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	<title>Net-times:  My Perspective &#187; social</title>
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		<title>Another great corporate blog launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Shea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like developing good corporate blogs is in high demand these days.  Just yesterday I helped my client Sparta Systems (makers of quality management software) launch their first corporate blog.  Here&#8217;s a screenshot of the homepage: It&#8217;s always exciting when launching new products.  But it&#8217;s particularly exciting to see companies really start to understand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems like developing good corporate blogs is in high demand these days.  Just yesterday I helped my client Sparta Systems (makers of <a title="Trackwise Quality Management Software" href="http://www.spartasystems.com/trackwise-eqms/" target="_blank">quality management software</a>) launch their first <a href="http://blog.spartasystems.com" target="_blank">corporate blog</a>.  Here&#8217;s a screenshot of the homepage:</p>
<p><a title="Sparta Systems Blog" href="http://blog.spartasystems.com" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-155" title="Sparta-blog-homepage" src="http://www.net-times.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sparta-blog-homepage-300x175.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="175" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s always exciting when launching new products.  But it&#8217;s particularly exciting to see companies really start to understand the power of this social web.  This blog, if administered properly, will help promote the company&#8217;s authoritative position in their industry by giving their internal talent (which is significant) a channel to discuss topics and events that are important to them.  I am consulting with the marketing group which will start seeing positive returns in SEO and PR.</p>
<p>Having done this <a title="I launched and ran the IntraLinks Blog" href="http://www.intralinks.com/blog/" target="_blank">various times in the past</a>, and knowing how beneficial a properly developed and operated company blog can be, I am constantly amazed at how often it is not included in a company&#8217;s marketing effort or implemented poorly.</p>
<p>Sparta is now off to a great start.  Now they need to make sure the company adheres to the operating guidelines we have put in place.</p>
<p>Kevin</p>
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		<title>Professional social networking project in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Shea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we just opened up the alpha version of Zingby and I am very happy about the progress. It was only four months ago that this idea was born and we&#8217;ve all been working hard on it to make it happen. The concept is based on professional social networking in China with a twist of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, we just opened up the alpha version of <a href="http://www.zingby.com/">Zingby</a> and I am very happy about the  progress.  It was only four months ago that this idea was born and we&#8217;ve  all been working hard on it to make it happen.  The concept is based on  <a href="http://www.zingby.com/">professional social networking in China</a> with a twist of collaboration.  The networking aspects are round one,  so that is where we are today.  You will see additional exciting new  features coming in the next couple of months.</p>
<p>The in-line Google  translate feature is being tested on the website.  So far, it works  fairly well.  You can still get around the website if your Chinese isn&#8217;t  very good.  We do plan to have multiple language versions, but the  method of delivering that will probably be a combination of automated  and manual translation.</p>
<p>So, take a look, <a href="https://www.zingby.com/index.php/user/register">get registered</a> and feel free to send me an invite to network.</p>
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