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Archive for October, 2009

How Cool is This? The Powermat!

If you are like me, your cell phone needs to be charged daily, sometimes twice a day depending on talk time and multimedia usage :) This can be quite a hassle, especially when you misplace your charger on a regular basis. In addition to my cell phone, I need to charge my iPod and portable GPS.  Depending on your location, you may not have enough outlets to charge more than 2 items at once, and that is if you remembered the chargers for each of them.

Don’t worry, the innovative folks at Powermat have just made life easier with the release of the Powermat (for home and office) and the Powermat Portable for the road.

Powermat

Powermat

The powermat can be set on any flat surface and plugs into your standard wall outlet (only uses 1 plug). You then attach one of the “Powermat Receivers” to the back of your electronic device, near the actual battery. Or they also include a universal receiver that will plug into the charger port on your device.

Powermat Receiver

Powermat Receiver

You then simply put the electronic device onto the powermat with the receiver facing down. You will see a blue led light up which confirms your device is connected and charging. That is it! You can charge up to 3 devices at a time.

If you are tired of all of the cords and hassle with conventional individual chargers, pick one of these up. The Powermat package retails at $99.

Categories: Technology

Halloween Fun with your Printer

Before you head out of work today, print a few of these fun pumpkin carving patterns from HP. All you have to do is print out the template and tape it to your pumpkin. Take a pen or a toothpick and outline each section. Remove the paper and start carving along your lines!

HP provides an easy way to make your pumpkins more creative than the usual templates found at the store. Get patriotic with their waving flag template, or stick to the Halloween theme with the bat in the window.

Each template comes in large and small, depending on the size of your pumpkin. There are seven patterns at HP to choose from, all rated at an easy level and should take about 30 minutes to complete.

Here’s the full site (where both photos are from) – Click Here.

 Happy carving!

Categories: ~ Blurred Visions ~

100 Best Companies to Work For…on Twitter part 2

Interested in checking out the which of the remaining 50 “Best Companies to Work For” have established a presence on Twitter. Check them out. Plus for more information on how you can begin to establish your social media presence check out Kate’s blog entry – Starting with a Social Media Plan.

Best of the Rest (51-100)

51. Ernst & Young on Twitter
52. Booz Allen Hamilton is currently not on Twitter
53. Stew Leonard’s on Twitter
54. Erickson Retirement Communities is currently not on Twitter
55.  Salesforce.com on Twitter
56.  KPMG on Twitter
57. Novo Nordisk is currently not on Twitter
58. PricewaterhouseCoopers on Twitter
59. Scripps Health on Twitter
60. Scottrade on Twitter
61. Deloitte on Twitter
62. Griffin Hospital is currently not on Twitter
63. Mayo Clinic on Twitter
64. Milliken is currently not on Twitter
65. Texas Instruments on Twitter
66. MITRE on Twitter
67. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is currently not on Twitter
68. Southern Ohio Medical Center is currently not on Twitter
69. National Instruments on Twitter
70. Stanley is currently not on Twitter
71. Men’s Wearhouse is currently not on Twitter
72. Nordstrom on Twitter
73. Chesapeake Energy is currently not on Twitter
74. Alcon Laboratories is currently not on Twitter
75. Atlantic Health is currently not on Twitter
76. Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network is currently not on Twitter
77. Northwest Community Hospital is currently not on Twitter
78. Marriott International on Twitter
79. Baptist Health South Florida on Twitter
80. Bright Horizons is currently not on Twitter
81. S.C. Johnson & Son is currently not on Twitter
82. Perkins Coie on Twitter
83. eBay on Twitter
84. Juniper Networks on Twitter
85. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is currently not on Twitter
86. CH2M HILL on Twitter
87. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is currently not on Twitter
88. Publix Super Markets is currently not on Twitter
89. Herman Miller on Twitter
90. FedEx on Twitter
91. Gilbane on Twitter
92. Four Seasons Hotels on Twitter
93. Valero Energy is currently not on Twitter
94. Build-A-Bear Workshop on Twitter
95. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is currently not on Twitter
96. T-Mobile on Twitter
97. Accenture on Twitter
98. Vanderbilt University (School of Law) on Twitter
99. General Mills (Brands on Twitter)

100.  SRA International on Twitter

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Categories: Business Tips

100 Best Companies to Work For…on Twitter

Generation Y at work

What defines a company as one of America’s best to work for? Is it the perks? What about the salary potential? Maybe it is the fact that a company is in a high growth industry or has low layoff rates. These were all viable answers for the Baby Boomers and Generation X, but what about the new breed of employees in  Generation Y?

A 2009 Deloitte survey showed that Generation Y employees had far different motivations for evaluating their potential employers.  While nearly 50% of those surveyed confirmed that salary and benefits package was a major influence, 63.5% stated that opportunities for growth and development was the differentiating factor. 47% also indicated that company culture and reputation was a primary factor.

Could there be a connection?

Generation Y spends more time online (and these days on social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube) than ever before, and that trend is growing – fast.  As of 2008, it is approximated that 62.8 million adults (18+) in the United States use online social networks at least once a month. eMarketer.com predicts that this number will grow to 93.9 million by 2013, a 50% increase.

Generation Y is seeking engagement, and that engagement happens to come into fruition on Facebook, YouTube, Linkedin and on the latest platform, Twitter. Generation Y wants to know what a company’s culture is like in order to determine if they would make a good fit at a particular company or not. Smart companies understand that they need to engage with their younger generation and that this blend of work and home life is not just a trend but a part of the package which Generation Y brings to the table. This means that they need to lift their “Iron Veil” and expose their company culture to potential employees in order to show why their particular company would be a better place to work than another. So it only makes sense that the “best companies to work for,” are also the companies who are attempting to attract the best and brightest talent by establishing a strong presence on social networking sites.

So just how many of America’s best companies to work for (as according to Fortune Magazine) have a presence on Twitter? Take a look for yourself. 70% of the Top 10 list have established a strong presence on Twitter, and 58% of the  entire Top 100 have Twitter accounts.

Top 50 Companies to Work for on Twitter

  1. NetApp on Twitter
  2. Edward Jones is currently not on Twitter
  3. Boston Consulting Group on Twitter
  4. Google on Twitter
  5. Wegmans Food Markets on Twiitter
  6. Cisco Systems on Twitter
  7. Genentech on Twitter
  8. Methodist Hospital System on Twitter
  9. Goldman Sachs is currently not on Twitter
  10. Nugget Market is currently not on Twitter
  11. Adobe Systems on Twitter
  12. Recreational Equipment (REI) on Twitter
  13. Devon Energy is currently not on Twitter
  14. Robert W. Baird is currently not on Twitter
  15. W. L. Gore & Associates is currently not on Twitter
  16. Qualcomm is currently not on Twitter
  17. Principal Financial Group is currently not on Twitter
  18. Shared Technologies is currently not on Twitter
  19. OhioHealth on Twitter
  20. SAS is currently not on Twitter
  21. Arnold & Porter on Twitter
  22. Whole Foods Market on Twitter
  23. Zappos.com on Twitter
  24. Starbucks on Twitter
  25. Johnson Financial Group is currently not on Twitter
  26. Aflac on Twitter
  27. QuikTrip on Twitter
  28. PCL Construction Enterprises is currently not on Twitter
  29. Quicken Loans on Twitter
  30. Bingham McCutchen is currently not on Twitter
  31. CarMax on Twitter
  32. Container Store is currently not on Twitter
  33. JM Family Enterprises on Twitter
  34. Umpqua Bank on Twitter
  35. Kimley-Horn & Associates on Twitter
  36. Alston & Bird is currently not on Twitter
  37. TDIndustries is currently not on Twitter
  38. Microsoft on Twitter
  39. Paychex on Twitter
  40. EOG Resources is currently not on Twitter
  41. Camden Property Trust is currently not on Twitter
  42. Plante & Moran is currently not on Twitter
  43. Rackspace Hosting on Twitter
  44. NuStar Energy on Twitter
  45. King’s Daughters Medical Center on Twitter
  46. American Fidelity Assurance is currently not on Twitter
  47. DreamWorks Animation on Twitter
  48. Mattel on Twitter
  49. Intuit on Twitter
  50. Burns & McDonnell is currently not on Twitter

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Categories: Business Tips

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