Business Strategy, Personal Development, Marketing
I stumbled across this company called Getaround while reading through one of my less focused RSS feed lists. Basically, the way Getaround works is that you can (but do not have to) rent out your car when you are not using it to someone else who wants to rent your car on an hourly basis. … Read more
One of the things that makes Mozilla’s Firefox browser so versatile is the wide array of add-ons and plugins users can use to customize exactly how the browser looks, works and feels. Plenty of addons, like Firebug, add functionality that goes above and beyond what is necessary in a standard web browser. However, all of … Read more
Here is something very interesting. Warner Bros. is trying out offering movie rentals via Facebook. Using Facebook’s own Facebook Credit payment system, the company is offering online movie rentals of The Dark Night. What makes this new business strategy so interesting is that it completely cuts out the middle man companies that Warner Bros. currently … Read more
Someone complained when I made the comment that shoppers may tire quickly of Groupon’s daily deals now that the initial buzz has worn off. My point what that when Groupon started the idea of a sky diving lessons or massages for low prices was compelling because those were things that many people wanted to do … Read more
Recently, someone recommended a television show that I had not heard of before called The Walking Dead. From what I understand the show follows a band of people trying to survive after a “zombie apocalypse.” The show airs on AMC. I get the AMC channel on my cable subscription, so there is no problem there. … Read more
After talks broke down between Google and Groupon there was a lot of speculation over why the Groupon deal fell through and Google didn’t end up buying the deal of the day giant. It seems that most folks have settled upon the conclusion that Groupon was worried about antitrust issues holding up, or even blocking, … Read more
I was a big fan of HootSuite. HootSuite is a web-based service that you can use to manage multiple Twitter user streams. It also works on several other services as well, although I really only use it for my numerous Twitter accounts. HootSuite was a free service that allowed users to manage several streams at … Read more
Google announced today, and that announcement was re-broadcast via unofficial Google spokesman Matt Cutts to make sure people actually noticed, that the company had released a long-awaited command line tool for accessing Google. Well, sort of. If by accessing Google, you mean accessing everything except for the core Google service of search. Ready made for … Read more
Once upon a time, OK, it wasn’t that long ago, the difference between a toolbar at the top bottom or side of my screen was nothing but a matter of preference. But now, I have a widescreen monitor, and so do lots of other people. In some cases, I need that width for whatever I … Read more
Yesterday, I was handed a business card. This isn’t unusual. In fact, I get them all the time, which may be what made this one stand out so much. It was laminated. At first, I thought, “What a great idea!” After all, getting your business card to stand out is a major goal of any … Read more
If I can pass rigorous tests without the help of instructor led training because I learn so well from books, maybe I can pass the CPA exams. Plenty of study guides are out there, and accounting isn’t exactly a secret. Is having CPA on my letterhead worth it?
Recently my first ill-fated attempt at a small business startup came back to memory. It could have been huge, but I was afraid. Not any more.