Recently, I listened to one of my favorite business podcast shows: Technology for Business Sake hosted by Brent Leary and Michael Thomas of CRM Essentials.
They interviewed USA Today Columnist Steven D. Strauss and he shared his latest Top 10 Trends in Small Business for 2008.
Steven is a lawyer, author and speaker who specializes in small business and entrepreneurship. His latest book is The Small Business Bible. You can sign up for his free newsletter, "Small Business Success Secrets!" at his website -www.mrallbiz.com.
Check out his new blog: Business as Unusual.
No. 10: Your Personal Computer is going virtual! Is your business?
Personal Computers have changed. In the 1980s, the PC was king! After that, the Microsoft and computer software became the dominant component in the 1990s! Now, Google is the Internet is where the action is! That is the next frontier! Applications are now being written for the Internet!
Now, all you need is a high speed internet connection and you do your work, communicate, collaborate, connect, share information with online applications. Soon, you do not need to have a lot of software on your computer. Applications will be accessible via the web! The Personal Computer and software will take a back seat!
The wireless, online and virtual revolution coming! Are you prepared?
Microsoft has Office Live! Google has a variety of online applications! You Tube is now a major player on the Internet! Facebook, Linked in, MySpace, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Digg, Squidoo have millions of members! Social media is having an impact in the business community!
You can create and live in a virtual world like Second Life or Kanvea !
Millions of people and entrepreneurs are sharing their ideas and thoughts and creating online communities by blogging about business, technology, entrepreneurship, free enterprise and everything else under the sun!
Times are changing! The old ways of doing business are becoming ineffective, unproductive and not as profitable! Astute business owners who embrace this change are growing, while other who do not face extinction!
How are you embracing that change? How is your business adapting?
What is your experience? What are your successes? How are you using this trend in your business? How are you taking part in this new evolution? What are your thoughts?
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