Chuck Dueck is a professional comment moderator. He spends every hour of his work day, reading forums, messages board and blog comments. One by one deletes comments from spammers, the vitriolic, and the disgusting. Restoring civility is all in a day’s work. Business Week: Dueck works for ICUC Moderation, the brainchild of Winnipeg businessman Keith […]
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EurWeb: Eight-year-old Harli Jordean, who has been obsessed with marbles since he was six, turned his love for the shiny orbs into a bonafied business at 500 bucks a pop. It was Harli’s obsession with marbles that led him to the web, but he was disappointed to find that there was only a limited selection
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It is hard being away from the children you love. Whether it is your niece/nephew, granddaughter/son, or your own child, saying goodnight and sharing a bedtime story offers a special connection. If you are many miles away, that is a moment you must do without. Thankfully, a new service is out to change that. Be
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Lost that ugly Christmas sweater Aunt Ethel made you in the 80’s, but you need something to wear to your next ugly sweater party? One company has made it their business to provide people with the ugly sweater they need, reports The Street. Self-titled tacky sweater aficionado John Kaplar took his love of these sweaters
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How often do you find a business idea within an insult? Lynn Thompson has a soft spot for cats, to say the least. She’s been a cat-lover since she adopted her first one over 20 years ago. Frustrated by the lack of resources for the products she wanted and inspired by a need for a
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It’s been almost two decades since mainstream users began trekking into the library-slash-playground known as the World Wide Web. Now, several years into that excursion, many are taking a long hard look at the trail they’ve left behind. The San Francisco Chronicle asked is it even possible to exit the Internet? The short answer is
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Business 2 Community shares the stories of some entrepreneurial kids who are making money today. Creator of RSS 1.0, Co-Founder of Reddit Another one of the youngest entrepreneurs that is still finding success in 2012 is Aaron Swartz. He was incredibly clever and got into the internet game and namely a program for blogs. At
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Mashable: You may think that cybersecurity is only important for major companies, but think again. Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks: Without the big security budgets of Fortune 500 companies, they’re seen as easy prey by digital information thieves and corporate espionage experts. And if you’re hit by an attack, you should be prepared
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Business First Online: Chances are, your business isn’t built to get business using this channel. There is a high likelihood that the more complex your offering is perceived by the market, the less likely customers find you online and select your business without intense personal interaction. Photo by Alan Cleaver
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When you’re reading a book, is your imagination really enough? One company has taken in to the next level by allowing readers to listen and see just what the author mentions in their story, reports WTVR.com. “Small Demons is a visual index of all the people, places and things inside of books,†said Valla Vakili,
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