Monthly Archives: October 2009

Softescu signs partnership with Acquia Drupal

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

and becomes the first Silver Partner from Romania and Eastern Europe. Acquia is the company founded by the initial developers of Drupal and offers advanced services for the Drupal platform. More on the partnership Softescu News page

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BBC – why to follow

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

If you live and work in Romania, must certainly you are in disgust with what the local TV stations & radios offer in terms of news quality. So, if you had enough with the political intoxication & mabo-jambo talk, than … Continue reading →

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Alcatel-Lucent to slash 564 jobs in Romania

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

In efforts to cut costs, Alcatel-Lucent will cut 564 jobs in Romania. This is a terrible news as Alcatel-Lucent had big development centers in Romania in Timisoara and Bucharest. As I previously said, Ericsson and Siemens have already done reductions … Continue reading →

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Social Media Marketing (SMM) vs. Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

Have you tried to understand the difference between SMM and SEM? I wrote an article to help to clearer understand the role of these terms in your online marketing strategy. Here it is http://bit.ly/smmvsem

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Busting fake Indian company profiles

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

Step 1. Take a profile from LinkedIn: http://www.softescu.com/jing/2009-10-15_2258.png Step 2. Note the suspicious name: Sarah Parker from New York… only Jessica is missing from making this name very real! Right! Step 3. Admire the very nice profile picture http://www.softescu.com/jing/2009-10-15_2258.png Step … Continue reading →

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