How to Build a Customer Loyalty Program

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	How to Build a Customer Loyalty Program Boston-based restaurant chain b.good started its customer loyalty program with email 12 years ago because, well, it couldn't afford much else. As the chain has grown, so has its rewards program, which now has 53,000 'Family' members using keycards and smartphone apps to connect with b.good. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Streamline Data Protection with Storage Manager IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) has been an industry-standard data protection solution for two decades. But, where most competitors focus exclusively on Backup and Restore, TSM is a far more comprehensive data-protection solution. Read Now In this Issue Self-publishing e-books: How to get started Does Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto have a case against Newsweek? House considers alternatives to Internet sales tax bill Agreement may protect Bitcoin holders from next crash Mt. Gox finds $116M worth of bitcoins Bitcoin software gets security update Mt. Gox lets users see bitcoin balances China's Alibaba confirms plans for U.S. IPO Copyright owners call for overhaul of DMCA takedown notices RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Help Desk Technology Corporation Drive Down Help Desk Costs by using Collaborative Workflow Collaborative workflow is a hybrid system that combines service management (workflow) software with social software (such as chat, instant messaging, and document collaboration). The synergy between the two provides project structure and measureable goals, while facilitating communications and interactions typical of social software. Discover rich functionality including help desk, ITIL, document management, calendaring, built-in projects, remote screen sharing, business rules, dashboards, asset management, chargeback, custom data designer, encryption, and more. Self-publishing e-books: How to get started Self-publishing has become an increasingly important industry for both individual authors and businesses who want to put out their own books. But how do you begin? Here are some tips for self-starters. Read More Does Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto have a case against Newsweek? This week's emphatic denial from Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto that he had anything to do with the creation of Bitcoin also hinted at a possible lawsuit against Newsweek, though legal experts say it would be an uphill battle. Read More House considers alternatives to Internet sales tax bill Congress needs to consider alternatives to a Senate-passed bill that would require online retailers to collect sales tax based on the location of their customers, said the chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. Read More Agreement may protect Bitcoin holders from next crash Businesses that permit Bitcoin transactions may soon have a way to protect themselves from drops in the digital currency's value. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Deliver Better Service and Support, More Efficiently People and businesses can do amazing things when technology runs at its best. Changing requirements and expectations have placed new demands on IT; now it's time for a new approach to service and support. Learn More Mt. Gox finds $116M worth of bitcoins Mt. Gox has said it found 200,000 of the bitcoins it claimed may have disappeared as a result of a software flaw. Read More Bitcoin software gets security update The software driving Bitcoin's network was upgraded, with security fixes addressing a problem that defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox blamed for losing nearly half a billion dollars worth of bitcoins. Read More Mt. Gox lets users see bitcoin balances Failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is allowing users to log in to their accounts once again, nearly three weeks after it filed for bankruptcy protection. Read More China's Alibaba confirms plans for U.S. IPO Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Sunday announced its plans to make a public stock offering in the US, an event that could set a record for the US IPO of a Chinese company. Read More Copyright owners call for overhaul of DMCA takedown notices Congress needs to overhaul the take-down notice provision in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to make it easier for copyright holders to police infringing uploads of their intellectual property, some advocates told lawmakers. Read More
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