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My New Job? FYI to my friends and readers — I recently took over as President of the Aberdeen Group. Thanks for the encouragement and support over the years!  Press release here. Small Business CRM: Freemium?s Just Another Word for Nothin? Left to Choose Interesting article on CRM Buyer by Alex Jefferies based on some recent research we worked on together. CRM and contact management tools centralize all the information a company has on a client and make it easy for coworkers to share knowledge. When a small company decides it’s time to move to a more robust tool, it [...] Working on New Web Analytics Research Working on some web analytics research with Alex Jefferies. In an upcoming Aberdeen web analytics study of over 200 organizations using free or paid web analytics solutions, Webtrends and Omniture featured prominently as a solution providers of choice. These Research Alerts provide insights into key early findings from the study and present vendor-specific highlights drawn from [...] Is the War for Talent Over? The economist suggests that as economic conditions continue to take precedence, the focus on HCM issues will wane: The biggest loser in the struggle for power will be the human resources director. In the past five years HR has been enjoying the greatest power it has ever had. The ?war for talent?, which companies have fought [...] Weight of the World? What do you do when you have the weight of the world on your shoulders?… shrug, of course. Apparently, first editions of Atlas Shrugged are going for $4k.  I grew up with this book…. Thanks mom and dad. Definitely required reading now more than ever. Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 1