Archive for August 16th, 2006
MSNBC: Technology changes, but popular taste doesn’t. Everyone loves a talent show, which is why audiences tuned into the Major Bowes Amateur Hour radio show in the ’30s and why they’re watching “American Idolâ€? today. Now a crop of entrepreneurs want to move the talent show from the small screen to the computer screen. Startups [...]
What do job seekers and entrepreneurs have in common? The need for networking! As an entrepreneurs you already know the value of networking. Connecting to people that can help your business grow is critical – rarely can you do it alone! A website was launched recently that helps people keep track of their important network [...]
Podcast Episode #3: Anita Campbell of SmallBizTrends.com
Episode #3 of the Business Opportunities Weblog Podcast is now online. In this episode, our new host Dan Portnoy (of The Drop fame) and Tim Grahl are joined by the ever knowledgeable Anita Campbell who runs SmallBizTrends.com and hosts the Small Business Trends Radio program. She shares her take on the hottest businesses right now [...]
Podcast Episode #3: Anita Campbell of SmallBizTrends.com
Episode #3 of the Business Opportunities Weblog Podcast is now online. In this episode, our new host Dan Portnoy (of The Drop fame) and Tim Grahl are joined by the ever knowledgeable Anita Campbell who runs SmallBizTrends.com and hosts the Small Business Trends Radio program. She shares her take on the hottest businesses right now [...]
Podcast Episode #3: Anita Campbell of SmallBizTrends.com
Episode #3 of the Business Opportunities Weblog Podcast is now online. In this episode, our new host Dan Portnoy (of The Drop fame) and Tim Grahl are joined by the ever knowledgeable Anita Campbell who runs SmallBizTrends.com and hosts the Small Business Trends Radio program. She shares her take on the hottest businesses right now [...]
SmartMoney.com: Back in 1998, when Richard Tait was using the color copiers at Kinko’s to piece together a prototype of a board game he’d invented called “Cranium,” little did he know the finished product would unleash such passion in game addicts that they’d dub themselves “Craniacs.” Tait wasn’t sure what he’d create when he decided [...]
Associated Press: Summer means a slowdown in business for many small companies, with customers and clients going on vacation. That gives many business owners a chance to catch up on some of the tasks they keep putting off, such as redoing Web sites or just getting the office painted. It takes just a quick look [...]
Entrepreneur’s Hottest Commodity: Freedom
Forbes: There are business travelers, and then there is Bernie Bohl. Bohl is a commodity futures broker who is also working his way around the country in a spiffy, 40-foot, diesel-powered motor home. All he needs is a computer, a telephone and a speedy Internet connection. Bohl’s 300 clients don’t need to know where he [...]
Fee Protests Do They Fall On deaf Ears at EBay
Why does all the protesting, screaming, crying, ranting, raving, begging, petitioning, pleading, and threatening appear to fall on deaf ears at eBay? That is very simple, they do not care. Oh they do care very much overall, but they may not care about you in particular.Every time eBay increases its fees, modifies its procedures, changes [...]
Doctors Orders- Don’t Buy Prescriptions on EBay
When Dr. Andrew Hendricks heard that the popular Internet auction site eBay was used for the sale of everything but human organs, he thought it was a joke.But when he surfed the Web site, he saw that bottles of the same potent topical compounds and creams that normally require a doctor’s signature were available to [...]
TRADERS who use eBay are due to boycott the internet auction site today in protest at an increase in fees and a change in the way search results are displayed.Skip additional linksWANT TO KNOW MORE? * REPORT: Fees up for eBay sellers * GUIDE: Online shopping * GUIDE: Auction websites * POLL: Do you buy [...]
eBay and eBay Canada are holding a 2-day promotion to encourage Storeowners to move listings to “core” (non-Stores) format. Sellers can move Store listings to Auction Format and Fixed Price listings for 10 cents and receive the Gallery feature at no additional charge. Sellers who list in Auction format can also use the Buy It [...]
Analysts Say Skype Division Is In A Slow Down
There are signs the once high-flying growth rate of eBay Inc.’s Skype division has begun to slow down, RBC Capital Markets analyst Jordan Rohan noted to clients Tuesday.A recent check by Rohan and associates found that two key Skype metrics, downloads and new users, are dipping and flattening out respectively when compared to earlier performance.”Our [...]
USRobotics Releases Two New Skype Phones
USRobotics has two candy-coated phones compatible with everyone’s favorite VoIP service, Skype, in the pipeline. The phones, the USR9602 and the USR9601A, both take complete advantage of Skype’s many services, including SkypeOut and Skype Caller ID.The USR9602 (pictured here) is also known by the easier-to-digest name USB Internet Mini Phone. As you might guess, it [...]
Recently in the Business Opportunities Weblog Network
The Business Opportunities Weblog Network is made up of eleven niche business blogs. Here’s a selection of popular posts from around the network: Helping Kidpreneurs How to Pitch the Media After-Prom Business Generates $1 Million A Year Companies Offering Telework For People with Disabilities Now You Can Get Fresh Produce on eBay Scaled-Down Fitness Centers [...]
Recently in the Business Opportunities Weblog Network
The Business Opportunities Weblog Network is made up of eleven niche business blogs. Here’s a selection of popular posts from around the network: Helping Kidpreneurs How to Pitch the Media After-Prom Business Generates $1 Million A Year Companies Offering Telework For People with Disabilities Now You Can Get Fresh Produce on eBay Scaled-Down Fitness Centers [...]
Recently in the Business Opportunities Weblog Network
The Business Opportunities Weblog Network is made up of eleven niche business blogs. Here’s a selection of popular posts from around the network: Helping Kidpreneurs How to Pitch the Media After-Prom Business Generates $1 Million A Year Companies Offering Telework For People with Disabilities Now You Can Get Fresh Produce on eBay Scaled-Down Fitness Centers [...]
Gladys Edmunds: Why is it that folks have such a difficult time accepting a compliment? Over the past few weeks I have given the gift of a compliment to several entrepreneurs. In each case that gift was thrown back at me. I actually didn’t start to notice this until a few weeks ago when an [...]
