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Why Pay For a Blog Platform?
An interesting auxiliary thread has developed over the past few days. It has to do with blog platforms. So, it’s not really a new discussion but it seems to be cropping up again a bit. It has to do with paid blog platforms versus free blog platforms. Before I go any farther, let me say…
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Proudly Powered by FastServers
I want to give a quick shout out to Aaron Phillips at Fastservers.net who recognized me and grabbed me out of a crowd of booth scopers while I was at Blog World Expo last month. He offered me a fantastic offer to move this blog, as well as the rest of my sites over to…
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Hints at an $800 Apple laptop, Bloggers Report, Stock up 4 points
It was quite interesting to watch the market swing yesterday. Apple (AAPL) took a 20% hit on the market last week when it was expected that consumer spending on “bling” would be reduced. “Bling” stocks like Apple, Starbucks (SBUX) and other companies representing consumers “living the life” mentalities tanked with futures projections. And then yesterday…
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Internet 2.0, Suck it Up and Lead
The Valley, which has so far been most unaffected by the downturn in the economy, may be reaching the end of it’s golden thread. Sequoia Capital, one of the largest Venture Capital firms in the Valley, had a meeting with their portfolio companies advising them to “tighten their belts” according to Om Malik of GigaOm.…
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It's the Economy, Stupid
Wow, so two weeks ago I wanted to write about technology and business. And I still do (and will). However, there comes a time when an adjustment needs to be made, and for me that time is now. The economy is in the tank with no end in site. Asian markets dropped 9% overnight and…
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Startups Need Management, Too
Prospectors joining the dot-com gold rush in the ’90s were mainly coming from large organizations seeking to capture some of the new wealth. But along with the promises of stock options and casual dress came another bonus — no bureaucracy. No meetings! No Microsoft Exchange! And no more onerous management systems. Disciplined startups recognized that…
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Don’t Quit that Job Just Yet
The economy has everyone shaky, even those in the web space who have been largely unaffected, so far, by the ups and downs in the market. The Web market is largely filled by companies who have, at best, private equity via venture capital or angel funding, or they simply are bootstrapping and don’t have any…
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RFP: Do You Want to Redesign This Site?
This is an official request for proposal. Comments are closed. If you would like to make a proposal, email me at aaron@technosailor.com. In this RFP, I will explain key interests for me. If I don’t mention them, I will leave to you to be creative. Key Interests Content First. Artwork should be kept to a…
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You Must Be Somewhere
It’s 2008 and with 2008 comes technology. It’s awkward, I realize, for some small businesses to justify the use of social networks, blogs etc. After all, how can a small business trying to remain profitable encourage employees to waste time on Facebook? We think of companies like Dell and JetBlue as examples of companies that…