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On LinkedIn and Privacy

On my personal Twitter, I’ll follow just about anyone and let most people follow me. Twitter is about common interest. On my Facebook profile I’m a little more cautious a

By Casey Ellis · 23 Jan 2011
Building

Skype Outage and Lessons on Bcp

As I post this, Skype is still down globally. There’s little doubt that Skype is the largest player in the VOIP and Internet chat communications market globally – 6.8 bil

By Casey Ellis · 09 Dec 2010
Building

6 Tips for Getting Paid on Time

One of the most difficult things any business owner faces is that murky and usually somewhat awkward period between invoicing and payment. I hear it all the time, particu

By Casey Ellis · 11 Oct 2010
Building

Outsourcing — When to Remove Yourself from Your Own Life

This is an interesting way of looking at it… I’ll use hypothetical numbers for the illustration. This post is aimed at those thinking in terms of work or business, but

By Casey Ellis · 20 Mar 2010
leadership

Keeping the Lights On

I’ve had moments over the past months, just like most other people I know, where I’ve “looked down” (i.e. think of the scene in Shrek where they are crossing the bridge a

By Casey Ellis · 27 Jan 2010
Security

More on Skimming in Australia – Now an Official Epidemic

It turns out that a large percentage of recent fraud is being traced back to a single type of PIN pad: the Ingenico PX328. Here’s a piccy for you all… ![](http://iamtal

By Casey Ellis · 21 Jan 2010
Security

What Are You Really Sharing

I’ve noticed a lot of people putting up quizzes on Facebook lately, I did one of my own as well (although I can’t seem to find it now…). I got to thinking the kind of inf

By Casey Ellis · 17 Jan 2010