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The 6 Steps to Six Sigma
Step 1Get the proper level of Six Sigma expertise at the executive level of the company. If the top leaders don’t understand the advanced six sigma principles, the company has no shot to attain total quality. This will probably require a hefty budget, entailing the hiring of several high-priced consultants for long periods of time. The consultants need to observe and gather data about the companies operations, and show the executives how to interpret the data.Step 2Get the staff involved. The ones in the trenches are the most knowledgeable about the day-to-day operations, and the day to day’s are where most costs are spent. This means getting people like the shop foreman, the line supervisor, and the office manager involved in the training. Not only do they need to understand

popular that the term ‘wiki’ is now used to refer to any website the visitors can edit the content of the site.

2. digg.com – This is one of my personal favourites. Just a site which allows you to pull news from anywhere on the web and the digg community can vote for the news posted. The greater the number of posts the higher the chances of it getting listed on the front page of digg.com. Simple, concise to-the-point and well thought out site. But I still can’t relate the site design to the traffic digg has managed to generate. Digg.com has millions of viewers.

3. youtube.com – Iam quite sure by now everyone has heard about this one. Basically a video sharing website where users can upload videos, view other videos and share videos with other users. Just started in Feb 2005 has managed to create such a huge user base that Goo

All About Money
For almost everyone, nothing is as powerful as money. Because of this perception, many people would do ALL THEY CAN to hoard money.I'm definitely not tired of money - as it is a means to an end. However, I'm tired of the manipulative ways people get money. I've learned sales techniques from several places - from university to sales seminars. Yet, I find the best sales technique is serving people their needs. Sounds simple, isn't it? Yet people have twisted this concept. In almost all networking events I've been to, there were always people who'd tell me a need that I didn't know I had, then tried very hard to sell me their products. Sure, they were using the concept that they should cater to people's needs. Yet most of the time I don't need what they tell me I need.Certainly, telling people what

Why Web 2.0 is a Big Deal

From the time the internet started it has been touted as the one of the greatest inventions of all times. What started off as a network of machines has grown into a phenomenon and continues to do so at the “speed of thought”.

The web which started off serving customers with purely static pages has been continuously moving to a more dynamic and interactive environment. The recent transition has been in moving from a website owner driven web to a user driven one. More and more power is being given to the user to drive things the way he/she wants on the web.

The current wave which we are witnessing – although not intentional has been aptly called Web 2.0.

Web 2.0 is the name given to the array of new age websites which are popping up that are more focussed on bringing people together to one place and allowing them to them to share, discuss, post, vote, form communities etc. – basically be able to express themselves on the web like they have never been able to do so before.

If you have to go by definitions, Wikipedia – one of the leading new age Web 2.0 site defines the term Web 2.0 as:

“Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a supposed second-generation of Internet-based services — such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies — that let people collaborate and share information online in previously unavailable ways. O'Reilly Media, in collaboration with MediaLive International, used the phrase as a title for a series of conferences and since then it has become a popular (though ill-defined and often criticized) buzzword amongst certain technical and marketing communities.”

Well, then again Web 2.0 might mean different things to different people. Most of the dedicated techies can be heard saying – a plain social networking site alone is not good enough, it has to support AJAX as well for it to qualify to be a Web 2.0 site. Although AJAX was a starting point of the newer web sites, I think the “social networking and collaboration” bit is the key differentiator.

Although O’Reilly coined the term “Web 2.0”, the intention was not to suggest a newer version of the web instead this term was formed to be a part of the core attractive punch-line to be used in of one of the conferences they were going to organize about the web.

Let’s talk about some of the Web 2.0 sites that’s changing the way we use the web right now. This would ideally give a better understanding of what’s being done on the web in the Web2.0 paradigm.

Web 2.0 top sites

1. Wikipedia.com – Wikipedia is a web based encyclopedia which is free. Well the surprising part is not that it is free. It can be edited by anyone not necessarily a registered user, which means absolutely anyone. Please try it.

This really epitomizes the beauty of the web. With multiple users editing this site all the time, it only makes us wonder how on earth does this site provide accurate information. Its just like life, the good over evil theory. Works on the web too. There are the good people working tirelessly towards making sure content on Wikipedia is latest and accurate. So even if you enter the wrong data, in some time or worst case in a couple of days you will see the information corrected. The magic of user driven content.

The concept of wikipedia has become so popular that the term ‘wiki’ is now used to refer to any website the visitors can edit the content of the site.

Career Change and Risk: It Can Lead to Greater Success in the Workplace
Come on, admit it. Do you envy people who are doing work that they love?Many of us do. We grind away tolerating work environments and colleagues out of step with our values, interests and skills. Yet we hang in there for a variety of reasons -— most prominently our paychecks.But our situations can improve. Abraham Maslow, psychologist and father of the humanistic psychology movement, shifted the tides in his field by insisting that we start studying healthy people to learn what they were doing right so that those who weren't so healthy could adopt more effective strategies.In the same way, if we look at people who love their work - we can identify principles, ideas and strategies to incorporate in our own lives so we can learn how to love our work too. As a certified professional business

nd allowing them to them to share, discuss, post, vote, form communities etc. – basically be able to express themselves on the web like they have never been able to do so before.

If you have to go by definitions, Wikipedia – one of the leading new age Web 2.0 site defines the term Web 2.0 as:

Web 2.0 top sites

The concept of wikipedia has become so popular that the term ‘wiki’ is now used to refer to any website the visitors can edit the content of the site.

4 Steps to Successful Offline Drawings
There are many different ways to market offline, each important to your success. One of these being drawings. Not only does having a drawing bring attention to you and your product/service, but also brings you leads.Step 1 - Choosing the LocationTo get started, you will need to first decide where you will be placing your drawing box. Make a list of a few local businesses that your target audience visits. When you approach the business owner, be sure they know what's in it for them. Offer their customers a chance to not only win something free from you, but also from the place of business you will have your box in (you will be buying this, of course). You should also put up flyers advertising the drawing, and let the business owner know this.Step 2 - Creating the BoxOnce you have th

Web 2.0 top sites

The concept of wikipedia has become so popular that the term ‘wiki’ is now used to refer to any website the visitors can edit the content of the site.

Tips on Picking the Best Accounting Software - Top 2 Picks
The doors are finally open. The flashy sign proclaiming, Come On In,... is brightly lit on the front door, and your new business is booming. Life is beautiful, and you can’t help but think to yourself. My, this would be a good day to manage my liabilities and redeemable assets!Well, maybe not. Face it. Most accounting is boring, slow, confusing and, sadly, very necessary. There are terms to learn and facts to know, and for most small business owners, you simply couldn’t afford to hire your own accountant. Fortunately there are lots of great accounting software programs available, but to in order to use them they way they should be used; you need to have a basic understanding of accounting. Take a deep breath, close your eyes and dive in.But…where?The best first step is to learn as much as

Web2.0 paradigm.

Web 2.0 top sites

The concept of wikipedia has become so popular that the term ‘wiki’ is now used to refer to any website the visitors can edit the content of the site.

Are You Content With Your Business Card Marketing? Tips To Marketing Yourself With Business Cards
Are you content with the way that you use business cards to market your products or service? Business cards are one of the most basic tools in your frugal marketing arsenal. Here are some ways that you can market your business using your business cards.Mail your business cards to your contacts. They may have lost your card or given it to someone. This way they always have your info. Make your business cards magnets. Some people collect magnets. This will give your business card a longer shelf life. Pass them out everywhere you go. Pass them out at church, the grocery store, the barber shop, networking events, the airport, the hotel, leave them on bulletin boards. EVERYWHERE!You never know who is going to become a potential client or source of referrals. You ca

popular that the term ‘wiki’ is now used to refer to any website the visitors can edit the content of the site.

4. flickr.com – What youtube is to videos, flickr is to photos. By the way this is now a Yahoo company.

5. myspace.com – This is a social networking site where you can create your own space, add friends, share music, videos, photos etc. You can post personal profiles and also blog using myspace. They claim to have 106 million accounts. In July 2005 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation bought out myspace.com for $580 million.

6. del.icio.us – A social bookmarking site which organizes content based on user defined tags. Once registered a user can bookmark any site and tag and share bookmarks with the del.icio.us user community.

New Web 2.0 terms

Wiki – A term given to any website which allows users to directly edit the content of the website and in some cases sometimes without even being a registered user.

Voting – digg.com gave a new meaning to this word in the Web2.0 world. These days users can vote to show their like or dislike for a specific content on a website. It is an important way for a user to exercise his views on the web.

Tagging – Users can now submit a posting and associate tags or keywords with them. Users can define their own tags. Other users who search for a tag and find all relevant postings with that specific tag. Again a user driven way of labelling and searching. This is basically metadata. If the author wants to reclassify the page at a later time, this can easily be done by changing the list of tags. This process is also referred to as Folksonomy. This concept has been popularised by sites like del.icio.us and technorati.com.

With so many new websites coming up and more and more users flocking to them basking in the new found freedom and power to throw their views, this looks like only the beginning of the very many innovative ways in which users are going to play a bigger role in developing the future of the web.

The arena is open for anyone to network, share views or even start a social networking website and who knows maybe get bought out someday.

( I have used this article purely to put across my thoughts and to share knowledge)

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