Archive for October 20th, 2008
Users Demand Expertise At How-To Web Sites
The New York Times: If the Internet can make anyone a star, can it turn Barnes & Noble into one, too? The bookseller has taken another step beyond its traditional business into the online publishing world, recently introducing Quamut.com, a site that teaches Web users things as diverse as the basics of football and how [...]
Plagued By A Bad Online Address?
The Wall Street Journal: Relief may be on the way for small businesses stuck with bad Web addresses. Next year, the organization that oversees the Internet will start selling rights to an unlimited number of new top-level domains — the suffixes like .com that appear at the end of Web-site names. Domains likely to appear [...]
Biz Makes Money While Owners Sleep
The Columbia Daily Tribune: Jim Ries sits on the floor with his laptop and watches his 10-year-old daughter’s dance class rehearse. That is, he watches when he’s not working. Between applauding leaps and offering encouraging smiles, Jim responds to e-mails, drafts technical documentation and programs software applications. It’s both the joy and the bane of [...]
Reality Show Looking For Entrepreneurs
Weekend Entrepreneur: Mark Burnett is the executive producer of shows such as Survivor and The Apprentice, and he most definitely has the Midas touch. If by chance you’ve watched any reality shows lately and wanted your 15 minutes of fame, Burnett is looking for entrepreneurs for his show called Shark Tank. Keep in mind, the [...]
SBA Offers Online Course On Exporting
Jacksonville Business Journal: The Small Business Administration is now offering Global Enterprise: A Primer on Exporting, a new online course that provides small businesses with information and guidance on exporting opportunities and international markets. Available at the SBA Web site, the free course has a series of 30-minute training programs that allow small business owners [...]
