Monthly Archives: January 2010
Computing Is Everywhere
The Computer Electronics Show took place in Las Vegas recently and in addition to all the electronic gadgetry and eye candy, served to remind us just how computing power is now everywhere and how we have moved on from the …
How to Make a Connection with Top Bloggers
Blogs have certainly evolved over the last several years. Far from being the realm of quirky enthusiasts with more than just a passing interest in Internet matters, blogging now is starting to reach the mainstream. Technorati has said that there …
Expanding Profit Margins in 2009 Could Mean Great Things for Entrepreneurs in 2010
For two years now, this country has been battered with an unfortunate surplus of poor economic news. The constant barrage has rendered the profit margins of much of the nation's industry nearly to vapor. Fortunately, things are finally starting to …
Twenty Top Twitter Tips
Sometimes Twitter enters mainstream media focus and this seems to be increasingly the case whenever a major world news event breaks. We hear that Twitter crashed when the news of the untimely death of Michael Jackson was announced and in …
The Rapidly Changing Rules of Online Competition
Today's tide of young entrepreneurs, cutting their business teeth in a post web 2.0 world, are quickly catching on to the rapidly evolving rules of online competition. The old ways are dying. Today there are two primary ways to stay …
Aiding in the recovery of our economy: 2010 homebuyer tax credits
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Coldwell Banker. All opinions are 100% mine. First-time homebuyers have one more reason to be happy — the federal income tax credit for homebuyers has been improved and extended …
Facebook's iPhone Update
There has always been a little bit of conflict between Apple and Facebook, a wary relationship if you will, maybe more so from the point of view of Apple. Both have risen to become monolithic in their respective kingdoms, while …
Business Incubators Help Entrepreneurs to Hatch Brilliant Ideas
The Internet has allowed modern entrepreneurs to effectively rewrite many laws of business. Chief among these is exactly how much capital it takes to launch an effective business. Though there is no universal answer, opportunities for entrepreneurs to get their …
How to Use Online Databases
It’s no longer necessary to have to battle with Microsoft Access or another tricky solution when you want to manipulate the data that you have into a variety of different forms. Use the power of cloud computing to work with …
Facebook and Bing Get Crunchie
Entrepreneurs, investors, startups, and techies alike gathered in San Francisco on Friday, January 8th at the 3rd Annual Crunchies Awards – a competition and award ceremony that recognizes and celebrates the most compelling internet and technology innovations and startups of …
America's Attitude on Bankruptcy is a Boon to Entrepreneurs
Yes, 2009 was a difficult year for entrepreneurs and much of America. Unemployment is now sitting at a steady 10%, and many of the nation's undaunted entrepreneurs have been forced to beat a retreat with their tail between their legs. …
Top 100 Most Listed People on Twitter
Twitter lists have been available for a couple of months now and when they were introduced were considered to be a significant step forward for the fluttering bird. In this way, you could organize your interaction and group together people …
Smart Entrepreneurs Head into the New Year With Confidence Rather than Arrogance
Each new year is another opportunity to get it right – a chance to be the best you can be and take your business past your current dreams and well on their way to new ones. Though it is best …
The First Decade of the Millennium Was Clearly For the Online Entrepreneur
The Internet has shattered many of the old world methods for how business gets done, and ushered forward an entirely new means for attracting, grooming, and selling to an audience. In this new information age, a worldwide audience is easily …
Calling All Women Entrepreneurs!
What does it take to be a truly successful female entrepreneur? Really, it just takes the same level of determination, range of skills (or the willingness to acquire them) and level of single-mindedness possessed by all successful business people, whether …
Geo Location Makes Twitter an Even Sharper Entrepreneurial Tool
The San Francisco based micro-blogging service, Twitter recently announced the purchase of Mixer Labs, a small California-based startup specializing in applications for geo-location tracking. Social media savvy entrepreneurs already understand the importance of Twitter. The free service was launched three …
Interview with Afsoun Yazdian of GoGoLingo.com
Recently I was lucky enough to catch up with Afsoun Yazdian for an interview. Afsoun is the founder and CEO of GoGoLingo.com. GoGo Lingo is an online site offering second language teaching to children. Adam: You began GoGo Lingo.com as …
Design Thinking – From Emerging Trend to New Way of Doing Business
Entrepreneurs are always looking toward the horizon. Anticipating the future is in their blood; a core component to the way they think. One of the biggest emerging trends of 2009, and one which is sure to continue well into the …
Britain’s Top Entrepreneurs 2010
Each January, Management Today’s comprehensive analysis of the vibrant entrepreneurial scene in the UK is eagerly awaited. The list should represent more of a celebration than usual this year as the list surely represents more than just a list of …
2010 – A Year of Slow but Steady Growth For Franchises
One of the best opportunities available for entrepreneurs with big dreams and a small nest egg, is buying into a high-quality franchise, where they can nurture a turn key business into a personal fortune over a sustained period of time. …
Poolside Pong
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Ralocal
Ralocal is an Internet advertising firm which helps small businesses harness the power of the Internet to not only increase the amount of visitors to their website, but to also convert these visitors into new customers.
University of Rock
Founded in 2009, the University Of Rock is rapidly growing to become the nations premier rock school for highly personalized, in-home private lessons.
Does Social Networking Really Improve Profits?
These days we hear it being shouted from the rooftops — if you are in business, you must engage in social media marketing. Few organizations worth their salt have considered and subsequently dismissed social media as a new aid for …
Boost Your Business in Hard Times
When times are really hard, it seems that we spend an inordinate amount of time just worrying about the very survival of our company. Sometimes it seems as if we are afraid to breathe, unless another one of those "shoes" …
