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Installing Oracle r12: Windows Server 2003
The laptop I purchased gave me some trouble. Most likely because it is substantially newer than the release of Windows Server 2003.
Gateway NV5214u
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Installing Oracle r12: The Beginning
Many of my potential clients are looking for consultants that have experience implementing Oracle r12, and therefore I decided to install Oracle r12 to learn all of its new features. I will have to buy a PC, download Oracle and Windows Server 2003, and install them both. Then, who knows what I will need to learn to start using Oracle r12. This task is daunting, but I know I will learn a lot!
I will be using this website as my guide.
More Social Media Questions
I found another post on LinkedIn about social media. This time it was someone expressing that the ROI is very low, from what I could tell. Here is what I had to say.
The cost of investing in social media is $0 for the tool, and whatever time you want to spend using it. The problem from my viewpoint is that companies or people who try to leverage social media do it incorrectly. Partly, this is because the people and companies who use these tools to market their products and services do not understand social media, have not grown up using social media, or will not hire young talent that lives and breathes social media.
Social media should be seen as an interactive method of communication. Another point of contact. It must be treated as such: professional and something that cannot be ignored. It will become part of your brand image; keep professionalism in mind. If communication that comes from these tools is ignored, the customer will see it just as you ignoring their phone call.
Social media is VERY CHEAP to implement, and very powerful if used correctly.
Here is the original post:
Social Media
This question was presented on a LinkedIn group that I subscribe to:
60% of Gen Y’ers think social media is discouraged in the workplace, yet 87% think leveraging social media can grow a brand and business according to recent Brill Street study. What’s your experience?
As a young adult who embraces social media, I believe that I have a valuable opinion on this matter. Here was my response:
Most legacy media companies have yet to create an effective web presence/brand, or embrace the power of the internet, let alone create an effective social media presence. It seems like the management of said companies has remained stuck in old business models that are failing on a daily basis.
With that said, I do not believe the majority of Fortune 500 companies are correctly embracing the power, versatility, or cost effectiveness of social medial. Here are some examples:
CTA Fare Beeps, Devices, and Processes
I just read an article in the Chicago Tribune about the different types of beeps CTA fare boxes make on buses. After reading it, I could not stop thinking about the decision making process the CTA used when designing the form and functionality behind the fare boxes, Chicago Card readers, and fare acceptance process.
If I were designing the bus fare system and process I would have done the following:
ED HAYES 