Archive for August 20th, 2008
PRWeb: A new website is aiming to change the way internet advertising revenue is distributed by giving a large slice back to the people who generate it — the users. Ownmysite.com promises to return 50% of all revenue generated through advertising and affiliate links to its members. What’s more, users will also own a permanent [...]
PRWeb: Mike Michalowicz knows business, and he knows aspiring entrepreneurs need a hard-core reality check if they’re ever going to get off their duff and start one. Founder of three multi-million dollar businesses, Michalowicz lets readers in on his proven “TPing” entrepreneurial strategies in his new book, “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.” “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur” [...]
The Blog Train Announces The First Winner Of "The Spot Light Mom Blogger" Contest
eMediaWire: Our first Spot Light Blogger of the Month has been decided!” announced The Blog Train’s owner, Jen Edwards. “Andrea Chamberlain, The Creative Junkie, is the winner.” If you search “mom blogs” you will find over 23,700,077 hits. This means there are a lot of mom’s blogging out there and wanting to be read. For [...]
Mommy Calling Cards: A Seriously Fashionable Way For Moms To Keep Up With Kids
Market Watch: June Cleaver would have had one. So would Carol Brady. And most certainly, Claire Huxtable. For these famous, busy moms, however, “Mommy Calling Cards” were a trend that emerged after their time. FineStationery.com, the preeminent voice in the customized stationery industry, views “Mommy Calling Cards” as the next, major trend in correspondence, especially [...]
dailybreeze.com: Maricelle Decastro’s South Bay business started as a hobby. After she married in 1995, guests who liked her homemade wedding invitations asked her if she would make some for them. She did. After Decastro and her husband started a family, she began making invitations for their children’s birthday parties. Friends and relatives who saw [...]
Chatham Store Owner Nominated As Top Canadian Mompreneur Of The Year
Chatham Daily News: Baby ‘n Me, a Chatham company owned by Tammy Chouinard, has been nominated for the title of Canada’s top “mompreneur” of the year. The top prize is $17,000 in cash and business advisory services. Chouinard launched her home-based business in February of 2007 and caters to the larger Canadian markets of Vancouver, [...]
Redneck Dating For The South’rn At Heart
As more people move to the internet as a way to find love, more and more dating sites seem to sprout up. Many of them serve a specific genre that interests a large group of people. So when I found Redneck and Single, I couldn’t help but take a second look. It was the first [...]
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Irked by eBay, Some Sellers Trade Elsewhere
The Wall Street Journal: Irked by changes in fees and the feedback-rating system, merchants who once sold wares exclusively at the online-auction site can now be found on a number of smaller alternative sites that have sprung up. With names like Wigix, Silkfair, Etsy and Oodle, these sites aim to offer more hand-holding for sellers [...]
Couple’s Invention Keeps It Cold
The Holland Sentinel: While planning their annual summer party in February 2007 Bridget and Mark Young encountered some difficulties in sharing their home-brewed beer. “My wife wanted me to brew a few kegs of Mexican Lager for our fiesta party,” Mark said. “Except, keeping the kegs cold in the heat and dealing with buckets, ice [...]
This Couple Just Made $500 Million
Inc.: The tech world was abuzz when AOL acquired Bebo for $850 million. If you’ve never heard of the company, you’re hardly alone. Bebo is a solid but second-tier social network in the U.S. in terms of traffic — the site trails MySpace and Facebook by a considerable margin. Bebo is, however, huge in Britain, [...]
Send Biz Cards To An Inbox Or Mobile Phone
ReadWriteWeb: If you want to get your name out there and continuously make connections when traveling or attending conferences, having a business card is your best bet. While there are a variety of ways to make your business card, the costs of making them can be pretty expensive and it kills a ton of trees. [...]
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Announcing Greyson Carlson: You Named the Baby!
I’m happy to announce the birth of our third son Greyson Woodrow Alexander Carlson. Mom and baby are doing great. Thank you to everyone who suggested a name. The winning name was first suggested by Chet Kuhn who said: Well, of course it should be Greyson. It fits with the G theme, it fits with [...]
