a new member joins every second! This in-depth presentation is designed for those professionals who want to learn more about online networking, personal reputation management and social media marketing specifically through LinkedIn.

Participants will learn how to:
• Research clients and competition to generate business
• Build your personal and professional brand
• Share expertise, increase innovation and promote events through LinkedIn Groups
• Access the voice of your customer through LinkedIn Polls & Blogs
• Connect with regional and national leaders
• Reconnect with long lost friends, colleagues and classmates
• Find employees
• Get free business advice from other professionals
• Build your personal and professional brand
• Advocate for issues
• Promote events
• Find a job

I am a small business owner an avid LinkedIn user with nearly 3,200 first degree connections, over 500,000 second degree connections and over 12 million 3rd degree connections. Just imagine the potential if you are in sales, or are looking for a job! I use LinkedIn every day to improve my bottom line and I’ll show you how at this interactive seminar!

For more information, or to register, please visit:
http://www.cincinnatichamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?menu_id=144&EventCode=N1105LINK

For a list of my other upcoming seminars, please visit http://davehatter.wordpress.com/need-a-speaker/upcoming-speaking-events/

You can also contact me at: Libertas Technologies, LLC.