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US Mission, part 3: Visiting Facebook and Google

by Peter Horsten on October 20, 2012

US Mission Gadgets 250px US Mission, part 3: Visiting Facebook and GoogleWhen thinking about Silicon Valley we all think about companies like Google and Facebook. Therefore, it was really great we were able to visit them. As I wrote before the first Silicon Valley impressions were a bit mixed. The living and commuting conditions are not as great as I would expect. The work environment on the other hand is very inspiring. Today’s company visits combined with a private visit to Palo Alto should provide a more in-depth experience of the Silicon Valley climate. And they did! [Read more...]

US Mission, part 2: First Silicon Valley impressions

October 18, 2012

When preparing for the US Economic Mission it was hard to expect what would really happen. Of course I was very excited, and as I mentioned before, a bit nervous as well. The first days in Silicon Valley were pretty amazing. Tired because of traveling and a very short first night we immediately did awesome [...]

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Can Microsoft regain its leading position with Windows 8?

October 16, 2012
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According to Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Microsoft is not among the top four leading tech companies. These are Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google. That’s what we can learn from last week’s interview by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, For sure these are great companies, providing wonderful solutions, but I honestly believe we can just talk about a top [...]

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Is Google just looking for content to earn more?

June 17, 2010

A debate titled: The freedom perspective of digital media with William Echikson, Communications Director of Google EMEA seemed promising. It doesn’t happen everyday you can hear the future Google plans directly from one of the leaders. It turned out differently. After the debate you could leave the room rather disoriented. Is Google really just looking for [...]

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Whether or not to use social media is no longer a question

February 16, 2010

A recent study carried out by Manpower Poland shows that 60% of Polish businesses don’t feel the need to use social media (in Polish only). This result isn´t applicable to Poland alone. Recent research shows that in the US about 50% of the marketeers is using social media. In Europe this is about 34% In general a [...]

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How to manage a high page rank in Google

December 29, 2007

Please tell me how to reach a high page rank! Make that my website ranks first in Google. Recently, this has become a topical question. Google rankings seem to be more important than ever before. But why? Is a high Google page rank really needed? In my opinion this just depends on your business line.

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