Monthly Archives: November 2010

Team FohBoh; A Truly Amazing Group

This is about pride and gratitude. I am convinced that it truly does take a team-nation to do anything really well. Whether it’s developing a restaurant, a new product, a service or developing a new social media platform, it’s the … Continue reading

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Continuing Your Education Online

Yes, online education is a big opportunity. K through 12 is about a $500 million opportunity in the U.S. alone. Add adult education, vocational training, certificate programs, executive certificates even traffic school, it’s big and getting bigger. So, why not … Continue reading

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FOHBOH 3.0 is here

When FohBoh was founded in late 2007, the social web was new and FohBoh was the first of its kind online community devoted to professionals in the foodservice industry.  In three short years we have grown to more than 40,000 … Continue reading

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Corporate Social Media Policy

Corporate Social Media Policy More and more enterprise-grade social networks are coming online. With this, should come rules and guidance. Here are ten common sense rules for developing your corporate social network social media policy: 1. The CEO must opt-in. … Continue reading

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Now That @TigerWoods is Validated and My Savings Rate Can Go Up are We Done Yet?

Whether you know it or not two major events occurred today that represent a true step forward (at least in my own mind)  in the evolution of the Internet (Michael made me capitalize it) as a truly valuable medium occurred … Continue reading

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The New Conversation Economy and Who is Online

This is an incredibly interesting concept: an economy fueled by dialog, by the crowd, via the Internet. We are using social networking platforms as the communications channel of choice. It’s an amazing shift in human behavior that is real-time, all … Continue reading

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15 days = 360 Hours

We delayed the release of FohBoh 3.0 until December 1st. There are just too many small yet important details that we want to get right. This is a major release while at the same time, announcing that FohBoh has evolved … Continue reading

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Must Attend Restaurant Industry Conferences

I have been attending foodservice indusy trade shows and conferences for decades. However, it’s really only been the past few years that I have narrowed the list to what really works, for me and my company. It’s all about return … Continue reading

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Software Product Development

When is there enough product features to go to market? Feature creep is a real problem, when creative people are involved. Don’t get me wrong, innovation is key. But, when do you stop inventing and freeze a version? FOHBuzz is … Continue reading

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Managing Vendor Relationships

We value our partnerships and covet our clients and members. But, sometimes we drive each other crazy and perhaps to drink-even on the job. Today, is one of those days.

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