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Apple’s Briefing Rooms
Came across this interesting post about Apple’s latest efforts to target small business owners as customers, especially in their brick-and-mortar retail stores. According to the post, Apple has created “briefing rooms” at select stores (five total) around the world. These … Continue reading
Investing in Libraries through Internships
I began my first internship in 2001, right after 9-11, when I worked at a well-known film production company in LA. Like most, if not all, internships in the film industry, this one was unpaid and it involved navigating the … Continue reading
What Do Small Businesses Need?
I just finished presenting the latest Business Bytes program at mpow, during which something really encouraging happened. Towards the end of my presentation, I asked people if they were finding the presentation helpful (introducing the concept of video marketing and … Continue reading
Are Reference Librarians Dead?
When I accepted my current position, Information Services Manager at AHML, I knew going in that there was some risk in linking my career with a traditional reference department. Ultimately, I decided to take the job in large part because … Continue reading
Business Bytes, It’s Personal
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m working on a new series of classes called “Business Bytes.” The basic idea is to help local business owners learn more about ways to use technology and the internet. Tonight, I taught … Continue reading