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UST Global Buys Four Companies, Makes Investments

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Aliso VIejo-based UST Global , a provider of IT services and outsourcing, said today that it has acquired four different companies over the past six months expanding its workforce in the US, ASia, India, Europe, and Latin America. ustglobal global venture capital strategic investment merger acquisition outsourcing' READ MORE>>.

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How Dare They Block My Facebook at Work?

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on a survey just last year by Robert Half Technology , over half of today’s companies block social networks completely, while another 19 percent only permit it "for business purposes." Social networks have become a great vector for Trojans like Zeus and URLZone. Marty Zwilling.

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How To Stretch Your Comfort Zone For Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, the concept of an online platform for social networking is a simple one, and has been attempted by thousands of entrepreneurs past and present. In fact, I still hear startup idea variations on social networking more often than any other, yet most people can only name a couple that have really worked.

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7 Good Entrepreneurial Habits That Turn Bad

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002. As the business grows, you must learn to hire and train employees, and utilize outsourcing in non-core areas to keep up with the volume and detailed expertise required.

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Build Social Media Into the Customer Experience

Startup Professionals Musings

That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function. Before social networking, an unhappy customer might tell three people. This front line team, often called community managers, are the “voice” of your company, and must have authority to make and carry out decisions that can make or break a customer’s experience.

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How to Make a Real Social Media Customer Connection

Startup Professionals Musings

That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function. Before social networking, an unhappy customer might tell three people. This front line team, often called community managers, are the “voice” of your company, and must have authority to make and carry out decisions that can make or break a customer’s experience.

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Taking Other People’s Money Changes Your Life

Startup Professionals Musings

Remember “ The Social Network ” movie about Facebook? Moral: Before you decide that it’s absolutely necessary to take outside investment, explore all the possible ways you can partner, outsource, affiliate, collaborate, or…heaven forbid, get customers. Remember what happened to the alleged co-founders when Peter Thiel came in?