Archive for February, 2009
Brosix Saves On The Bottom Line
Brosix many features are often thought of as being geared toward your convenience, but the truth is that they are good for your bottom line as much as it is for your time line. Let’s take a look at some of the ways Brosix can help save you money: Online file sharing service- 9.99 to [...]
How is IM Used in the Workplace?
The heavy use of instant messaging both in the workplace and at home made me think about if there have been any studies done about how IM programs are used in the workplace. I came across this great study: A study entitled “The Character, Functions, and Styles of Instant Messaging in the Workplace” by [...]
Control and Customization
Control Companies often monitor email usage, yet block other services because they feel like they can not monitor or control their employees. I personally would hope that you can trust your employees to, more often than not, do the right thing and focus on their work rather than random internet usage. If you feel that [...]
Instant Messaging: Should you get Clients Involved?
As of late, more and more companies are letting employees instant message one another as a way of increasing efficiency and decreasing downtime. While this is a great tool for inter-office communication, some people want to take this further. What do they want to do? Instead of only instant messaging co-workers they want to bring [...]
Instant Messaging Can Waste Time
A lot of people – bosses, IT departments – are concerned about potential time wasters on the internet. This, of course, leads to the blocking of websites, social networks, and Instant Messaging clients from many workplaces. The truth is that all of these can – and do – waste time. The other essential truth is [...]
Freelance Community Begins to Take Note of Brosix
Earlier today Brosix was mentioned on a blog for freelance professionals, more specifically writers. The ability to communicate with clients in a real time manner is being touted as a professional edge in bidding. “Maybe your edge is stylistic, maybe it’s a reputation for being a problem solver, or maybe its client communication. Don’t discount [...]
Brosix Support
One of the many great features for Brosix is the amount of support you will receive if you use us for your enterprise messaging needs. We host your network which takes out the guess work of installation and maintenance, which is obviously a good thing. The other great part of using Brosix is that the [...]
IM doesn’t have to Take Over
I don’t want to let employees use instant messaging because it will take over all communication methods. This is a common sentiment echoed by higher ups and company owners all over the world. But who ever said that instant messaging has to take over? There are ways to use this communication tool in correspondence with [...]
The meaning of ‘instant’ messaging
The reason why I like instant messaging programs like Brosix is because they are, as the name says, instant. If you see that someone on your buddy list is online, then you know they are available to talk to you. In most cases, your buddy is sitting right at their computer, and they will be [...]
Reasons Why Your Boss Does Not Want IM’s How to Handle Those Objections
Inevitably when an employee comes up with a good idea management is in no hurry to implement it you can see the benefits clear as day and keeping good communications with your clients means better responsiveness and more sales. Instant communications with other employees means you have information and you can respond more quickly due [...]
