Archive for November 20th, 2006
W. Eric Martin at Work.com: Have no time to bring your invention to life? Sell it to someone who will. A variety of online and offline patent auctions will help you sell your patented idea (rather than the actual manufactured product) at a profit. By participating in patent auctions, you can earn a royalty or [...]
Melissa Paxton at Work.com: If you’ve been thinking about turning your gardening hobby into a gardening business, this guide can help you get started. By learning about the many local, regional and national resources available to commercial gardeners, you can increase both knowledge and profit, and build a strong client base in your local community. [...]
Court Ruling Seeks To Protect Bloggers
ZDNet News: In a victory for bloggers, newsgroup participants and other Web publishers, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that individual Internet users cannot be held liable for republishing defamatory statements written by others. The unanimous ruling appears to be the first to make clear that a 1996 law called the Communications Decency Act protects [...]
Los Angeles Times: Willie Wortham finishes up her set of chest presses and easily glides off the weight machine, ready to tackle another. Told she looks in great shape, with perfect posture and a steady gait, Wortham replies, “Yes, for a 91-year-old lady.” At this gym, she doesn’t stand out so much as fit in. [...]
Work-From-Home Tip: Maximize Online Job Boards
ABC News: The most common question we’re asked is how to find legitimate home-based opportunities. There are several great ways to find full-time and freelance openings. The big job boards like HotJobs.com, CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com are filled with thousands of work-from-home opportunities. I really love SimplyHired.com because the site grabs positions from a wide variety [...]
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Gongol.com. Several tributes to Milton Friedman are included.
eBay’s Rocky Year Through Megs’ Eyes
Meg Whitman, eBay’s chief executive officer, still has her sunny demeanor, despite what has been at times a rocky year for her online marketplace. Wall Street is on her back about slowing growth at the company. At the same time, critics insist that eBay’s foray into Internet telephone calls via last year’s $2.6 billion acquisition [...]
Bargins Don’t Always Sell on eBay
So there you are, browsing your local Wal-Mart. You turn down an aisle and there before you is an unbelievable bargain on summer clothing or a popular DVD. Or maybe you’re in Radio Shack, where you find a half-dozen $50 remote-control cars on sale for $10 each. “eBay!” you think. You snatch up the bargain [...]
eBay’s Holiday Sales Being Chipped Away
More people than ever are expected to shop online this holiday season, but Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc. are no longer the clear winners. The dominance of the two e-commerce giants is being chipped away by a new breed of online shopper drawn to familiar names and lower prices, better Internet-search technology and an explosion [...]
NewsBlaze: Two years ago, Toronto-based toy inventor Wayne Fromm was traveling with his family and was tired of asking strangers to operate his camera for a family photo. The option of holding his arm out with his camera aimed at the group produced terrible results with heads unintentionally cut out of the picture and got [...]
Holiday Shipping Tips For Small Businesses
Forbes.com: Santa’s got nothing on the United Parcel Service. On Dec. 20, the biggest package delivery company in the U.S. expects to ship some 21 million packages. That’s one scary logistics nightmare, especially when the fortunes of scads of merchandisers–from the small online retailers to giants like Wal-Mart–hang in the balance. The best advice. Start [...]
Google Maps Adds Click-To-Call Feature
LifeHacker: The next time you use Google Maps to look up a business, click the new “call” link beside the phone number and Google will make the call for you–FREE of charge. Specifically, when you click the link, Google calls your phone and automatically connects you to the business. Doesn’t matter if the call is [...]
Testing The Next Big Business Idea
brandchannel.com: Innocent Drinks was born when three disgruntled college friends, eager to step outside the rat race, joined together to start their own business. While their motivation may have been compelling, the actual prospect of giving up “proper� jobs to make juice was daunting. To validate their idea, the three friends embarked on a unique [...]
Biz Resource: Airport WiFi Guide
TravelPost.com: From top US airports like Atlanta Hartsfield International to smaller airports like El Paso International, this guide provides the most complete listing (218 US Airports) of wireless Internet access, service providers, airport coverage areas, wifi in airline clubs and lounges, and Internet subscription pricing plans available. Travelers can easily determine which airports offer wireless [...]
Made Lemonade from Lemons after Hurricane Katrina
USA Today: It took Aaron Wolfson five years to open The Savvy Gourmet, a cooking school, catering outfit and upscale kitchenware shop in New Orleans. His timing couldn’t have been worse: He opened in mid-August 2005. As floodwaters washed through the city following Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29 of that year, Wolfson’s business plan suddenly [...]
