Posted by Steve Chazin on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 @ 05:44 PM
We just added a new benefit to Dimdim Pro and Dimdim Webinar accounts: free money!
That's right - now simply refer friends and colleagues to try or buy Dimdim and you can earn big money. Like up to $120 per referral! And there is no limit to the amount of cash you can earn! And just like everything else about Dimdim we made it super easy.
Just watch this video for all the details and start earning cash today!
What's more, we automatically put $25 into all Dimdim Pro and Dimdim Webinar accounts and have sent these paying customers an email today detailing their own special referral code with a built-in coupon to promote Dimdim Webinar and help their friends save big. Check your email and spam filter for a message from Dimdim Web Conferencing to get all the details and act fast because that coupon code expires on Dec 15th.
Posted by D D Ganguly on Tue, Jul 07, 2009 @ 03:22 PM
If our hiring process was the same as rest of our industry then we would build an organization like the rest of the industry. We aspire to do better. We want to attract exceptional players and build a great team. And I can guarantee you that Dimdimmers are exceptional not only in terms of skills but also in terms of being a team.
It is my belief that organizations fail not because they lack vision. Look around you and you will find that for each successful company that had a great vision there are dozens of failures with the same vision. Organizations fail because they cannot execute. And organizations cannot execute not because of the lack of talented individuals but because these individuals are not able to play as a team. The main reason for great players not playing as a cohesive force is culture. So the cultural fit between the individual and the existing team is of utmost importance.
When it comes to interviewing there are two different philosophies for determining cultural-fit between the candidate and the company. The first is called the behavioral method. In this method the candidate is asked a series of insightful questions, such as - “Are you a team player?”; What does the interviewer expect to hear? “No, I am not a team player?”; Some interviewers get sophisticated by asking, “Give me an example from your past experience when you played as a team player.”; Again, what’s the expectation here? Does the interviewer expect the candidate to say, “I am sorry I am drawing a complete blank on that one?”; If the candidate does say that then the interviewer can see that there isn’t an alignment between the company’s goals and the candidate’s goals. But a smart candidate knows what the interviewer wants to hear. And so the interviewer is faced with a dilemma - “I am being told this answer because the candidate knows that this is what I want to hear? Or is this really true?”; The interviewer can never make a positive decision based on the answer - unless he’s a trained psychoanalyst and most of us are not.
The second method is a task oriented approach. This is what we use at Dimdim. In the first conversation, the candidate is not asked any questions. He’s urged to ask us questions with the second conversation in mind. In the second conversation, the candidate delivers a presentation on a certain topic. For example, a potential VP of Sales might be asked to present a sales plan for the first six months. An engineer might be asked to learn and present on a topic that he knows nothing about.
We have seen that candidate’s questions tell us much more about her than the answers to those insightful behavioral questions. Which should not be surprising because questions are more interesting than answers - aren’t they?
During the presentation (which of course, is done using the candidate’s Dimdim Free web conference account) we look for 3 abilities. 1. Communication ability 2. Ability to learn 3. Ability to execute. We are usually able to decide within the first few minutes whether we have a hire or not.
This is the process we have followed for every hire. We know it works and btw, we are looking for a great VP of Sales.
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 @ 01:32 PM
This week we officially moved into our new offices in the Cross Point Towers, Lowell, MA. As we're settling in I'll add more pictures. For now, here are some shots of how the space was transformed for us.
Thanks!
-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim Web Conferencing
e: kevin@dimdim.com
twitter: @dimdim
facebook: dimdim.com/facebook
Experience the Dimdim Live Webinar! Register at:
http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Wed, May 27, 2009 @ 12:39 PM
With more than 10,000 meetings and webinars happening per week on our hosted service, it's clear many are taking advantage of Dimdim Free and Dimdim Pro.
Having a great service to use doesn't guarantee a good or effective meeting/webinar -- so I'm on the hunt for the most fascinating, compelling, and powerful stories of how Dimdim is being used. I'd love to hear from you...
Is your story the best? Let me know!
Thanks!
-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim Web Conferencing
e: kevin@dimdim.com
twitter: @dimdim
facebook: dimdim.com/facebook
Experience the Dimdim Live Webinar! Register at:
http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/events.html
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 12:02 PM
Less than a month ago, I asked for help with the Webware 100. With less travel and tight budgets we know how important it is to be able to work together effectively while keeping costs down. Many of you have experienced the power of our free web conferencing and even took the time to email me to let me know you'd voted. Your vote made a difference, thank you!
Dimdim is a Webware 100 winner!
You helped us win. Our team is so that we thought it would be nice to do something to thank you. So we're having two Webware 100 'Thank You' contests.
Contests
1. Retweet our Thanks:
For the next 10 days you have a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift certificate. Just tweet the following:
RT @dimdim: Thanks for helping Dimdim be a Webware 100 winner! http://bit.ly/dimdimwins #dimdim
That’s it. The more times you retweet this message, the more chances you have to win that day. There’ll be a new winner drawn each day until Friday, May 29, 2009. You must retweet each day to be eligible to win that day.
2. Login or Signup:
Twitter can be fun, but we know not everyone uses it so we’re also offering a $500 Amazon gift certificate to one lucky winner who signs up for Dimdim or signs into their account between now and next Friday May 29, 2009.
If you don’t have a Dimdim account yet, just sign up. Or, if you are already using Dimdim, just sign in to your account. It’s that easy!
Thanks!
-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim Web Conferencing
e: kevin@dimdim.com
twitter: @dimdim
facebook: dimdim.com/facebook
[balloon image adapted from Flickr-House Of Sims]
$100 Amazon Gift Certificate Winners!
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 @ 03:37 PM
Let's face it, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are boring. Wedged between Monday's painful "back to work" and Thursday's "just one more day."
This contest is closed
Congratulations to our winner @madly59!
We're hoping to improve this week for one lucky winner on Twitter by giving away one Digidesign Mbox 2, and getting the word out about Dimdim's Webby nomination.
This contest differs from our "Retweet to Win" contest (but you can join that one too!) It's not how often you tweet, it's all about
getting others to retweet for you.
Every time someone retweets your contest message, you get another chance to win (only their retweets of your message count.) Here's how the message should look when your coworkers, friends, family, neighbors, dogs, etc. retweet you:
RT <your Twitter name>: Help @dimdim win a #Webby http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby & retweet so I win too! http://bit.ly/retweet4u
To be clear, should be your Twitter name. For example, if I was eligible (which I'm not) I'd want to see as many people as possible tweeting 'RT @kevinmic: Support free web conferencing! @dimdim 4 a #Webby http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby'
The contest starts midnight (EST) Monday and
goes until midnight Wednesday (EST).
Every time someone retweets your contest message (as shown above), you get another chance to win.
More retweets of your message = more chances to win!
Get as many retweets as you can to increase your chances of winning a Digidesign Mbox 2. The Mbox 2 is some seriously cool and fun audio equipment from the leader in audio, Digidesign. It's their "most popular personal studio system ever."
The winner will be announced via @dimdim (on Twitter) this Thursday.
-k
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 @ 01:10 PM
A name like Dimdim generates conversation. It's a name you're not likely to miss. Unless you were looking for us on the Webby Awards ballot. We were listed as "Synchronized Live Communications". (Something we provide, not who we are.)
It's tough to get above 5th place when even your committed customers and friends can't find you. That's been fixed and we are now listed under "Services & Applications" as Dimdim!
To vote for Dimdim:
- Go to the People's Voice - The Webby Awards site and sign up. (They do this to make sure votes are from people, not scripts, machines, etc.)
- Use this link http://bit.ly/Dimdim4Webby or the button below to go directly to the ballot.
Thank you for your support!
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 @ 11:43 AM
You may not have heard yet. Dimdim is a Webware 100 Finalist!
To help us get the word out, we’re hosting a “retweet” contest on Twitter (until April 30th).
What do I have to do?
To participate, all you need to do is tweet the following:
RT @dimdim: #Dimdim is a Webware 100 finalist! http://bit.ly/Vote_for_Dimdim
What could I win?
- Each day we'll surprise someone who retweets this message that day with a prize.
- Everyone who retweeted this message before April 30th will be in the running to win a Cambridge Soundworks i765.
It's as simple as retweeting this message every day and watching @dimdim on Twitter for updates and winners. These prizes are for helping us spread the message, not for voting (but if you love Dimdim, vote for us!)
Thanks for your support!
-k
Kevin (Twitter: @dimdim)
Don't forget to vote for Dimdim in the Webby Awards too!
Winners
Congratulations to our grand prize winner @RocchiJulia!
Wed., April 22, 2009 - @Rockin_Fluffy, $20 Amazon Gift Certificate
Thur., April 23, 2009 - @MichaelSheeley, ViewSonic 7" Digital Photo Frame
Fri., April 24, 2009 - @arelt, $20 AMC movie card
Sat., April 25, 2009 - @madly59, Space Pen
Sun., April 26, 2009 - @SherylLoch, LogiTech ClearChat Headset
Mon., April 27, 2009 - @RobinHolstein, 1-yr Dimdim Pro (50 person)
Tues., April 28, 2009 - @multitaskingme, G-Technology 80GB USB G-Drive
Wed., April 29, 2009 - @carogonza, black 4GB iPod shuffle
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Sat, Apr 11, 2009 @ 05:11 AM
Sramana Mitra continues her work with entrepreneurs in her Strategy Roundtables. Working in collaboration with INSEAD students and graduates, Sramana gives these entrepreneurs guidance in vehicle fuel monitoring, makeup brush cleaning, computer-based simulation solutions and tools, and personalized online career consulting ventures.
[There's a slight echo at the beginning due to one of the speaker's Skype connections, it gets resolved quickly.]
Posted by Kevin Micalizzi on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 @ 06:33 AM
Sadly, some good things come to an end. Our offer to extend Diggnation fan Dimdim Pro accounts with 3 free months has ended, but our IPod Touch giveaway has been extended another two weeks. For every 100 Diggs to the story First it was free web conferencing, now it's free iTouches! we're giving away an iPod Touch (4 given away so far).
Two weeks left, signup for Dimdim and Digg the story -- the more Diggs, the more chances to win a free iPod Touch!
We're huge Diggnation fans and glad you stopped by. If you're new to Dimdim, jump over to learn more at What is Dimdim? Or just sign up to get started.
p.s. Dimdim has been nominated for the Webware 100. Please help us share web conferencing with everyone and vote for Dimdim!