According to media hype, the Conficker worm will strike on April 1. F-Secure thinks that is an April Fool's joke according to the FAQ here.Take advantage of this hype to email your clients to allay their fears; remind them to update and run anti-virus; explain what malware and spyware are; demonstrate that you are the Expert. BTW, AVG is still complimentary while Panda and Trend Micro have

On Twitter this morning, Josh wrote, "Widely discussed leaked doc, Open Cloud Manifesto, originally authored by IBM - http://bit.ly/cloudmanifesto - could be historic".

"The buzz around cloud computing has reached a fever pitch. Some believe it is a disruptive trend representing the next stage in the evolution of the internet. Others believe it is hype, as it uses long established computing technologies. As with any new trend in the IT world, organizations must figure out the benefits and risks of cloud computing and the best way to use this technology."

Everyone knows the upside to Cloud Computing, but the document explains the downside. Number 1 being Security. Compliance isn't listed, but I would think that it might be an issue, especially if security, management and governance are an issue.

IBM signs off by stating, "This document is meant to begin the conversation, not define it." More at www.opencloudmanifesto.org

At BarCampTampaBay last October, Saul Colt, Head of Magic at Canadian online invoicing company, FreshBooks, did a presentation titled How to Make Love to Your Customers. Saul presented a similar session at SocialMediaBarCamp in September. Here's one review. Here's Inc. magazine's perspective on it. Business Leaders talk about Customer Evangelists and Customer Loyalty, blah, blah. In a