Independent Analysis: AI, SaaS, and Revenue Growth Strategy

Good news! I was featured in a news item in the Capitol Communicator  Feb 21st 2012. Shashi Bellamkonda of Network Solutions is one of the 2012 honorees  in the Washington Business Journal’s 5th Annual Minority Business Leader Awards. Presentation of the awards, which honor the entrepreneurial drive, creativity and success of the honorees, will take place Friday, March 16, at The Capital Hilton Continue reading the article at Capitol Communicator 

[ View the story "Carie Lewis Presentation at #FredNMT" on Storify ] #FredNMT @cariegrls Carie Lewis presenting "Why I Don't Like You: Measuring success in Social Media".

#FredNMT Amanda Changuris , a photo by ShashiBellamkonda on Flickr. #FredNMT Amanda Changuris Details of the conference : Frederick Chamber Website Top Takeaways: Always respond to both positive and negative feedback  Offer a solution immediately  Take the conversation offline if necessary  Great point - Assume positive intent when getting feedback on social media Have a good comment policy on your Facebook Page "info" page. Set limits if warranted. In my opinion Frederick Memorial Hospital is a great example of proper use of social media tools for communication. Check the Frederick Memorial Hospital Facebook page .

If you have not watched Ramon Ray in action at the Small Business Summit you are missing on a great experience. On March 6th around 500 small business will gather in NYC and learn from experts, sharing stories and gaining new ideas to help grow their business. Ramon Ray and Marian Banker . March 6th - 8:00 - 5:00 p.m., Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St., New York City. The conference early bird rate is $149 and ends on Feb 25th 2012. Register here  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2584339830 For more details go to the SmallBizTech Summit website for updates and the latest agenda. See the  conversation on Twitter: #smallbizsummit  and the Summit Facebook page is at   http://www.facebook.com/smallbizsummit

The Internet Society is a global organization that seeks to maintain a free and open internet - www.isoc.org and is having two interesting events. I. Social Media and Freedom, Promoting Democracy in the Middle East Wednesday, February 22, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM (ET) Discussion Leaders: Davin Hutchins – Managing Editor, Middle East Voices at Voice of America Sherif Mansour - Senior Program Officer, Freedom House Sirwan Kajjo – Syrian human rights activist and journalist Where: Busboys and Poets 2021 14th Street, NW Washington, DC Register here :  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2926919495 II.  Connecting Everyone! Mesh Networks, Public Internet and the Drive Towards Universal Access Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM (ET) Panelists: Bob Frankston – Frankston.com Bob Frankston is the co-creator with Dan Bricklin of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program and the co-founder of Software Arts, the company that developed it. Brough Turner –...

I just had to tell you about this fun website from Motley Fool for Valentine's Day . On  http://www.foolvalentines.com/  you can check out the "investing pickup line generator", and "investing valentines"  and share them with your friends. The campaign is by one of my students who is the Social Media Maven at The Motley Fool Katrina Chan. Check it out and let me know what you think ? Fun Valentine’s Day Campaign From The Motley Fool View more presentations from Shashi Bellamkonda

I will be on Deborah Shane's Radio show tomorrow at noon. We will discuss Social Media and small Business. Hope you can tune in Show Information Guest: Shashi Bellamkonda Date: 2/13, Noon est Show Call In Number: 347-215-9599 , Show URL:  www.blogtalkradio.com/ deborahshane   Learn ore about Deborah from these sites :  http://www.deborahshane.com http://www.twitter.com/deborahshane http://www.facebook.com/deborah.shane

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First  time the Super Bowl has been played in Indiana.  Indianapolis is the northernmost city in the United States to host the Super Bowl since Detroit hosted Super Bowl XL in 2006.  Super Bowl XLVI: Giants vs. Patriots Giants : New York City  New England Patriots :Boston Indianapolis Population ( List of Most Populous Cities) Rank 1. The population of New York in 2010 was 8,175,133. Rank 22.  The population of Boston in 2010 was 617,594. The Patriots actually play in suburban Foxborough, Mass., which had a 2010 Census population of 16,865. Rank 12. The population of Indianapolis in 2010 was 820,445. Commute Time 38.7 minutes 28.4 minutes 22.2 minutes Population holding bachelor's degree or higher 33.4% 44.3% 26.7% Residents who spoke a language other than English at home 49.2% 35.5% 12.7% ...

#wholeheart2012 another place to go to , a photo by ShashiBellamkonda on Flickr.

Announcement from Frank Gruber of Techcocktail DC based Tech Cocktail is currently in a friendly but fierce battle vs. Seattle-based Startup Weekend to see who can get the most startups to sign up as Startup America members. If you are an entrepreneur or run a startup, or know other entrepreneurs starting a company please have them become Startup America members using this link -  http://ar.gy/techcocktail   You can keep tabs on the TC vs. SW leaderboard here (TC is currently up 58 to 40 but that could change so we need your help spreading the word) -  http://www. startupamericapartnership.org/ master-challenge/cocktail- stars We appreciate your support and in doing so you help startups get access to the free resources provided by Startup America. - with Jen Consalvo and Glen Hellman at Tech Cocktail.