Monday, 06 February 2012 22:29

It’s my humble opinion that Crowdsourcing will be a pretty big trend this year.

So what’s Crowdsourcing? Here is the Wikipedia definition:

“Crowdsourcing is a neologistic compound of Crowd and a short for Outsourcing, for the act of taking tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing them to a group of people or community, through an “open call” to a large group of people (a crowd) asking for contributions.

For example, the public may be invited to develop a new technology, carry out a design task (also known as community-based design^[1] and distributed participatory design), refine or carry out the steps of an algorithm (see Human-based computation), or help capture, systematize or analyze large amounts of data (see also citizen science).”

Monday, 06 February 2012 22:29

How often do you hear the phrase, “Networking is key, and the power behind the engine of your business”? If you’re not listening to that statement, you should be…because it’s pure truth.

You ask, “How do I network effectively, and what steps do I need to take to see positive results?”

Well, effective business networking is individuals connecting and, over time, developing a relationship and rapport, and growing trust, leading to becoming a walking billboard for each other. How cool is that?

To make your business networking more effective, here are ten tips to remember: