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Citizens of this fine state are getting a glimpse into how far behind state government has fallen in upgrading technology. Minnesota asks industry to lend it some free 'geeks', free? 

I would hope that the big shops and consulting firms in town are willing to help out but they would be making a significant contribution:

The senior professionals being sought often are billed to clients at rates ranging from $150 to $250 an hour, said one information technology vendor that has looked at the program.

"That'll separate the men from the boys, certainly," said another vendor, Richard Winkelmann of CA International, a New York-based IT firm.

Winkelmann attended a meeting with state officials last week about the loan program and called it "an exciting opportunity to put someone at the table with the chief information officer to help set strategy for the state of Minnesota." But he said it's been a tough sell to his corporate bosses.

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Citizens of this fine state are getting a glimpse into how far behind state government has fallen in upgrading technology. Minnesota asks industry to lend it some free 'geeks', free? 

I would hope that the big shops and consulting firms in town are willing to help out but they would be making a significant contribution:

The senior professionals being sought often are billed to clients at rates ranging from $150 to $250 an hour, said one information technology vendor that has looked at the program.

"That'll separate the men from the boys, certainly," said another vendor, Richard Winkelmann of CA International, a New York-based IT firm.

Winkelmann attended a meeting with state officials last week about the loan program and called it "an exciting opportunity to put someone at the table with the chief information officer to help set strategy for the state of Minnesota." But he said it's been a tough sell to his corporate bosses.

Blog Swap Begins

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned in a post that Zoe and Gretchen from JobSyntax and Jason from Recruting.com had an idea for a blog swap. The idea took off and there are 30+ bloggers who will be guest writing an entry on another’s blog over the next eight weeks.

You can see the participants by clicking the Blog Swap. I know, for as much as one can after reading their material for many months, most on the list. I have met some new friends and their blogs. While everyone in the swap is very talented I am very happy with my “draw” of guests.

My guest for this week is Dennis Smith and he is a Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition for T-Mobile USA. Here is a link to his blog, www.careerbuilderblog.com. I will be posting his entry Wednesday afternoon. He always has great information and I feel a little challenged to step up my game or to at least link to him more often. I am having a tough time with my entry on Recruiting Animal.

The Canadian Headhunter, or CH, is a funny dude with some sarcasm and is not afraid to call people out. I am not nearly so bold and I do not want to disappoint him. Not sure what to comment on yet. So far the only things that come to mind are hockey, miles of open border, it’s colder there than here, and Canada Day (the former Dominion Day) is also my birthday. See? Nothing overly exciting so far. Maybe I should have a couple of Molson’s first…

New Blogs

Thank you for reading and linking to Diogenes Corner.  I've moved on to new properties.

All content and new posts have been moved to :

StlRecruiting.com (A blog on recruiting in St Louis)
Durbin Media Group (an interactive marketing firm)
Brandstorming (Durbin Media Group blog)

other blogs:
CSH Consulting
DurbinMedia Blogspot (filler)
BNI Westport

Hugh Hewitt's Blog

Just finished reading Hugh Hewitt's BLOG book. It was chock full of goodies, and a good primer for people completely unfamiliar with, or only vaguely aware of the blogosphere.

Triumphalism aside, the book has a solid piece of advice. Get involved in blogging while you can still have an impact. I've had tremendous difficulty convincing people that the blogosphere is the next big thing, much less the equivalent of the Gutenberg Press.

After four years of pitching the idea of blogs and the power of their networks, the only people who get it are the ones who started blogging themselves. Maybe that's the key - blogs aren't for everyone - but a self-selecting tool of evolution, as we decide who we want to be based on with whom we wish to associate our hopes and dreams.

Faith and Time

I've been thinking a lot about faith lately.  The last two Saturdays I've been attending a church in Chesterfield valley with my girlfriend. 

Tonight, we sat down to watch an episode of Smallville on Tivo.  As I pressed play,  I realized that the day was about to end without a single moment of reflection.  That bothered me greatly.  I stopped the recorder and asked her to sit there with me in silence. 

Silence.  We get so little of it in the modern world, and by "get" I mean we take so little time for ourselves, and by "we" I mean me.  Silence is a luxury we purchase with TIME - the boundaries of which all to often are separated neatly into minutes and hours and days and vacations and meetings and lunches and commutes and Oh Please God when is it all going to stop? 

When will I ever have time?