Gen Y Jen

Thoughts on business, technology, web 2.0 & life from a late 20-something

Word of the Day: Holistic

Posted on March 31, 2008 - Filed Under Word_of_the_Day | Leave a Comment

I am happy to introduce a new feature at Millennial Garden– Words of the Day.  The Words of the Day section will provide definitions of words that may help you in the business world.  Sometimes, we will have stories that correlate with the words.
Today’s word is holistic.  ho·lis·tic play_w(”H0240200″)   (h-lstk) adj.
Emphasis on the importance of the […]

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New Business Tool- Photoshop on the Web

Posted on March 27, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment

As a Marketing Communications professional, I use Photoshop every day.  I was lucky enough to become highly proficient in Photoshop during college.  As a result, I know how to use a great tool efficiently.  Photoshop is expensive software so some businesses may be reluctant to purchase it for their employees. 
Photoshop has officially launched a light version of […]

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Web Trend Watch: Twitter

Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment

Are you twittering?  Twitter is an example of web 2.0 at its finest.  To twitter, means that a person submits or reads updates from their own or other people’s twitter accounts.  A single Twitter message allows an authors to send tiny updates, up to 140 characters, through web or SMS applications.   Fostering social interaction, users can subscribe or “follow” updates through […]

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Good Managing Requires Clear, Concise, and Frequent Communications

Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment

Do not think that just because your professional title omits the word “manager,” that you are not managing.   If your job deals with projects, tasks, or deadlines, you may be a project manager.  Even if you are not managing the project from the top level, there are many things to manage including collecting and verifying data, and getting […]

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Due Monday: Voter Registration or Party Affiliation Changes

Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment

While it is best not to talk about your political affiliations in the work place, it is still important to vote.  If you are a Pennsylvania resident, you must register by tomorrow to vote in the State primary.  If you plan to change your political affiliation to vote in the primaries, do so by tomorrow.  […]

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Web Trends: No Partial Feed Button

Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Business | 2 Comments

 Dear Partial Feed Blog Owners,
Please consider changing back to full RSS feeds on your website.  While I was once a loyal visitor, now that I can only read partial feeds, I no longer subscribe to your site. 
When your site had full feeds, I often clicked links on the articles to visit your site.  Now that […]

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First Podcast Interview

Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Business | 1 Comment

While normally I am ahead of most web trends, I am not a podcaster.  That changed today because I was interviewed for my first podcast by the eMarketing Leadership Center run by eBizITPA. 
eBizITPA is a technology group based in Erie that helps companies apply eBusiness technologies to their current business models.  Stay tuned– I will […]

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New RSS Trend: Partial Feeds

Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Business | 3 Comments

The latest RSS and feed trend is to change full feeds to partial feeds.  I am here to tell you that as a frequent blog reader and blogging expert, this trend infuriates me.  I subscribe to hundreds of feeds.  I am a very busy professional and I use Google Reader to quickly review frequently updated […]

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Friday Inspiration

Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Quotes | Leave a Comment

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Confucius

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