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Aaron June 22, 2008

I'll See Your Wiretap and Raise you Weapons of Mass Destruction: FISA 2008 Analysis

In 1978, Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 USC Â§ 1801) which was temporarily overridden by the Protect America Act of 2007 (PL 110-55). The Protect America Act was passed as a short-term bill that would legalize what the President was doing illegally by extending Executive powers over wiretapping to allow for wiretaps [...]

Filed Under: Aaron Brazell Tagged With: fisa, fisa1978, fisa2008, isps, telcos

Aaron June 20, 2008

But this worked four years ago?

I was sitting at the mall waiting for my niece to get out of a certain store that had huge round mouse ears, I watched a gaggle of tween-age girls walk by in outfits that I hadn’t seen, and honestly hoped never to again, since 1988. The leggin’s, oversized sweaters and neon bracelets in the [...]

Filed Under: Venture Files Tagged With: Design, Marketing, trends

Aaron June 19, 2008

Rules for Entrepreneurs – Avoid relying on a few whale customers

As you build your business the thing you need the most are those first customers. They are what provide you cash flow and a track record to win new customers. Getting the first few are the hardest because they are usually buying from you and believe in your ability to deliver. This is one of [...]

Filed Under: Venture Files Tagged With: customers, sales

Aaron June 19, 2008

The Business of Openness

Over the weekend, a big stink was raised over AP News attempting to squash the use of material by bloggers, even flying in the face of fair use. As backstory, the Drudge Retort, a parody site of the Drudge Report, used a very small excerpt of an AP story as part of a larger story [...]

Filed Under: Aaron Brazell Tagged With: ap, copyright, ip, jeff jarvis, mat ingram, sdmca, startup nation, Techcrunch, techdirt

Aaron June 18, 2008

Touring NASA Goddard Space Center

@technosailor Come and visit me! Just ask for HMI on SDO. They all know me – I am the cutest instrument on SDO plus I am the one tweeting! The war of cuteness is on at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center where the team is working on a variety of space projects including the Solar [...]

Filed Under: Aaron Brazell Tagged With: gsfc, hubble, lro, mars, moon, nasa, sdo, Social Media, space

Aaron June 18, 2008

Marketing Plan Series: Part 4 – Objectives

In Part 4, we continue building out the goals that must be accomplished through the marketing plan. This section, called “Objectives” is usually only a page in length and are the milestones that you will achieve as you execute your business on a daily basis. The KnowThis web site has a great explanation of the [...]

Filed Under: Venture Files Tagged With: entrepreneurship, marketing plan, Steve Fisher