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As an entrepreneur and long time Internet enthusiast, I know that innovation sometimes comes from the strangest places.  Frequently though, the innovation comes from students who are the best and brightest of other countries, [...]

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As everyone knows, Miss California lost the Miss USA title because she gave an honest question to a difficult question.  Fox News reports that Perez Hilton gave her a 0 for her answer because he is a gay activist and he was very offended by her answer.
There are a number of questions arising from this.  [...]

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I hear that Bush Street in San Francisco was temporarily renamed to Obama Street.  This is just plain silly and somewhat vindictive.  In this day of casual Friday, or even casual Monday – Friday, some respect is still due to our leaders.  I’m 100% for free speech, but I just don’t understand some people.   Thankfully [...]

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The ever popular (I read his every post too) Seth Godin, uniquely qualified to make suggestions for the car industry, has an interesting idea today.  Go back to the “good ole’ days” when there were hundreds of car manufacturers.  The thought is that this would foster innovation.  While increased competition would certainly be welcome, as [...]

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This poster on MarketWatch asks how Crox can be losing money by making a shoe for $0.03 and selling it for $30.  That is like asking why bottled watch frequently costs more than soda (or beer).

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ZDNet had an interesting article questioning how the Internet would hold up to the Olympic streaming demands. Since all of the video will be using unicast technologies, it is a real question.

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I remember Julie Wainwright from the old days, the pre-dot-com bubble days. The sock puppet was pure marketing genius at the time. Then it flopped.
She’s back with her website called SmartNow. She has a fascinating blog entry about some of the mistakes she made at/after the time and what she’s learned.
People always [...]

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In my continuing research on the semantic web, I make it a priority to catch everything going by that affects the monetization of the web. Harris Interactive performed a poll asking people about their attitude towards targeted advertising on the web. After a few questions, the interviewer told the user about new FCC privacy regulations. The results were somewhat surprising.

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I’ve been reading Feld Thoughts for some time. I try to keep tabs on the VC and startup community, even though I’m no longer in the start up grind. I definitely have the entrepreneurial attitude, but nickel diving isn’t my thing.
I was reading his blog entry today about his efforts to sponsor a bathroom. He [...]

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Suppose you’re an attorney working in corporate America.  You’ve had lots of experience defending the corporation from all manners of lawsuits brought by workers, shareholders, etc.  Suddenly you realize that there is more money to be made by bringing the lawsuits rather than defending against them.
So what does “Wage and Hour” mean?  It means that [...]

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