August 2011
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WatchAn excellent approach! Many of us personally as individuals and corporately as businesses could regain focus and purpose benefiting greatly by asking ourselves this very question.
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Simon Sinek shares a simple yet profound & powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with the question “Why?”
I picked up Simon’s book ”Start with Why” from amazon last night...
July 2011
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WatchJust a short behind the scenes video clip of a few of our onsite back office servers here at Micro Visions.
We’ve been having lots of fun re-organizing the server systems in our new rack. What do you think, looks awesome doesn’t it?!? I guess rack organization, cable management and cooling is kind of a geek thing but anyway, we’ve been busy in the back room at the office and wanted to share...
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June 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Adopting Greener Technology in your Business
Did you know, that a desktop computer uses five times more energy than a laptop? How many desktop computers surround you daily? At home? Work? Would the transition from desktop to laptop be worth the saved resources?
By making small technology changes in our lives, we will not only save money, but conserve our natural resources and help sustain our environment. We are in the age of...
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How to Recycle or Donate your Unused Technology
Finally, after having gone missing for many long winter months the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and rain has replaced the snow. April is here, welcoming a new season, imprinting green on the minds of all Michiganders. April showers not only bring May flowers, but other things as well.
Lately, when one thinks of “green,” foliage, fruit, and frogs aren’t the only things that come to...
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March 2011
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Why We Chose Tumblr for our Small Business Blog
In a recent post on Mashable, writer Brenna Ehrlich dove into “The Pros and Cons Of Tumblr For Small Business” which once again got us thinking about why we chose Tumblr ourselves. The mashable post brings up some great points and the article is definitely worth the read, but before you go we’d like to share why we, and you, should choose Tumblr as your blogging platform by responding to typical...
Browser Wars: Firefox 4 vs IE9
If you are one of the few who knew what the Internet was back in 1991, you’re probably part of the elite veteran surfers which used the grand daddy of all modern web browsers Nexus (written by Tim Berners-Lee on a NeXT Computer); the first web browser ever. Ten years later, the list of browsers to choose from has grown considerably. Of the mainstream browsers we have:
Mozilla Firefox
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Lest We Forget →
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“Do you know what the #1 selling phone was 5 years ago? The Motorola RAZR. Do you know what that phone did? Nothing.” - Lance Crosby, CEO at Parallels Summit
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Have you seen today's Google Doodle?
Why Women (and Micro Visions, Inc.) LOVE Fat Tuesday.
Today may be popularized as Fat Tuesday (AKA Paczki Day!) but there’s another significant reason to celebrate. Women across the globe - grab a Paczki and have no guilt - eat it and celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s day.
As you know, Micro Visions, Inc. is a woman owned business (22 years going strong!)...
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February 2011
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The ROI of Social Media →
Deep down you know that what you’re doing with social media is working, right? Engaging, conversing, contributing to the positive perception of your brand, boosting exposure, sharing relative information, educating, connecting, entertaining, increasing loyalty, winning die hard evangelists and brand advocates. Maybe you’re becoming the authority in your respective area or improving SEO...
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SEO week - Factor #5
Top Five Search Engine Optimization Factors: Factor #5 By Guest Author Bev Mapes, Top Of The List
Our previous posts indicated that the top factors that help websites achieve high placement in search engines are:
Factor #1 – keyword focused anchor text in inbound links Factor #2 – external link popularity Factor #3 – diversity of link sources Factor #4 – keyword use anywhere in the title tag
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SEO week - Factor #4
Top Five Search Engine Optimization Factors: Factor #4 By Guest Author Bev Mapes, Top Of The List
Our previous articles on the Micro Visions, Inc. blog indicated the top factors that help websites achieve high placement in search engines as:
Factor #1 – keyword focused anchor text in inbound links Factor #2 – external link popularity Factor #3 – diversity of link sources
Today we discuss...
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SEO week - Factor #3
Top Five Search Engine Optimization Factors: Factor #3 By Guest Author Bev Mapes, Top Of The List
Our previous articles posted on the Micro Visions, Inc. blog indicated the top factors that help websites achieve high placement in search engines as:
Factor #1 – keyword focused anchor text in inbound links Factor #2 – external link popularity
Today’s article focuses on the #3 factor, diversity...
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SEO week - Factor #2
Top Five Search Engine Optimization Factors: Factor #2 By Guest Author: Bev Mapes, Top Of The List
If you read yesterday’s article about organic search engine optimization, you’ll recall the number one factor that helps websites achieve high placement in search engines is keyword focused anchor text in inbound links. You may also see these links referred to as back-links. This article focuses...
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SEO week.
It’s SEO week at Micro Visions, Inc. and we are revealing 5 of the top search engine optimizations factors to consider for your website. Everyday we will reveal a new factor, written and consulted by guest blogger, Bev Mapes, from Top of the List SEO services.
Factor #1 of effective SEO By Guest Author: Bev Mapes, Top Of The List
Optimizing your website so users can find it by querying...
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Simple Resources (Via Simple I.T. works!) →
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I read a cool article this morning on Business week talking about Microworkers. This is a group of people that will work for single projects. They are the bounty hunters of technology. Someone needs a job done, they do it and only get paid for that one project. I love the example in the article where Tongal has taken projects and made them a contest; the top 5 entries win prize money....
January 2011
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Democracy and the Internet
If you’ve ever done a search on the web -who hasn’t?- chances are one of the results, right up near the top of the page, was from within Wikipedia. Wikipedia is the world’s first, largest, online, open-source encyclopedia truly created by the people, for the people. Entries are articles which have been written collaboratively by volunteers from all over...
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2011 Trends & Predictions
Curious about 2011 and what’s next? As part of the team at Micro Visions, I love technology. We are constantly comparing our smart phones, engaging in Mac vs. PC battles, pulling up the latest futuristic concept video—we keep up on the current gadgets and “toys” of technology. We all agreed that 2010 proved to be one of the most impressive years to date and wrapped up with an...
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Business Blogs & Hosting Options
12 years and running the blog, business or otherwise, is still on the rise. Will its popularity ever wain?
Probably not, considering the blogging platforms are becoming more powerful and easier to use all the time. Today “blog” and “website” are synonymous. How many times have we been told “check out our website” to find it’s actually a blog? Sure, there are a few static pages here and...
December 2010
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A Decade of Technology
Where did the last 10 years go? Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve – I know, where did 2010 go? Each year when fall hits – the rest of the year cruises by. Classes are in session, the seasons rapidly change, (thank-you, Michigan,) and holidays are in full bloom. Of course, December’s annual “end of the year” headaches swoop in- anything from car problems to a house crisis or the constant reminder that...
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