June 18th, 2009
One of the most spectacular things about the web, mobile technology and social media is the global reach and impact that it has. Right now in Iran, with the recent election uproar, the most precious commodity the Iranian people currently have is information. We take for granted our freedom of speech—the freedom to engage and the freedom to connect. It is ironic that I’m still trying to help customers, current and potential, understand the importance of connecting (something which many still look upon with trepidation). Yet for millions of people around the world, the struggle and difficulty to find a way to be heard makes this most basic right nearly impossible.
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December 31st, 2008
As one year inches towards the end and evolves into the beginning of another, many look back upon the year that has passed. So many exciting things took place in 2008. Many of them ground breaking all around the world. The US election was for the world—certainly one of many ground breaking opportunities to watch change take place in the United States.
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November 10th, 2008
With the historic American election now completed and the world’s celebration of that change now in place, it is a new day.
A new day for everyone to review how they are going to move forward and make the kind of changes that incorporate new technologies, new ways to communicate, bring new ideas to the forefront and act upon them, engage others to take the initiative to make change, share how we can all work together to make the change that will dictate how we can live better lives than we did before.
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