Archive for November 26th, 2006
Entrepreneur Daily: Brian Jones, runs a rather unusual business venture–he sells lamps reminiscent of the one Ralphie’s father receives in A Christmas Story, with a base in the shape of a woman’s stocking-clad leg. Red Rider Leg Lamps, launched back in 2003, has generated sales of almost $700,000. But Jones didn’t stop there. He took [...]
Where To Park? Web Site Tips Drivers To Spaces
Associated Press: Looking for a parking space? Try cyberspace. Santa Monica California, well-known among locals for its lack of parking, is unveiling a new online service that alerts people every time a parking space opens up in its central shopping district. The system is believed to be among the first of its kind, said software [...]
Read/WriteWeb: Along with the increasing internationalization of the Web, comes the language challenge. China is obviously a key Web and business market going forward, so there is currently a lot of interest in learning Mandarin. As one solution to this, Ken Carroll recently contacted me to tell me about ChinesePod – the site he co-founded [...]
Student Entrepreneur Provides Mobile Laundry Service
Tuskegee University: Times haven’t changed much. Freshmen attend college miles away from home with little money, no transportation and using what little time they have after studies doing that dreaded laundry. Tuskegee University student Bernard Height, a junior sales and marketing major from Redlands, Calif., came up with a solution. Height, 20, made a dream [...]
Associated Press: When a Web site dies, it goes to Web heaven: Archive.org. The Internet generally has complete disregard for keeping records or charting its past. Once a Web site is gone, it seems to disappear into the digital ether. With its “Wayback Machine,” however, Archive.org seeks to bring posterity to the Web by archiving [...]
Wii Cable Available on eBay for a Price
The Wii is here, but getting a hold of the better-looking component cables is turning out to be a real pain in the neck. Nintendo’s official online store ran out of the $29 cables almost immediately, and now they’re showing up on eBay for more than five times the regular price. Sure they look better [...]
New Regulations Possible for eBay Drop-offs
- The eBay community is thriving, and so are the businesses that sell stuff for people on the popular auction Web site. Now add Florida to the growing list of states deciding how to classify and regulate those enterprises. No one can seem to agree whether they are auctioneers, pawnbrokers, secondhand shops or something else. [...]
Maybe Getting a PS3 on eBay is a Good Deal
If youâre planning to make lots of money by hawking your launch-day PS3 on eBay, please please make sure that you know how to use eBay. Some poor sucker (who obviously spent a lot of time out in the cold to get it), accidentally just sold his brand-new, unopened PS3 for the grand total of [...]
