Category Archives: Business

Interview with Zaid Zawaideh – the co-founder of Sandglaz

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Zaid ZawaidehLast week I wrote about Sandglaz – a great tool to manage your tasks. And because it fitted my needs so good, I thought why not talk to its authors? I guess it’s always nice to hear that someone there in the world likes what you did. Besides that, I was also curious how and why they created it, what was their goal.

And that’s exactly what I did. I contacted Zaid, who turned out to be a really nice guy, started talking to him and to my surprise – I suddenly had a small interview! And that’s what I’m posting today. If you read about Sandglaz last week and liked it, perhaps you’d be interested what its author says about it.

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Jason Fried on speaking to customers

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Do you have the impression, that all companies use the same template to communicate with you? I mean it’s not even that their language is similar – some phrases or even sentences are sometimes exactly the same! But you rarely even read their emails, cause they’re boring, tiring or even painful, right?

The thing is that you’re not treated like a human being. Companies tend to create a distance them and their customers. Ok, being polite, formal and professional is one thing, but it’s not obligatory in all situations. Writing good copy isn’t easy, but avoiding common “traps” in business writing might be even more difficult.

That’s why I’d like to recommend you two articles by Jason Fried from 37signals on this topic:

These are two great articles on choosing the language to communicate with your customers. And I actually don’t have anything to add here – I completely agree with what Jason states there ;) Enjoy!

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Exploring CeBIT for small and midsized businesses

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CeBITMore than 4200 companies from over 70 countries, 339,000 visitors from 90 countries, 5000 journalists, 45 hours of tradeshow exhibits, and 20 open halls – that was CeBIT 2011! Soon Hannover will be gearing up for the 2012 mega-event. The Hannover trade area can certainly handle the crowds. It’s pretty impressive – a city within a city, with its own bus lines, railway station, catering service and hard-to-find hotel rooms, especially during CeBIT. It’s so big and so important that many companies time their product launches and special offers specifically for CeBIT. The question is: can small and midsized businesses get noticed alongside giants like Google, IBM, Comarch, Kaspersky and Microsoft?

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PayLane’s going to Internet World 2011

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Internet WorldThis time we’re heading north to London for Europe’s leading event for digital marketers and online businesses. May 12-13th, our power team will join over 300 solution providers and 12,000 visitors at Internet World at Earls Court, UK. It’s going to be huge – 5 shows in one. And although they’ll be focused on the PayLane mission, they’ll be looking forward to meeting with every partner and client that requests it. So if you’re also on the road to Internet World, or just in the area, swing by and meet the team! If you need help finding us, or would like to reserve a special slot, contact Sales Executive Dominika Buszka (+48 664 967 820) or Managing Director Karol Zielinski (+48 664 967 819).

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Sony PSN hacked – are credit card numbers for sale?

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PlaystationEver wanted to buy some credit card numbers? Actually, you may now have a chance. If you’re into video games, you might have heard that Sony’s PSN was hacked and personal data of 77 millions customers was stolen.

As for now, we knew that hackers got logins, passwords, addresses, birth dates and so on. It was unknown whether they also got credit card numbers, transaction history etc. But now it seems that 2.2 million credit card numbers (including their CVV2!) are for sale!

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