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		<title>Publishing industry new the massacre was coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While job hunting in 2008 and 2009, I met waves of people displaced from the publishing industry. It was a massacre. Interesting to see that they industry knew it was coming in 1994 but was in denial. P.S. Where the &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/publishing-industry-new-the-massacre-was-coming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=451&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nice quick and very interesting read for those interested in the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model either as a buyers or investors&#8230; SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot // It’s been a little over 4 &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/saas-101-7-simple-lessons-from-inside-hubspot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=442&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NASA and Rackspace Open Up the Cloud &#124; CIOZone.com</title>
		<link>http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/nasa-and-rackspace-open-up-the-cloud-ciozone-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very interesting market play. I&#8217;m speculating that they are betting on &#8220;viral marketing&#8221; to propel them into becoming the 800 pound guerrilla in this domain.  If enough geeks and hacks dive-in, we may be looking at the next Tomcat/Apache&#8230; &#8230; &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/nasa-and-rackspace-open-up-the-cloud-ciozone-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=440&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BPO/IPT Forum: Total Cost of Ownership Strikes Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Process Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing & Shoring(Out/In/Back/Near)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a blast these past two days at the World Business Process Outsourcing/IT Outsourcing Forum (http://www.worldbpoforum.com). I met some fascinating folks that have been on the bleeding edge of outsourcing.  Seems that IT has been on the forefront and &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/bpoipt-forum-total-cost-of-ownership-strikes-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=426&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Out Of Long-Term Unemployment &#124; Glassdoor.com</title>
		<link>http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/breaking-out-of-long-term-unemployment-glassdoor-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s especially difficult when one encounters HR staff and recruiters that are clueless to what happened in 2009. Breaking Out Of Long-Term Unemployment Posted by Yahoo! Hot Jobs • April 22nd, 2010 Long-term unemployment can wreak havoc on a person’s &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/breaking-out-of-long-term-unemployment-glassdoor-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=422&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why VCs Won&#8217;t Sign Your NDA</title>
		<link>http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/why-vcs-wont-sign-your-nda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plain and simple: just don&#8217;t do business with people that you don&#8217;t trust. Once the genie is out of the bottle&#8230; Why VCs Won&#8217;t Sign Your NDA Written by Audrey Watters / May 10, 2010 7:30 PM / 7 Comments &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/why-vcs-wont-sign-your-nda/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=420&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Salesforce buys Jigsaw</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like this move. This acquisition is an interesting and complementary addition to the suite. The sales and marketing department users should be very happy with this move. Salesforce Puts Jigsaw Together Written by Curt Hopkins / May 9, 2010 &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/salesforce-buys-jigsaw/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=418&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Staples seeks bigger role in IT services</title>
		<link>http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/staples-seeks-bigger-role-in-it-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Value of IT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems that Staples is headed to becoming the CDW for small business.  It will be interesting to how CDW responds; if they do. I had a small business; so, whenever I see a small business owner or an entrepreneur, I &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/staples-seeks-bigger-role-in-it-services/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=416&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>13 Reasons You will Never Get a Job &#124; via &#8220;The Job Genius&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/13-reasons-you-will-never-get-a-job-via-the-job-genius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its so easy to ascribe blame to external forces but sometimes it is actually you (me). The author presents 13 points that make for a good self assessment.  Maybe its time to look in the mirror&#8230; 13 Reasons You will &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/13-reasons-you-will-never-get-a-job-via-the-job-genius/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=411&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time to rethink offshoring? &#8211; McKinsey Quarterly (Sept 2008)</title>
		<link>http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/time-to-rethink-offshoring-mckinsey-quarterly-sept-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kolakowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a recent reprint of a &#8220;McKinsey Classic&#8221;.  Every so often, they release a Premium content ($$$) report for free.  I love this one because its short, crisp, and rich with information. A quick read with a lot of &#8230; <a href="http://kolakowj.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/time-to-rethink-offshoring-mckinsey-quarterly-sept-2008/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolakowj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9454145&amp;post=395&amp;subd=kolakowj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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