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		<title>Using IT To Add Value &#8211; Even In Challenging Times</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2009/04/29/using-it-to-add-value-even-in-challenging-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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InformationWeek posted this entry:
The Value Of IT Investments survey, by ISACA, a nonprofit association of IT professionals, found that more than 25% of companies are increasing IT investments in 2009. 
What does this tell me?  that 75% of the companies surveyed are not increasing their IT investments.
Maybe it&#8217;s because I breathe IT day in and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shape of Businesses to come&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2009/02/05/the-shape-of-businesses-to-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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No doubt the state of the global economy has many of us contemplating on what the future may be bringing in the near future.  The geek inside me has always been curious on how technology will end up reshaping how business will be conducted.
For the past 20 years or so, the biggest impact of Technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to expect from this bleak outlook on the economy</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2008/12/08/what-to-expect-from-this-bleak-outlook-on-the-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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No matter where you turn, you can&#8217;t escape the depressing mood that has all but permeated all of media.  Blogs, Destination sites, TV, Radio&#8211; even ads have started using &#8220;The Downturn&#8221; to start their segment or its headlines.  For people that are constantly soaking in business news, I can&#8217;t see how there is any bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo &#8211; Jerry Yang&#8217;s Ouster</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2008/11/18/yahoo-jerry-yang-ouster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jerry valued his prized brainchild a little too high initially and is now paying the price for it.  See the posts here and here.  This is a classic case of the endowment effect- it is sad that the passion that Yang had for the company is also the one that is bringing him down from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best current deal on external storage</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2008/11/18/best-current-deal-on-external-storage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon has the LaCie drives here.
Update: Buy.com has it here &#8211; at an even cheaper price.
Check out this post on LaCie&#8217;s site on how to register for your free year of Carbonite.  Not only do you get a great looking external drive, but LaCie is bundling all of their externals with 1 year of Carbonite.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible Sale on Apple products this Black Friday?</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2008/11/13/possible-sale-on-apple-products-this-black-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of speculation on wall street that in order to draw in the yet-to-be-converts this holiday season, the Jobster may finally cave in on his sticky pricing and offer a seldom-heard-of &#8220;Apple Sale&#8221;.  Not only that, it is possible that some new, lower priced products are in the works to accommodate consumers&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you keep track of your business competitors?</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2008/11/11/do-you-keep-track-of-your-business-competitors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a business owner?
If you are, do you know who your competitors are?  What they are doing?  How they are attacking the market?  What your business is doing that is comparatively stronger?  weaker?
If you haven&#8217;t thought about these questions, then perhaps it&#8217;s time for you to start thinking about them.  Running a business isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better hiring strategies?</title>
		<link>http://www.philipwen.com/2008/11/08/better-hiring-strategies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Businessweek ran this article on how to improve the quality of candidates you hire.
While I agree with Geoff hiring the right talent is perhaps the most crucial decisions a manager can make, and that hiring should be based on merit and not charisma, I do not think his strategies will necessarily result in better outcome.  [...]]]></description>
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