Things You Should Know About Dreamforce Sponsorship

Dreamforce is by far the biggest expo on cloud computing. It is an event organized by salesforce.com, where a huge community of customers, experts and developers converge. This is one of the biggest events on cloud computing worldwide and is perhaps the best venue for networking with the who’s who of the industry. Although participating as an attendee is an exciting prospect on its own, sponsoring Dreamforce is something that a lot of organizations look forward to. This article will try to highlight some of the advantages, the requirements and answers to a few commonly asked questions about Dreamforce sponsorship.

What is The Need for Sponsoring Dreamforce?

Salesforce has become one of the biggest players in the industry when it comes to cloud computing. Not only is it developing its applications and platform on a regular basis but it is also acquiring some of the major companies in the world as its customers. The latest bigwigs to join the Salesforce bandwagon include Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, among others. All these companies share a common goal when it comes to Salesforce: improved CRM. You not only become a part of this elite club but will also have a number of advantages when you become a Dreamforce sponsor.

Advantages of Becoming a Dreamforce Sponsor

Exposure is probably the biggest advantage you have when you are a Dreamforce sponsor. Last year, there were more than 46,000 attendees representing more than 10,000 companies in the Dreamforce expo. You get to show off your offering and also network with these people who might be potential clients. Also, since most companies from your industry would be present, you can use the platform to establish your organization as one of the leading vendors in your niche.

Although you will need an astute marketing pro to carry this out, many organizations have done this with minimum resources in the past and succeeded too. You can also get CRM tips from other Salesforce users and that data is extremely valuable in today’s market.

Levels of Sponsorship

Dreamforce Sponsorship

It is not easy to get a sponsorship deal for Dreamforce and it is usually done on a first come first serve basis. There are basically 5 levels of sponsorship: platinum, gold, silver, bronze and exhibitor. The amount that you must sponsor will be highest for platinum and lowest for exhibitor class. However, the benefits are also the highest for platinum level sponsors and lowest for exhibitors. But the fact of the matter is that any level of sponsorship is worth the money and you will definitely find that it contributes immensely to the growth of your business.

Author Bio :

Grace is an expert with salesforce.com. Her interests lies primarily in writing and she loves to write about internet technology and marketing. Cirrus Insights provides Google apps for better CRM.

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How to make money online

1. The first step is to stop Goggling things like, "how to make money online." Not because you shouldn't want to make money online, but because the stuff you're going to find by doing that is going to help you lose money online. Sort of like asking a casino owner how to make money in Vegas...
2. Don't pay anyone for simple and proven instructions on how to achieve this goal. In particular, don't pay anyone to teach you how to write or sell manuals or ebooks about how to make money online.
3. Get rich slow.
4. Focus on the scarce resource online: attention. If you try to invent a way to take cheap attention and turn it into cash, you will fail. The attention you want isn't cheap, it's difficult to get via SEO and it rarely scales. Instead, figure out how to earn expensive attention.
5. In addition to attention, focus on trust. Trust is even more scarce than attention.
6. Don't worry so much about the 'online' part. Instead, figure out how to create value. The online part will take care of itself.
7. Don't quit your day job. Start evenings and weekends and figure it out with small failures.
8. Build a public reputation. A good one, and be sure that you deserve it, and that it will hold up to scrutiny.
9. Obsessively specialize. No niche is too small if it's yours.
10. Connect the disconnected.
11. Lead.
12. Build an online legacy that increases in value daily.
13. Make money offline. If you can figure out how to create value face to face, it's a lot easier to figure out how to do the same digitally. The web isn't magic, it's merely efficient.
14. Become the best in the world at something that people value. Easier said than done, worth more than you might think.
15. Hang out with people who aren't looking for shortcuts. Learn from them.
16. Fail. Fail often and fail cheaply. This is the very best gift the web has given to people who want to bootstrap their way into a new business.
17. Make money in the small and then relentlessly scale.
18. Don't chase yesterday's online fad.
19. Think big, act with intention and don't get bogged down in personalities. If it's not on your agenda, why are you wasting time on it?
20. Learn. Ceaselessly. Learn to code, to write persuasively, to understand new technologies, to bring out the best in your team, to find underused resources and to spot patterns.
21. This is not a zero sum game. The more you add to your community, the bigger your piece gets.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II now selling on Vodafone

The Samsung Galaxy Note II released on Monday, and right about now, it is out on Vodafone’s mart. The Galaxy Note is also available on Crimson Mobile Operator. You can pick the Samsung Galaxy Note II for free on £41 and £34 charging plan respectively, you will have to subscribe to a £47 per month Vodafone contract.
The contract covers unlimited texts, minutes and a 2 GB monthly data.
If you feel the two year contract will not be good for you, Samsung is offering the SIM free Samsung Galaxy Note II at the rate of £549.95.
The device a somehow expensive, but the features packaged there in is worthy of investing on, the Galaxy Note II comes with a giant 5.5 inches super AMOLED screen, along with a stylus for onscreen note taking and doodling. The device is powered by a quad core 1.6 GHz processor, empowered with a 3,100mAh battery, and running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The rear facing primary camera is 8 MP with 1080p HD video.
Orange and T-Mobile will make the Samsung Galaxy Note II available starting from October 15, and is provided for upgrade to the EE’s 4G network around October 30.

Lets take a few steps into the full specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note II

The 5.5 inches super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen on the Samsung Galaxy Note II has a 16M colors with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels that has pixel density ~267 ppi protected with the Corning Gorilla Glass with TouchWiz UI.
The resolution of the 8MP rear facing primary camera of the Samsung Galaxy Note II is 3264 x 2448 pixels, and the camera features, autofocus, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, shooting video at 1080p@30fps. The device also has a 1.9 MP front facing secondary camera for video chat.
The chipset on the Samsung Galaxy Note II is an Exynos4412 quad that runs a 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9 processor along with a Mali-400MP GPU. The Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Operating system runs the programs on the Samsung Galaxy Note II.
Accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass and barometer are the sensors packaged on the Samsung Galaxy Note II.
The device came with three internal memory option, 16, 32 and 64 GB option with a RAM of 2GB as well as a microSD card slot for storage extension up to 64 GB.

The network and connectivity features on the Samsung Galaxy Note II includes; 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, 4G LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 – N7105, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR, NFC, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support, GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS. 


The Samsung Galaxy Note II device has a touch sensitive control and Samsung also added the S Pen stylus.
The battery that powers the Samsung Galaxy Note II device is standard Li-Ion 3100mAh that boasts of standby time up to 980 hours on 2G, 890 hours on 3G, and talk time of 35 hours on 2G and 16 hours on 3G.
The weight of the Samsung Galaxy Note II device is 183g with a body dimension of 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
Other features on the device includes; thread view SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS, HTML 5 browser, Java via Java MIDP emulator, SNS integration, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Dropbox (50 GB storage), TV-out (via MHL A/V link, MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player.
More features on the Samsung Galaxy Note II device includes; Organizer, Image/video editor, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration, Voice memo/dial/commands, Predictive text input (Swype)
The sound department of the Samsung Galaxy Note II is empowered with 3.5mm jack and a loudspeaker.

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Tips For Speeding Up an Old PC

It’s so easy to feel frustrated with your 2-year old computer. With the latest whizz-bang gadgets coming out every month, your trusty desktop can seem like it is an old classic. The sleeker models with all the upgrades can make your computer unit feel like it is truck beside a sports car.  But, don’t throw it out just yet. There are so many things that you can do to make it perform like it is new.

Here are a few things that can help you do that:

Get Space

Everyone needs space, even your computer. We end up with more than a few bytes of photos, music, movies and programs in this digital world. All this data takes time to read and process. These precious milliseconds add up and can make simply booting up your computer and surfing on the net feel like an eternity.
There are 3 things you can do to solve the space issue. First, clean-up your hard disk. Delete temporary internet files, empty your recycle bin and uninstall programs that you rarely use. If you still have a lack of space, transfer your files to an external drive. This way your computer does not always have to process it when you boot up. If all fails, consider replacing your current hard disk with a solid-state HD. Without any moving parts, the speed of processing and writing files takes less time. It’ll make downloading and processing files faster.

Add RAM 

You do not need to replace your computer to get a faster unit. Look into buying and installing a higher RAM card. The difference can be quite exponential between a 2 gig and a 4 gig RAM card.  You’ll be able to play better games and run memory heavy programs smoother. If you are into watching high definition movies or playing games that are heavy on graphics, consider buying a better video card. This way you can get the extra memory to keep your computer from lagging.

Reinstall Your OS

If none of the above is working for you, consider “renewing” your computer by reinstalling your operating system. It can be quite tedious to do, but will be worth the effort. Reinstalling your OS will help you remove malware and other programs that slow down your computer. You can also start fresh by choosing the right programs and file management protocols to keep your computer zipping along smoothly.

The Bottom Line:

Don’t just be consumers; instead, think of yourself as a “tuner”. Consider modifying and upgrading components of your computer before you head out and buy cheap desktops. It’ll save you a lot of money, and, most of all, can be quite fun to do.

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Apple announces sales of iPad mini, fourth-gen iPad reach 3M

Sales of the new iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad reached 3 million total units over their launch weekend, Apple announced on Monday.

Unlike the third-generation iPad launch earlier this year, Apple just sold Wi-Fi-only models of its latest iPads, and none with cellular connectivity. The company said this weekend's sales doubled the 1.5 million Wi-Fi-only third-generation iPads sold at launch earlier this year.

Models of the new fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini with cellular connectivity are set to ship in "a few weeks." Apple did not detail separate sales figures for the iPad or iPad mini, but noted that sales of the iPad mini exceeded initial supply.

"Customers around the world love the new iPad mini and fourth generation iPad," said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We set a new launch weekend record and practically sold out of iPad minis. We're working hard to build more quickly to meet the incredible demand."

The company also said that while many iPad mini preorders shipped to customers, some are scheduled to be shipped later this month.

The iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad debuted in 34 countries last Friday, including the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and the UK, and will be available in many more countries later this year, including mainland China.

One report from last week estimated that Apple shipped 850,000 iPad mini units for the first week of sales. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said that the iPad mini was in short supply, as Apple allegedly manufactured about 950000 units prior to launch.

Apple's online store quickly sold out of all models of the iPad mini. The company's most popular model over the launch weekend was the 16-gigabyte white and silver model.

In addition to direct sales through Apple, the new iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad are also available through AppleInsider sponsor MacMall by calling 888-338-6102.

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