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More warnings of crowdfunding fraud

Aug 18, 2016

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in Accounting, Computers and Internet, Crowdfunding

“There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody”. Yesterday GrindTV ran an article about more crowdfunding fraud. Investment without responsible independent financial oversight leads to disaster. That’s why the accounting profession exists. Investors simply need a healthy dose of reality here. The most basic…

Nonprofits and small businesses lack security measures

Aug 15, 2016

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Tony Novak

in Computers and Internet, Data Management, Nonprofit, Security

I started the week by reviewing IRS’s publication about guarding taxpayer data. The publication is meant for tax firms but the concepts apply to all organizations that handle sensitive data. Last week I reviewed an accounting firm’s operations and, for the second time this year, declined to work with a service provider solely on the…

Hubspot digital marketing

Aug 3, 2016

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tonynova

in Accounting, Computers and Internet, Small Business

I think that Hubspot’s digital marketing blog has some great information and I try to read as many as possible. I would say that it is the overall highest quality blogs on this important and evolving topic. If I could only read one source of information on digital marketing, I would choose this one. This morning’s…

The benefits of Kickstarter

Aug 2, 2016

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tonynova

in Computers and Internet, Crowdfunding, Financing

Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick explored the impact of Kickstarter through a large email survey designed to document the impact of Kickstarter crowdfunded projects. Kickstarter has received some bad publicity lately in stories that allege that 1 in 3 of the platform’s backers never receive the benefit promised by successful project sponsors. Since its launch, Kickstarter has…

Social media notification overload

Jul 23, 2016

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tonynova

in Computers and Internet, Small Business, Social Media

Let’s say that you use social media to promote your business brand as most of us do today; let’s say you typically check in these sites a few times a day and – wham, you are smacked with notification overload! You find 57 notifications since you last log on, most of them completely meaningless. Yet there…

Digital Marketing: Week 3 update

Jul 18, 2016

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tonynova

in Computers and Internet, Small Business, Social Media

My unpopular opinion over Starbucks’ weak marketing to the over 50 crowd in week 2 is addressed to my classmates’ satisfaction and so now it’s on to a lesson on the impact of 3D printing. The digital marketing course takes 6-8 hours per week but I am please to be keeping up with it. I…

Security warning about Symantec and Norton antivirus

Jul 7, 2016

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tonynova

in Accounting, Computers and Internet, Security

This week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) have issued a statement that all Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. All client data and accounting systems under…

Comparing Facebook Live vs. Google+ Hangouts On Air

Jul 5, 2016

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tonynova

in Computers and Internet, Small Business

I spent some time this morning attempting to build an argument one way or the other for my future live broadcasting. I was shocked to not see any direct comparison in a third party article. I made some notes myself. It boils down to this, I think: Facebook has the people, the “eyeballs”. Google+ has…

My marketing basics reconsidered

Jun 24, 2016

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tonynova

in Computers and Internet, Small Business, Writing

Three recently observed trends caused me to go back and reevaluate my online and offline marketing strategies. Fortunately the issues refocused for me easily and quickly tonight while I took an evening walk just before dark. This blog post is an effort to get it all recorded before I lose the thoughts. The three adverse…

Fraud in crowdfunding

Jun 22, 2016

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tonynova

in Computers and Internet, Financing, Small Business

“There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody on crowdfunding sites.” I modified this quotation from Adlai Stevenson to fit our modern times. The late statesman who died in 1965 would have no way of knowing the overwhelming challenges we face in dealing with…

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