Business meetings can often be a complete waste of time and believe me I’ve been to enough of them to know that’s very true. In fact I’ve been to meetings that have had nothing to do with business and they can be a total waste of time too.The reason for this in most cases stems from a lack of proper preparation. This lack of preparation usually means that action points are never recorded, minutes are not circulated and any follow-up plans that were actually discussed are completely forgotten about.Agreedo can help get you get organized so that all aspects of a meeting ... Read more
Like any industry event or networking opportunity the annual conference of ˈwhatever it might beˈ needs at least some basic research before you commit to attending.You’ll be bombarded with emails from conference organizers even if you work in an industry with the most tenuous of links to the principal subject but then of course you would be.Their job is to fill the hall or conference center and justify delegate charges and trade stand fees therefore their standard marketing approach is along the lines of; "The event you simply can’t afford to miss!"Heard it all before? I bet you have, well you ... Read more
This is all a bit of fun and probably serves the same purpose as a stress ball for people who are constantly dragged into pointless meetings at work.The business world is full of people who consider spending hours talking about something is more productive than actually doing anything about it. Well this app won’t really help you convince these annoying people to stop running everything up the flag pole or asking you to think outside the box but it might help you to laugh about it afterwards with your colleagues.It’s free of course and there is no registration requirement so your submissions are anonymous (we hope!) ... Read more
Do you feel envious when you are driving around town in your rented Ford Fiasco and watching as all the cool luxury cars whip past you? It would be great to be able to hire something a bit more upmarket to make a change. The problem there, of course, is it's a little cost prohibitive, isn't it? While it would be nice to shell out for that Mustang for a day it's not particularly cheap and could set you back hundreds of dollars. So if I told you there was a cool little members only club you could join where ... Read more
I must be one of the luckiest people around. I’ve travelled a bit both for business and pleasure purposes but I’ve never had the misfortune to be eaten alive by bedbugs! I’m not quite sure what the people behind this site hope to achieve but I suppose they are providing a public service of some kind. Having said that I do think their mission to "report and follow bedbug information around the world" could be just slightly bordering on the over ambitious. There are a number of ways of interpreting the activity (or lack of it) on the site and some are ... Read more
This is a site that promises much in the way of earning cash but it’s probably a good idea to consider how you make it before you start staging funny situations and capturing them on your video. And unless you reside in the US, Canada, Australia, UK and other EU countries you’ll not be able to take part anyway but I can’t imagine too many people crying over that to be honest. Read more
If you can rattle on expertly over the telephone on a particular subject then you could earn money doing it on this site. Read more
Remember the days when the Dymo was the way for making name tags for your staff. Well you don't have to do that anymore. MakeBadge is a business event tool that let's you make name tags, passes, ID cards, business cards as well as badges for any occasion. MakeBadge is an easy to use free web application for making badges, name tags, staff passes, employee ID cards, and business cards on the spot and for every occasion. MakeBadge is a full-featured badge maker application with benefits. The online tool is simple and intuitive. It lets skip expensive training or ... Read more
There are heaps of virtual greetings cards sites on the Internet. If you've got a birthday or a valentine card to send it's pretty easy to google one up in a second. It's a bit impersonal though, isn't it? It would be much better if you could send a REAL card with the same simplicity. Oh Greetings Cards is a social holiday tool where, for the same price as a trip to the local store, you can send a real, personalized greetings card to anyone the world over. Ohgreetings.com allows users to send real, personalized greeting cards anywhere in ... Read more
Warning! it's a scary prospect putting together a social network and tying it up with football, or soccer to our American friends. SoccerFreakz is the only social network dedicated to football fans around the world. On the one hand it provides up-to-the-minute scores and football related information from around the globe. But in a world first you can also connect with like minded football fans from around the world and discuss rumors and news from the world of the round ball. Football Social Network is a social networking sport and news tool for all football fans from all around ... Read more