Archive for December 14th, 2004
Pubsub: “LinkRanks are a measure of how many pages link to each particular site, with more weight given to fresher links and to links from a wider variety of pages.” Interesting.
Fortune Small Business: “There is a young and growing industry devoted to conducting the goods of small businesses to the hands—and mouths—of celebrities.”
Where Did the Term Cash Cow Come From?
Chuck Huckaby: A single cow could transform a primitive family’s lifestyle from survival mode to prosperity. How? By turning indigestible matter (grass) into food, clothing, and money a cow was a alchemy lab on 4 legs… it wasn’t quite as good as being able to turn lead into gold, but this actually WORKS. All that’s [...]
Auctioning Off Unused Airport Wifi Access
David Weinberger: “I just paid $6.95 for a day of wifi access here in the Newark Airport. Nobody except Tom Hanks uses a full day of airport wifi access, do they? I wish I could sell off my unused hours. Someone want to set up a little airport market for buying and selling unusued capacity?”
Preparing For Your Unexpected Absence
MyBusiness Magazine: You may be the highest-paid player on the team, but if you’re taken out of the game, who could take your place? The small-business owners in this story lived through extended–and unexpected–absences. They learned why backups are not optional. Delegation doesn�t come easily to small-business owners. �No one cares about my company like [...]
Moto Photo Launches New Digital Portrait Studio Franchise
MSNBC: Earlier this month, Trotwood-based Moto Franchise Corp. opened a prototype store called Portrait Avenue inside the Miami Valley Centre Mall in Piqua. The 1,200-square-foot digital portrait studio is the culmination of a $1 million research and development study and is the first of what Moto Franchise plans to grow into its second national retail [...]
