Archive for May 12th, 2010
Things That Star Trek ‘Invented’
Star Trek is one of the most famous television shows and media franchises in the world today, and while many love the storylines of the original show, along with its spinoffs and movies, Roadtickle says we may not fully realize the impact the show has had on our lives. No, we are not talking about [...]
Anne Field at True/Slant takes a look at widely held misconceptions about small business that tend to be reinforced constantly by the media: 1. Venture capital is a viable funding source for many, if not most, startups. Some very glamorous companies like Google and Twitter have received lots of VC money. But, here are the [...]
The News Tribune: If you think high school is tough, with its cliques and mean girls, you probably haven’t visited the ever-widening world of mommy blogs, where women bully and bad-mouth each other in posts that are more personal and more spiteful than you’re likely to find on sports or entertainment blogs. Or on blogs [...]
Being a Mom and running a business is like having two full-time jobs. Inc.com asked women who do it for their advice on how to juggle running a family while building a business. 1. Set aside some time for yourself 2. It’s okay to say ‘No’ 3. Outsource household work 4. Be present 5. Don’t [...]
NJ.com: Joseph Hudicka’s story is typical of most budding iPhone entrepreneurs. His idea for a software application for the phone — known as an app — is a fusion game of hockey and checkers. He successfully pitched it to investors, who shelled out thousands of dollars to an offshore software development firm. His research and [...]
Twitter Readying Business Center
Appscout reports that Twitter has confirmed that it is readying the launch of its new Business Center. Aimed at business users, the new service has been in beta testing mode for almost five months. The service has already been rolled out to “a handful of accounts.” Twitter has begun offering more businesses access to the [...]
When you walk into this bar it isn’t alcohol you will see, rather you’ll see the makings of a relaxing afternoon. The Skin Bar is a spa that recently opened in Hanover reports the PatriotLedger.com. For Ann Simon, the American dream is alive and well in Hanover with the recent opening of her new spa [...]
Which Way Does Your Banana Bend?
InnovationTools.com suggests you grab a banana and place it in front of you on table. Does it bend to the left or the right? Now turn it over, you should find that it now bends in the opposite direction. Alas, you do not have magic powers of banana bend reversal, but you have just demonstrated [...]
Chatroulette Founder Comes To America
This week, Andrey Ternovskiy, the eighteen year old Russian founder of the world’s weirdest social networking website, Chatroulette, gets the New Yorker treatment. In Julia Ioffe’s story, we learn that Ternovskiy struggled in school–his offenses included “chronic truancy and correcting the English of his English teacher” (he learned English by chatting with friends online). A [...]
Better Decade For Businesses To Come
photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography We’ve all heard the stories of several different businesses that were once known by everyone that are now going under, seen as a horrible place to work, bad business leaders and more. Several different companies sure have set the bar for bad behavior that was once kept under wraps but [...]
photo credit: Noah Sussman At some point in our life we have all had to call a customer service line for one reason or another. Every time someone complains it seems as though they have worked themselves up into a huge frenzy before they get on the phone so, by time they sit through the [...]
photo credit: cod_gabriel We can all stand to save some money here and there in business today. Every little bit really adds up after a while. Cutting your bills down a little can be a great way to save some money. Most businesses don’t realize the money they are wasting on some unnecessary technology. First [...]
