Archive for January 30th, 2008
Moms Find Money-Making Ideas Don’t Have To Be All Business
The East Valley Tribune: For Scottsdale’s Brandi Slaybaugh, business was a matter of getting out. “It’s amazing to be a mom, but I wasn’t really good at staying home,” the former escrow officer says. “A lot of new moms aren’t prepared for that. I would go on errands with my boys, and my 2-year-old would [...]
Who’s Watching User-Generated Video?
eMarketer.com: User-generated videos (UGVs) tallied 22 billion views in 2007, up 70% over 2006, according to Accustream iMedia Research’s “UGV 2005 – 2008: Mania Meets Mainstream” report. Paul A. Palumbo, research director at Accustream, told eMarketer that the 22 billion views was a worldwide figure. In other words, user-generated videos on US-based Web sites drew [...]
eBay’s New Leader Moves Swiftly On Revamp
The New York Times: John Donahoe wasted little time as the new chief executive of Internet giant eBay before announcing big changes. Less than an hour after being named to the top spot at eBay by the departing chief executive Meg Whitman, Mr. Donahoe said in a conference call with analysts that the company must [...]
BusinessWeek: For entrepreneur Steve Sodell, the Super Bowl started in late October. That’s when he and his staff of 12 began renting retail space in shopping malls and hotels across the Phoenix metro area—stuffing shelves with NFL-licensed T-shirts, hats, and other collectibles emblazoned with this year’s Super Bowl XLII logo. By the day of the [...]
Poll Results: 100 Best Companies To Work For Trends
On Monday, we ran a poll asking of the 100 companies listed on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2008, how many allow employees to telecommute or work at home? Participation was down a little for this poll (not sure why, maybe I should run a poll to find out) with 49 readers [...]
Seven Businesses You Can Start Tomorrow
Forbes: When her husband lost his job in 2002, Christine DeLuca rented out two of the beds in their Woodstock, Vt., home. She ran the makeshift bed and breakfast (and ate into their savings) for a few years before upgrading to a larger house on a farm in nearby Quechee. Open on weekends since August, [...]
