Archive for December 30th, 2009
Subway in a Shipping Container
The new World Trade Center under construction in New York City got it’s first franchise restaurant this week. The Subway restaurant was assembled from nine yellow shipping containers and is perched on top of the under construction Freedom Tower.
Things Every Web User Needs to Do Before 2010
It’s one thing to have resolutions for the new year. I, for example, plan to lose weight, learn Python and design the perfect web app. But since nothing satisfies like the quick achievement of a short-term goal, Jolie O’Dell over at ReadWriteWeb has put together eight things every good web user needs to do before [...]
Entrepreneurs Of The Decade: 2000 To 2009
Inc. com has put together their choices for entrepreneurs of the decade. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook We don’t have much more to say than this: When the decade started, he was 15. Today, he is CEO of Facebook, a company that has become an indispensable part of the lives of 350 million users worldwide. And [...]
News Media Business Trends For 2010
With the news industry struggling to find new revenue streams that can reshape their broken business model, 2010 will be defined by experiments in news media monetization. This will also include content that is guided more than ever by the audience and ad revenue, reports Mashable.com. 1. Social Media Monetization 2. Revenue Beyond Advertising 3. [...]
In a nationwide effort to help support the growth of small businesses, Intuit is hosting the “Love a Local Business” sweepstakes. Fans of local small businesses can nominate their favorite hometown haunt, which will make them eligible for a drawing to win a $1,000 Intuit Growth Grant, which includes a $500 Visa gift card and [...]
On Monday, we started a biz poll asking readers to guess how much time is spent online surfing the web. Of those responding, 46 percent chose 16.5 hours per week, 27 percent guessed 13 hours per week, 13 percent chose 8 hours per week and 15 percent guessed 5.5 hours per week. According to a [...]
Mom Stitches Up A Side Business
TuscaloosaNews.com: Jennifer Clark, 28, of Berry, was an administrative assistant before she gave birth to her daughter, Olivia, nearly three years ago. She decided to stay home with her child. And so she began to sew. ‘I didn’t intend to start a business,’ said Clark. ‘It just kind of happened. I would make clothes for [...]
