Being a part of a start up company I’ve become trained to watch costs at all times even considering we’re very well funded. We currently have a small office space and have our phone service through Cablevision here in Connecticut. I’m not really going to get into how horrible our service has been but outgoing calls rarely result in hearing the person I’m supposed to be speaking with on the other end. When managing a sales team, let alone a company, you’re going to be on the phone often to say the least. How about we find a more reliable service and one that cuts costs at the same time? Skype sounds good!

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Are you the type that always forgets things? Is your workspace covered in sticky notes with constant reminders of your to do’s? Well, get organized and stop forgetting the things you always try to remember using Evernote. Looking to purchase a flight and aren’t exactly sure which you want? Use Evernote and save a list of the flight options pulled directly from the web. Evernote allows you to remember all the things you would normally forget and it even offers a mobile version!

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If you’re a Red Sox fan you’ll definitely appreciate this. If you’re an Apple fan you should appreciate this. If you’re a fan of all clings clever you’ll appreciate this. Apple is building yet another store in Massachusetts, this one on Boylston Street. What is so special about this? With Apple being…well, Apple, they couldn’t just raise a blank canvas to block the street view of the construction site. They took a home crowd favorite, some little green paint and put it to work to generate some excitement around their new store opening! Check out pictures here!

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Back in November I wrote about how a startup called Glassbooth makes voting easier for everyone, especially those who may not have the time to do the research that is needed to make an educated vote. Well, last month my friends at Glassbooth let me know that they released an elegant and innovative Facebook application. I’ve been informed that this is just one of the many democracy tools they plan on releasing. This new Facebook application now let’s you show you’re friends and network who you are most politically aligned with as well as see how you may align with your friends.

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We’re in an age in which we continue to see a shift in the advertising/marketing budgets of many companies. We’re witnessing dollars shift from your traditional mediums such as television ad radio land in the hands of Online Marketing budgets. Online display and search spending is projected to grow at an annual rate of ten percent over the next five years. To dive even deeper, more and more companies are interested in new tactics and methods to acquire new customers. Being in the online marketing space myself, more specifically that of online lead generation and customer acquisition, I’m finding how much an individual is really worth in the eyes of an advertiser and let me tell you…it’s not that much.

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If you’re anything like me you love seeing photos of how people set up their desks or home entertainment centers. A while back when I was looking to finalize my setup I did a tribute to some mac setups that were my inspiration. Well, a colleague of mine came across a great site that takes a look inside the offices of tons of great tech companies. From Digg to Facebook to Mahalo peak inside here.

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Another post from Mike! Ever want to share a new CD a photo album or a short movie to friends but you couldn’t find an easy way to transfer the file? Sometimes sending files takes too long pending the size and sometimes the recipient is not around to accept or does not have auto accept setup with their instant messaging client. If this sounds like you, here is your solution.

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I was just traveling yesterday for a business pitch and as I was checking in for my flight, they handed me my boarding pass. Is it me or are these passes way too big for the purpose they serve? My boss and I were commenting on how mobile tickets would be so great because how often do you really lose your phone? I know mobile ticketing is being executed but mostly on a small scale as I have executed mobile ticketing campaigns with my previous employer. Well, I think we can expect to see them soon!

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Another post from my good friend Mike: I love apple, but seriously, whats up with their icons? The hard drive icon is seriously unattractive, it looks like Britney Spears eating a supersized McFlurry. So how do I remedy this? I visit Interfacelift.com. Interfacelift is seriously my favorite website to download wallpapers, icons and themes. The site has a ton of great user generated content. If you haven’t changed your destop icons before here are some quick details. Personally I love Tiger themed folder and the Aqua series.

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Whether you’re a regular here at toonice4TV or a new visitor you’ll notice that I’m experimenting with a number of revenue streams for my blog. I’m currently testing Google Adsense, Adpinion and now Kontera. Kontera is a contextual ad network. Every time a new visitor reaches my site or any other site in Kontera’s network they’ll discover relevant keywords in real time that are automatically turned into links to the most relevant and highest paying text ad from one of the many advertisers with Kontera. I’m extremely interested to see the response and click through to this new form of advertising. Please bare with me during this testing period if you find it annoying!