Category Archives: business

Businesses That Aren’t Using Mobile? Sad But True

Posted on May 8, 2013 by glenn

I stumbled onto some research findings recently and what got my attention was not the headline, but rather, what the headline didn’t say. The pitch was that according to a study, 66% of small business use mobile technology (smartphones, tablets) … Continue reading →

Posted in business, mobile, research |

Recent GeoTech News / Magazines from Spatial Media

Posted on May 7, 2013 by glenn

Here’s a reminder from yours truly that GISuser is owned and operated by Spatial Media, our parent company. Our team of professionals churn out several online portals, print magazines, e-newsletters, daily news updates and features, and much more. Be sure … Continue reading →

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Biz Tip – AEC Firms Lose an Average 100K a Year

Posted on April 30, 2013 by glenn

A little financial advice from an industry insider to help in these tough times… June Jewell, a CPA and owner of Acuity Business Solutions consulting (and author of author of “Find the Lost Dollars: 6 Steps to Increase Profits in … Continue reading →

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Canada Post Suing Over the use of the Postal Code

Posted on April 26, 2013 by glenn

An interesting issue is unfolding in Canada and quite frankly its darned amazing! This coming from the owner of the website geocoder.ca who has been named as a defendant in a an ongoing legal action from Canada Post (aka. The … Continue reading →

Posted in business, Canada |

2013 GIS / GeoTech Salary Survey

Posted on April 11, 2013 by glenn

The salary survey is always an interesting and popular topic. And so, here’s a fast, simple survey meant for GIS / Geotech industry professionals in an effort to get a glimpse at recent salary trends – no personal information at … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles, Vancouver, Honolulu Most Congested Cities in North America says TomTom

Posted on April 5, 2013 by glenn

No huge surprise here I guess as TomTom has found in their recent research findings that L.A, Vancouver, Honolulu, San Fran, and Seattle top out the list of the most congested cities in North America – if you wonder what … Continue reading →

Posted in business |

Tuesday update and new stuff…

Posted on April 2, 2013 by glenn

Hopefully you had a nice Easter week-end and enjoyed some awesome Spring weather in your part of the World – I know we had killer weather here in the PacNW finally! A quick reminder that this morning (April 2 at … Continue reading →

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10 Ways Browsing PR Releases Can Land You a Job

Posted on March 27, 2013 by glenn

How can a press release land you a sweet job or consulting gig? When you see a PR / press release you may simply be thinking to yourself, “oh, another news announcement”… whatever! But have you ever considered that a … Continue reading →

Posted in business, employment, job |

JOMONOLA Bicycle Tour Looks to Help Rebuild Joplin, MO

Posted on March 22, 2013 by glenn

This awesome story comes from Jerrod Hogan, a Land Surveyor in Joplin, MO and the co-founder and un-paid exec director of a nonprofit called Rebuild Joplin. Hogan shared his story with Marc Cheves of American Surveyor Magazine and described as … Continue reading →

Posted in business, conservation, environment |

Another 5 Things on Friday…

Posted on March 18, 2013 by glenn

Well, another Friday came and went and with it came another installment of 5 Things on Friday. In this latest edition I shared details of the latest device from Samsung, data from the OpenOakland OpenGov resource, some tips on story … Continue reading →

Posted in 5things, business |

Twelve Not-So-Obvious Tips to Help Small Business Owners Prosper

Posted on March 11, 2013 by glenn

Here’s something for the night table and a little late night reading… Starting a small business is hard work. Joseph Callaway has been there, and he shares twelve unexpected tactics—all centered on putting clients first—that will help your company to … Continue reading →

Posted in books, business |

The Arizona State University GIS Lab

Posted on March 7, 2013 by glenn

A good place to get a sense of where the geographic information system (GIS) field is headed is Lattie F. Coor Hall at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. That’s the home of the 30-credit-hour Masters of Advanced Study in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, business, education |