This past Sunday, CIT Group Inc., the 101-year-old commercial lender, filed for bankruptcy. This filing is NOT good for American businesses, as CIT Group funds, via providing loans and working capital, about 1 million businesses. CIT's bankruptcy will not only prove difficult for the small and medium-sized businesses that rely on CIT's working capital loans. But, it hurts the thousands of startups who planned to approach CIT for startup business financing; with the bankruptcy, it is highly unlikely that CIT will be able to make the same number of new loans as before. It is for reasons such as…
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Growthink
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Startup Business Financing: Why Diversification Is Critical
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Thursday 11/5 Webinar: Google. Omniture. Mint.com - What Do They Have in Common?
3 Nov 2009 | 8:49 amTo register, click here: http://www.growthink.com/livedeals Google. Omniture. Mint.com. All massive private company investing success stories and all shared some critical characteristics: 1. They all took a while to blossom. In the case of Omniture, it was 13 long years from company founding to exit last week via sale to Adobe for $1.8 billion. 2. Those that made the most money by far were those that got in early. Sure, it would have been great to have owned Google at its 2004 IPO price of $85/share, but some of the FIRST investors in Google in 1998 bought their shares - on a split-adjusted… -
How To Motivate Your Employees
2 Nov 2009 | 1:21 pmEntrepreneurs must have many skills. They must be able to spot opportunities. They must be able to create plans to seize those opportunities. And they must execute on those plans. And, for most opportunities, and clearly for those opportunities that are really big, execution involves hiring and managing employees. Because no single entrepreneur can do everything themselves. But you just can't have any employees. Companies that succeed have employees that are highly motivated. So how do you ensure that your employees are motivated to succeed? Clearly, giving them fair salaries helps. And… -
Growthink Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
27 Oct 2009 | 12:59 pmThis past Thursday, Growthink celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a reception in Los Angeles. Thanks to all our friends, clients, and colleagues who were able to join us! Here are some photos from the event: Above: Jay Turo, Co-founder and CEO of Growthink Above:Dave Lavinsky, Co-founder and President of Growthink Left: Jay Turo; Right: Dan Hyman, Founder and CEO of XCOM Wireless Left: Ken Jillson, Founder of Safari Air; Right: Melissa Welch of Growthink Left-to-Right: Growthinkers Stacey Polychronis, Rocio Melgar, and Brittany Lawson Click here to view… -
Referral Marketing Programs: My Interview With eWORDofMOUTH's Founder
27 Oct 2009 | 12:46 pmDo you remember the Faberge Shampoo television commercial from the 1980s? The one in which the woman says, "I told two friends about Faberge Shampoo, and they told two friends, and they told two friends and so on, and so on..." Now imagine this happened to your product or service....that one buyer told two more buyers, who told two more buyers, and so on, and so on. Your revenues would go through the roof, and with virtually no marketing expense. Ah, the entrepreneur's dream. Unfortunately, I actually categorize this as a "dream" because I don't think any company can count…
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VentureBeat
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Entrepreneur Corner Roundup: Surefire ways to get rejected by an angel investor and clearing up lean startup myths
7 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amHere’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner: Shoestring marketing for startups – Young companies typically don’t have the budget for a substantial marketing campaign, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. As you search for your niche and your company evolves, serial entrepreneur Scott Olson offers advice on the best ways to get a big marketing bang for your buck. Lean startups aren’t cheap startups – Too many entrepreneurs assume the lean startup methodology is a way to save money. It can be, but that’s not the idea behind the philosophy. Serial entrepreneur… -
Chip design firm Stream Processors shutting down and selling assets
7 Nov 2009 | 7:30 amStream Processors, a chip design firm focused on video processing, is shutting its doors and is engaged in an asset sale, VentureBeat has learned. Jack Horng, an officer for the company, said that Stream Processors will be formally shut in a month or so. The former chief executive, Chip Stearns, is forming a new company to acquire all of the assets from Stream Processors. The new company is expected to continue to supply its current generation Storm-1 processors but it isn’t clear what will happen with the Storm-2 second-generation chips. The closure is a blow to one of the biggest… -
Windows 7 sells 234% more copies than Vista
6 Nov 2009 | 5:58 pmIt looks like all the positive buzz round Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system paid off in sales. Windows 7 sold 234 percent more copies during its first few days on the market than Vista did during the same period of its release, according to research by the NPD Group. NPD’s data covers the week of Oct. 18 to 24. Windows 7 only launched on the 22nd, but these numbers also include pre-sales from the days before. While the reviews weren’t universally positive, Windows 7 was seen as a huge improvement on Vista, the operating system so hated that it became a punchline of… -
Announcing DiscoveryBeat: an event on how to get your apps noticed in an age of noise
6 Nov 2009 | 4:39 pmVentureBeat is throwing a new mini-conference and networking event, DiscoveryBeat. DiscoveryBeat addresses one of the biggest conundrums for Silicon Valley’s most dynamic startups and developers: How to get your social game or mobile application noticed in an age of noise? It will be held in the afternoon of Dec. 8 at the Automattic Lounge on Pier 38 in San Francisco, a hip location with an ocean view. We’ll discuss the “secret recipe” for getting discovered in an age when getting discovered can mean huge viral growth and the difference between profound success or… -
ClickFuel provides internet tools to small businesses
6 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pmAs a web generation, when we’re looking for a dentist, plumber, or other small business, our first instinct is to go online when we need these services. Sure, there’s Yellow Pages that can find a name, number and address, but as consumers we are used to more and these small businesses usually lack a formal online presence. However, there are several companies that have emerged with the tools to help. ClickFuel, a Boston startup that designs, manages and tracks marketing campaigns, has recently launched a set of Internet marketing tools designed to help small businesses to promote…
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Fast Company
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BlueBeat’s Hank Risan: That’s Not the Beatles, It’s a "Virtual Cover Band"
6 Nov 2009 | 9:30 pmIf you thought that was AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles you streamed for free or downloaded this week for $.25 from BlueBeat.com, it’s an understandable error. The music sounded identical to songs by those artists. But the site’s owner Hank Risan tells Fast Company his catalog of music doesn’t include tracks by the original artists, who, of course, own the publishing rights to their music (many have long resisted posting their music for sale online). His tunes aren’t technically Beatles tracks at all but, rather, "psycho-acoustic simulations" of Beatles songs… -
Mon Dieu! Apple Store Coming the Louvre
6 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pmThere's a price for everything, even in the Louvre: Tomorrow, Apple will be opening up their very first Parisian Apple Store, and it'll sit in the concourse right below I.M. Pei's glass pyramid. According to Bloomberg, this'll be Apple's 277th store, worldwide. It's set to be slightly smaller than the one on Oxford Circus in London. But it's not tiny: The bilevel store will employ 150 people. You can expect the place to be mobbed. The Louvre concourse is one of the most heavily trafficked places in Paris. It links all of the wings of the Louvre, and visitors to the museum have to pass by… -
Winners Announced in the 2009 World Architecture Festival
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Streaming Video? Forget Myka or Roku and Get Windows 7
6 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pmWe already know Netflix users are begging for easier ways to get streaming video to their TVs--Xbox, PS3, Roku, and Blu-ray players apparently aren't simple enough solutions. Instead, more and more people watch TV and film on their computers while fuming because they can't easily get all that content--Hulu, Netflix, Amazon--in one place. The Myka ION aims to bridge that gap as the first gizmo to stream both Hulu and Boxee to big screens (in addition to running full-fledged PC apps, which let you add other streaming services). But it's not cheap. At $379 (more if you add on a wireless card and… -
Lamp Powered by Phone Lines Is a Sneaky Way to Get Around Energy Costs
6 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pmIs hooking up electronics to a phone jack unethical? Maybe, but the RJ11 lamp can at least save some cash. The lamp, which features 8 LED bulbs, gets power from your phone socket instead of the grid or a USB port. It's a sneaky way to skirt around power meters, but it does siphon cash from the local telco. Still, the RJ11 does bring a new use to increasingly-abandoned landline jacks. And while the lamp may be incredibly ugly, the $4.69 product is a worthwhile science experiment at the very least. Before trying to hook up all your electronics to the phone line, think twice: the voltage that…
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The BIG Kahuna
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Lend America Playing On Our Fears?
29 Oct 2009 | 3:19 pmI’m sure you’ve all seen this cheeseball commercial: Click here to view the embedded video. Do you believe this brand called “Lend America”? Do you find it insulting how they pretend to be a newscast? In this day of mortgage crisis do you believe a bad credit score is okay? Have you done a Google search for the phrase “Lend America Scam”? Would you be surprised to learn there are over 51,000 results? http://www.google.com/search?q=lend+america+scam&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLG_en Your… -
Good Branding Is A Safety Net
24 Oct 2009 | 5:30 pmAs I walk the mall shopping and making buying decisions I always question why I buy one product over another. The other day I had a new home alarm installed. I shopped around and know for certain I could have saved a few bucks with a lot of other people. Who did I go with? Brinks. Sorry, Broadview. Why? I know if there’s ever a problem they’ll take care of me. I’m safe. Same thinking applies to all my shopping. Whenever I’m faced with a decision between two brands I’ll always choose the one that makes me feel the most comfortable. I’ll pay extra for that… -
Fox News – Fair and Balanced?
13 Oct 2009 | 7:18 amAh, no you’re not, and I watch you all the time. Let’s face it, you’re a conservative, Republican promoting TV News outlet. Get rid of this ridiculous tagline “Fair and Balanced”. It only makes you look weak. Embrace your brand identity of representing the right. No one else is. You’ll automatically stand for much, much more by embracing the brand. We all know CNN and MSNBC go way left. Liberals love those stations. They don’t have the guts to come out and say they are liberals either. You do Fox. Just proclaim your rightness and be done with it. -
Are You Blocking Your Employees From Social Networks Like Facebook?
12 Oct 2009 | 10:45 amIf you are stop it. Now. Really, cut the crap! This sort of practice just gets morale down and makes your company an undesirable place to work at. Go ahead, tell me your employees will be less productive. Hogwash. They’re doing it anyway from their SmartPhones, iPhones and whoziedoozzies. Soon we will all have chips surgically implanted in our heads and we won’t need a device. Here’s a great article on the issues, read it: Access to social media improves productivity. According to Dave Willmer, executive director of Robert Half Technology, “Using social networking sites… -
Obama Wins Nobel Smoke And Mirrors Prize
9 Oct 2009 | 1:23 pmToday I have lost all respect from the brand Nobel. Today they awarded President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize. A fine prize to win based on one’s dedication and hard-work to peace. None of which President Obama has accomplished or worked hard at (he’s only been in office for 9 months). President Obama says: “I am both surprised and deeply humbled,” Obama said at the White House. “I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments. But rather as an affirmation of American leadership. … I will accept this award as a call to action.” I’m…
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The Big Picture
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The Galley Slaves Aren’t Feeling It
7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amRandall Forsyth steps in occasionally for the Up and Down Wall Street column when Alan Abelson is on vacation or otherwise indisposed. He writes with a similar skepticism, perhaps not as dark as Abelson’s, his prose sparer, a tad less purple. Beyond the literary mechanics, however, Forsyth’s grasp of all that is right and wrong on the world of economics is dead on: “THE RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL SHIPS, but the galley slaves aren’t feeling it. They’re rowing harder than ever to make up for their colleagues who have been thrown overboard (getting rid of that extra… -
Treasury DKs Goldman/Fannie/BRK Tax Credit Scam
7 Nov 2009 | 7:17 amDue to an unexpected outbreak of rationality (and perhaps embarrassment), the Treasury department has rejected requests of Goldman Sachs and Berkshire Hathaway to purchase Tax Credits from Fannie Mae. This paper transaction would have provided precisely zero value to the taxpayers, and allowed these firms to add to the piles of bailout monies already received by avoiding billions of dollars in taxes otherwise legally owed. It would have been a license to steal. The sheer arrogance, the colossal gall involved boggles the mind. And while we expect this sort of behavior from the Vampire Squid… -
The Glide Path Option
7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 amThe Glide Path Option November 6, 2009 By John Mauldin The Present Contains All Possible Futures The Ugly Unemployment Numbers Argentinian Disease The Austrian Solution The Eastern European Solution Japanese Disease The Glide Path Option Philadelphia, Orlando, and Phoenix The present contains all possible futures. But not all futures are good ones. Some can be quite cruel. The one we actually get is dictated by the choices we make. For the last few months I have been addressing the choices in front of us, economically speaking. Today I am going to summarize them, and maybe we can look for… -
God Hates the Hadron Collider
6 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pmApparently, forces of nature and supernature do not like the collider: “The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features. Now, a bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the accelerator has, according to the Register, shut down the whole operation. The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery, eventually leading to significant over heating… -
Smart People, Big Ideas, Wild Experiences
6 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pmThis has been a helluva week of travel — NY to Dallas to Austin to Detroit. This post is set to launch after I takeoff for San Francisco. I will return home early next week. My mind is brimming with ideas — About asset management, travel, investing, politics, speaking engagements, food. I had many stimulating conversations this week with some intriguing people. Perhaps I will address these interesting ideas in the near future. I have seen some really cool stuff, met some clever folks. Its all fodder for the mental machinery that requires a steady diet of intellectual input. I like…
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The Personal Branding Blog
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Is it Fun to Be Your Brand Advocate?
7 Nov 2009 | 6:16 amMuch of the time we talk about ways to be connected, referred, recommended and advocated for. From logistics, strategy and tactics, there are many valuable tips and posts! Yet, there’s a basic question that we often fail to address and that is….am I fun to advocate for?When someone speaks positively on your behalf, engages their contact sphere, and lends their credibility to you to move and inspire their connections to action….do you make it fun for them?I don’t mean gifts, contests or giveaways or even a ‘happy dance’ on their behalf. What do I mean by… -
It’s Important to Act Green When You Are Green!
6 Nov 2009 | 6:01 amPractice what you preach. Many companies focus on green products or green aspects of business such as producing solar panels or designing green buildings. These companies market themselves as “green companies.” If you dig a little deeper you can find out if they act green too. • Do they recycle paper?• Do they brew coffee in house and use non-disposal mugs or paper cups?• Do they have lights that are operated by motion sensors?• What do they do with old office equipment?• How do they dispose of old computers and gadgets?• How are meetings… -
You Don’t Have to Leave to Get a Green Job – Become the Internal Environmental Champion!
4 Nov 2009 | 5:49 amThe environment could be one of your passions, even a core value. The challenge is that you don’t see your current company doing anything about it. In fact, the majority of respondents to a Monster survey said that given the choice, they would leave their current employer for a “greener” one. But the great news is that you do not have to leave! In a similar survey, also for Monster, only 18% of respondents felt that their employer was being extremely green. The reason that most employers are not taking the first steps is due to a lack of information and the upfront cost of doing… -
Have a Clear Strategy and Go Green with Ease
3 Nov 2009 | 5:11 amIn this economy where change is constant, perhaps you have thought about switching to a field with high growth potential. Many of my clients who have come out of high technology and telecommunications are seeking to transfer their skills to industries offering long-term career potential and opportunities for federal stimulus money. Two fields come to mind that meet these criteria: healthcare IT and alternative/green energy. Many alternative energy start-ups are getting increased financing from VCs and other lenders, which translates into staff hiring and increased sales and marketing… -
Going Green: Five Tips for Getting a Green Job
2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am1. Understand why green matters. To those working towards sustainability, green isn’t a fad or trend—it’s a serious and critical shift in how to think about business, resources, and the planet. Study up on the origins of sustainable development; read leading books in the field like Biomimicry, Cradle to Cradle, and The Ecology of Commerce; and track the developments and trends in the industry by checking out websites like Treehugger, GreenBiz.com, and Greentech Media. 2. Get clear on your goals. Green jobs vary widely, from climate scientists studying air quality to engineers designing…
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Brandweek - News and Features
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Mother's Cookies Getting a Rebirth Under Kellogg
7 Nov 2009 | 9:01 amFood giant uses social media in hopes of bringing a once-regional brand national. -
Amid Transition, Rivals Are Descending on Apple
7 Nov 2009 | 9:01 amHas the iPhone maker lost a bit of its edge? And what can it do about it? -
Yes, Virginia, Macy's Will Bring Back That Campaign
7 Nov 2009 | 9:01 amEvp-marketing Martine Reardon on why the chain is exhuming last year's campaign. -
The Mayo Clinic
7 Nov 2009 | 9:01 amHellmann’s wants to change mayo from an ordinary condiment into a culinary staple. Are they laying it on too thick? -
Social Media Users Talk Brands
6 Nov 2009 | 1:26 amAlmost half of Facebookers, Tweeters use networks to share product information.
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Twitter: The Economist
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TheEconomist: China syndrome - Londons Asian art festival is full of surprises http://ow.ly/1607j4
7 Nov 2009 | 8:28 amTheEconomist: China syndrome - Londons Asian art festival is full of surprises http://ow.ly/1607j4 -
TheEconomist: After the horror at home - Is there any lesson to be drawn from the shootings at Fort Hood? http://ow.ly/1605SV
7 Nov 2009 | 4:33 amTheEconomist: After the horror at home - Is there any lesson to be drawn from the shootings at Fort Hood? http://ow.ly/1605SV -
TheEconomist: Jobs gloom, with glimmers - America's jobless rate passes 10% but the job market should start to improve soon http://ow.ly/15ZWrV
6 Nov 2009 | 11:32 amTheEconomist: Jobs gloom, with glimmers - America's jobless rate passes 10% but the job market should start to improve soon http://ow.ly/15ZWrV -
TheEconomist: For peat's sake - The worlds wetlands are big sources of greenhouse gases http://ow.ly/15ZUjy
6 Nov 2009 | 8:36 amTheEconomist: For peat's sake - The worlds wetlands are big sources of greenhouse gases http://ow.ly/15ZUjy -
TheEconomist: Fighting fire with fire - Wildfires are getting fiercer and more frequent http://ow.ly/15ZSWU
6 Nov 2009 | 6:35 amTheEconomist: Fighting fire with fire - Wildfires are getting fiercer and more frequent http://ow.ly/15ZSWU
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NYT > Business
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Windfall Is Seen as Bank Bonuses Are Paid in Stock
7 Nov 2009 | 9:30 amBankers are likely to make unusually large gains on the stock grants and options they received after shares in their companies fell sharply during the financial meltdown. -
Shortcuts: Bridging the Workplace Generation Gap: It Starts With a Text
7 Nov 2009 | 9:08 amThe book “How Not to Act Old” has some tips to help the 40-plus crowd communicate with younger co-workers. -
Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%
7 Nov 2009 | 5:35 amThe official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time. -
Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game
7 Nov 2009 | 4:46 amTwo government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft. -
Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays
7 Nov 2009 | 2:10 amIt is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network.
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Economy Watch
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The Big Money
17 Dec 2018 | 5:38 pmParty Poopers Did Wells Fargo save any money by canceling its lavish event? The Way We Beg Depression Diary, Part 5 -
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Truer U.S. unemployment rate hits recent high of 17.5%
6 Nov 2009 | 8:03 amEach month, as regular readers know, I like to unpack the new unemployment number and get behind the data. The news this month continues to be grim. Indeed, it is climbing rapidly toward record-grim territory. The official U.S. unemployment rate in October rose to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. But the truer measure of unemployment -- a total count of everyone who should be working full time but is not -- hit 17.5 percent in October, the highest level in modern times. The official unemployment number -- 10.2… -
Stocks mixed at opening following unemployment news
6 Nov 2009 | 6:55 amWall Street opened mixed this morning following the Labor Department's announcement that the official U.S. unemployment rate has hit 10.2 percent, the highest since April 1983. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the Dow is slightly below even. The broader S&P 500 is just above water and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is up three-tenths of 1 percent. Meanwhile, gold has popped above $1,100 per ounce. Today, I'm going to be unpacking the October unemployment number, diving into the data and talking more about what it means. So check back. -- Frank Ahrens Sign up to get The Ticker on Twitter -
Cracking the 10% unemployment barrier
6 Nov 2009 | 4:01 amAt 8:30 a.m. today, the Labor Department will release the October unemployment figure. Most forecasters expect the rate to rise from 9.8 percent in September to 9.9 percent in October. But they've been wrong on the downside before during this recession, so 10 percent is a solid possibility. Last month, the economy cracked a positive psychological barrier -- the Dow rose back through 10,000, the first time it had touched the five-digit number since it was falling down through it a year earlier. Dow 10,000 was hailed as a sign of recovery from this long downturn, though it passed back down…
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Economic Policy Institute
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Fact sheet: Double-digit unemployment
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At 10.2%, October’s unemployment is a wake-up call
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Mishel on double-digit unemployment
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Unemployment up sharply despite GDP growth
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Mishel weighs in on White House Middle Class Task Force
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Vox (EU)
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Decoupling and the future of emerging economies’ growth
6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmEduardo Levy-Yeyati, 7 November 2009Most evidence says that emerging economies remain coupled to global growth. Does that threaten their economic resilience? This column says that emerging economies’ growth is more linked to Chinese growth than that of G7 economies, suggesting that their performance is rooted in well-founded, long-term economic trends.Full Article: Decoupling and the future of emerging economies’ growth -
Liquidity risk charges as a macro-prudential tool
6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmEnrico Perotti, Javier Suarez, 7 November 2009There is a post-crisis consensus on the need to address systemic liquidity risk and its role in propagating turmoil. This column, which accompanies the release of a new CEPR Policy Insight, refines the implementation details of a new macro-prudential tool – liquidity risk charges – to discourage systemic risk creation by banks.Full Article: Liquidity risk charges as a macro-prudential tool -
How to share the burden of combating climate change
5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmVijay R. Joshi, 6 November 2009Governments are bitterly divided about how advanced and developing economies should share the burdens of aggressive climate change mitigation. This column suggests a “do no harm” principle by which developing countries would be enabled to reduce their cost of mitigation to zero until they have eliminated abject poverty. Full Article: How to share the burden of combating climate change -
Lessons for the foreign exchange market from the global financial crisis
5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmMichael Melvin, Mark P. Taylor, 6 November 2009The timing of the subprime crisis that became the global crisis is well known. Its impact on the foreign exchange markets has been much less discussed. This column fills that void. Its findings suggest that foreign exchange portfolio managers could have protected their portfolio by an appropriate risk control strategy using market stress indicators.Full Article: Lessons for the foreign exchange market from the global financial crisis -
The EU’s role in reducing state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa
4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmGiorgia Giovannetti, 5 November 2009The crisis is putting downward pressure on development assistance. This column, which presents the 2009 European Report on Development, says that now is precisely the time that EU support to fragile states is most crucial, so that such countries can respond to the crisis without abandoning necessary long-term reforms and improvements. Full Article: The EU’s role in reducing state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Financial Times: Undercover Economist
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How a celebrity chef turned into a social scientist
6 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pmI do not count myself as one of Jamie Oliver’s army of fans, but after looking at the chirpy chef’s antics through the eyes of an economist, I am starting to acquire a grudging respect for him. Yes, the recipe books are all but unreadable, but his “school dinners” campaign has been surprisingly successful. Oliver’s mission [...] -
Dear Economist: Why a ‘pointless’ tax cut really counted
6 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pmWhen the Chancellor of the Exchequer reduced value-added tax from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent as an incentive for consumers to spend, there was a widespread view that the reduction was too small to be of use. Now that we are approaching the time when VAT returns to 17.5 per cent, some retailers say [...] -
My big decision
6 Nov 2009 | 5:43 amGrant Thornton did a photo-shoot and audio interview with me a few months ago about “My Big Decision”. I told them I don’t believe in big decisions, but for all three die-hard Tim Harford fans out there, here’s the interview. -
A “Dear Undercover Economist” video
2 Nov 2009 | 5:55 amMarketplace worked with me to produce this video about the economics of signalling in the workplace. They did a fantastic job, and you even get to hear my David Attenborough impression. The video is loosely based on one of the Dear Economist letters. Enjoy! -
Scroogenomics
2 Nov 2009 | 12:48 amJoel Waldfogel, author of “The Deadweight Loss of Christmas”, has a book on the subject, “Scroogenomics“. Appropriately, it is a quintessential gift: beautifully presented but under the glorious exterior there’s not that much there: it’s about the size of a pocket diary. I’d guess it’s 20,000 words, tops… I like it, though, having read the first [...]
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Statistical Modeling
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In the Applied Statistics Blog this week
6 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm1. Understanding the 'Russian Mortality Paradox' in Central Asia: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan Short answer: alcohol and suicide. 2. Lumberjacks as a counterexample to the idea of a "risk premium" They take lots of risks and don't get paid well for it. 3. Cell size and scale This is a visualization you won't want to miss. 4. Three guys named Matt 5. The political philosophy of the private eye A genre that was rendered obsolete in 1961 (but nobody realizes it). -
The two blogs
6 Nov 2009 | 6:44 amTyler Cowen writes: Andrew Gelman will have a second blog. I don't yet understand the forthcoming principle of individuation across the two blogs. I have to admit I haven't thought this through at any level of detail. When the Science Blogs people asked me if I wanted to blog there, I canvassed my co-bloggers, and most of them thought it was a good idea. The Science Blog would reach a new audience, but I didn't want to abandon the blog here. (This blog is an extension of my research persona, which seems about right to me. On Science Blogs, I'm just one of seventy bloggers, which is fine--I… -
Slipperiness of the term "risk aversion"
5 Nov 2009 | 11:57 amI don't like the term "risk aversion" (see here and here). For a long time I've been meaning to write something longer and more systematic on the topic, but every once in awhile I see something that reminds me of the slipperiness of the topic. For example, Alex Tabarrok asks, "Why are Americans more risk averse about medicine than Europeans?" It's a good question, and it's something I've wondered about myself. But I don't know what he's talking about when he says that "the stereotype is that Americans are more risk-loving" than Europeans. Huh? Americans are notorious for worrying about risks,… -
Computing power, n, and multilevel models
5 Nov 2009 | 6:37 amAsa writes: I took your class on multilevel models last year and have since found myself applying them in several different contexts. I am about to start a new project with a dataset in the tens of millions of observations. In my experience, multilevel modeling has been most important when the number of observations in at least one subgroup of interest is small. Getting started on this project, I have two questions: 1) Do multilevel models still have the potential to add much accuracy to predictions when n is very large in all subgroups of interest? 2) Do you find SAS, STATA, or R to be more… -
Jewish Marriage Tied to Israel Trip
5 Nov 2009 | 2:06 amAleks sends along this amusing news article by Jennifer Levitz: A new study found that rates of marriage outside the faith were sharply curbed among young Jews who have taken "birthright" trips to Israel . . . Over the past decade, Taglit-Birthright Israel, a U.S. nonprofit founded by Jewish businessmen, has sponsored nearly 225,000 young Jewish adults for free 10-day educational tours of Israel as a way to foster Jewish identity. . . . A study [by Brandeis University researcher Leonard Saxe and partly funded by Taglit-Birthright] showed that 72% of those who went on the trip married within…
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Marginal Revolution
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Assorted links
7 Nov 2009 | 4:47 am1. The vote to defund political science: how it went.2. Jason Kottke doesn't read books anymore.3. "Food rewards obsessiveness," the best eater in the United States. The full article is gated (the link offers only an excerpt), so buy the 9 November New Yorker. I don't usually link to gated material of this kind, but this was one of the three or four best magazine pieces I'll read in a year.4. Why Buffett bought that railroad.5. Weird stuff McDonald's sells around the world. In the Philippines it is "spaghetti soaked in sugar."6. -
Why it's harder than before to get into your favorite college
7 Nov 2009 | 4:30 amCaroline Hoxby reports:This paper shows that although the top ten percent of colleges are substantially more selective now than they were 5 decades ago, most colleges are not more selective. Moreover, at least 50 percent of colleges are substantially less selective now than they were then. This paper demonstrates that competition for space--the number of students who wish to attend college growing faster than the number of spaces available--does not explain changing selectivity. The explanation is, instead, that the elasticity of a student's preference for a college with respect to its… -
How to run a successful blog
6 Nov 2009 | 10:57 am...They understand that public opinion matters...they understand that it’s a little harder to criticize someone after you’ve met him and he’s given you free cookies...they couldn't possibly have expected to change anybody’s mind, they understand that it’s better to talk to your critics than to avoid them. Waldman talks about some of the techniques used to make the attendees [readers] feel like they were being treated as special guests. Whoops! That's not advice for running a successful blog. Those are James Kwak's comments on how Treasury tries to trick… -
Assorted links
6 Nov 2009 | 7:49 am1. More lessons from the VHA. 2. Net use does not lead to social isolation. 3. IQ predicts portfolio diversification, at least in Finland. 4. Finish time variation in marathons, across time and across Boston and New York. 5. What your phone might do for you two years from now. 6. John Cassidy on the health care bill. -
Talks at TEDx Midatlantic
6 Nov 2009 | 4:05 amThe talks are here, including one by yours truly on the limits of story-based thinking. I was happy to meet Sonja Sohn. One thing I learned from this experience is that if you follow professional entertainers, the "status rub-off" effect dominates the "suffer by comparison" effect. The audience is primed to be sympathetic to you and many of them do not actually know which of the speakers are truly the high status people. Perhaps the talk has to meet some minimum quality standard, or involve some minimum level of self-confidence, for the rub-off…
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Twitter: Freakonomics
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freakonomics: What Are the Most Notable Quotes From 2009?: Yale Book of Quotations editor Fred solicits your nominations for .. http://bit.ly/293VRh
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freakonomics: A Different Kind of Organ Market?: Who gets bumped to the front of UCLA medical center's liver-transplant line?.. http://bit.ly/4eQtTA
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freakonomics: Charity Won't Contain This Secondary Market: Each year I receive about 10 introductory economics textbooks from.. http://bit.ly/3pLMZ9
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freakonomics: Do Earmarks Matter?: Making fun of earmarked Congressional spending is easy, feel-good entertainment. But is it.. http://bit.ly/btWQV
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freakonomics: SuperFreakonomics Book Club: Emily Oster Answers Your Questions: Our first guest was University of Chicago econ.. http://bit.ly/3hHxAT
6 Nov 2009 | 8:06 amfreakonomics: SuperFreakonomics Book Club: Emily Oster Answers Your Questions: Our first guest was University of Chicago econ.. http://bit.ly/3hHxAT
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naked capitalism
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Links 11/7/09
7 Nov 2009 | 1:41 amThree bald bears perplex experts BBC Antidepressants and Violence EconoSpeak. One of my pet peeves is how psychoactive medications are handed out like candy in the US. Just go to your MD, say you are exhausted, and once they eliminate anemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and low thryoid, they assume it’s in your head and will offer you all sorts of mood altering goodies. What does Google Suggest suggest about the state of humanity? CNet Jon Stewart spoofs Glenn Beck Ed Harrison. Too funny. Landing a job like getting into Harvard CNN (hat tip Felix Salmon) A Tsunami of Red Ink Michael… -
Einhorn: First, Let’s Kill All the Credit Default Swaps
7 Nov 2009 | 12:13 amDavid Einhorn, who enjoys his considerable reputation for hard-fought battles against firms with shaky finances and dubious accounting (Alliance Capital and Lehman), has taken aim at a new and equally deserving target: credit default swaps. In an interesting bit of synchronicity, Einhorn’s comments in a letter to investors overlap to a considerable degree with a post we wrote yesterday on why a clearinghouse for derivatives wasn’t a solution to the dangers posed by credit default swaps (and note the Orwellian branding, the reforms are about “derivatives” which include… -
Guest Post: Investor Psychology … Fear Turns People Into Sheep
6 Nov 2009 | 8:23 pmBy George Washington of Washington’s Blog. Investors are basically rational, right? In fact, as many studies have demonstrated, the answer is no. But instead of wading through all of the investment psychology research, let’s look at research into people’s basic reasoning abilities. Bear with me for a minute. A study in an area unrelated to investing sheds light on people’s basic thinking processes. Sociologists from four major research institutions investigated why so many Americans believed that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, years after it became obvious that Iraq… -
The less optimistic view of Treasury’s handling of the crisis
6 Nov 2009 | 11:09 amBy Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns The Obama Administration is captured. To understand why it has acted as it has, one doesn’t have to take the view that its efforts to save the banking industry were a deliberate attempt to line bankers’ pockets by transferring money from taxpayers to the banking industry. One need merely read the last post I wrote on this topic. In their wildly optimistic view, the banking industry is solvent and always has been. All that was needed to ‘solve’ than banking crisis was a lot of liquidity, government backstops and, most importantly, time. This… -
Links 11/6/09
6 Nov 2009 | 2:18 amNewborn Babies Cry in Native Tongue Live Science (hat tip reader John D) Understanding long term chronic pain symptoms from minor motor vehicle accidents RFK Action Front, This is intriguing. Second Life creates virtual world for businesses Raw Story (hat tip reader John D) Fannie Mae’s results – oh, and what if Bank of America reported the same way… John Hempton Dollar rise *alert* FT Alphaville Reed Apologies for Glass Steagall Repeal, Building Citigroup Bloomberg Banks Thwarting Feinberg Pay Model by Changing Bonus Formulas Bloomberg. I’d post on this, but it has been in…
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drupal.org
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France 24 migrates to Drupal 6, codebase to be open-sourced
5 Nov 2009 | 5:26 amFrance 24 is a public 24/7 international news channel broadcast in three languages: French, English and Arabic. Its mission is to cover international current events from a French perspective and to convey French values throughout the world. The channel provides keys to understanding complex events through in-depth analysis. France 24 also puts culture at the forefront of its programming. France24 is part of the AEF (the "Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France" or French foreign media), along with RFI (a radio station) and TV5 (a TV station). Launched in December, 2006, the website was originally… -
Drupal 7 code freeze: status update and next steps
30 Oct 2009 | 12:35 pmIt was a close race to the finish -- or rather the beginning -- of the Drupal 7 code freeze process a couple of weeks ago. Now that we're in the middle of the code freeze, I wanted to update everyone on the current status of the freeze, and provide some guidance about where we go from here. First and foremost, I know that both Angie (my Drupal 7 co-maintainer) and I want to express how excited we are about how everyone really pulled together as a team at the end, and who, by working together, got a lot of great stuff in before the deadline for the "code slush" passed. Of the exceptions we had… -
Do It With Drupal 2009
26 Oct 2009 | 9:08 amLullabot is pleased to announce the second annual Do It With Drupal Seminar. This 3-day event is focused on the configuration, architecture, and processes behind building successful Drupal websites and communities. The event is geared at attendees with a wide range of Drupal experience. For new site-builders and decision-makers, DIWD will offer a great introduction to Drupal and the Drupal community. For more experienced Drupalers, DIWD will offer a great chance to pick up tips and tricks straight from the module developers themselves and a chance to connect and socialize with other Drupal… -
GoTwitr - Twitter Automation Site Built with Drupal
22 Oct 2009 | 7:54 amWhether it's for pleasure or business, or both, Twitter automation is a must for anyone who wants to use Twitter effectively. GoTwitr is a new site whose primary goal is to make it easy for people to grow and manage their Twitter communities. It’s also a tool to help new Twitter users get started quickly and easily. GoTwitr’s unique invitation model makes it extremely easy for any Twitter user to get his friends and family connected to Twitter. GoTwitr uses a unique new concept to deliver quality followers, and promote you to other twitter users that share common interests and passions. -
New Book! Drupal 6 Search Engine Optimization
20 Oct 2009 | 5:20 pmDrupal 6 Search Engine Optimization is a new Drupal book authored by Ben Finklea and published by Packt Publishing. It’s a practical, step-by-step guide that takes the mystery out of Drupal search engine optimization (SEO) by showing you the tricks of today's top marketing pros to achieve top ranking in the search engines. Packt Publishing is generously offering a 15% discount to any Drupal.org readers. To purchase Drupal 6 Search Engine Optimization with this discount, visit www.packtpub.com/drupal-6-search-engine-optimization-seo/book and provide the code DrupalSEO15 (case sensitive) at…
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PHPBuilder.com New Articles
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PHP Development: Getting Started
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PHP Filters: An Important Security Feature
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Session Security
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ProBlogger Blog Tips
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Blogging is Rocket Science
7 Nov 2009 | 6:07 amToday’s post is by Kevin Sanders of Strong and Fit. Do you ever have those moments when seemingly random, unrelated thoughts kind of merge together in your mind? This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I remembered a documentary I watched on the space shuttle years ago. Something was said about the percentage of fuel it burns within the first two minutes of liftoff. It stuck in my mind and I tried to find the information on Google. No luck. Then I remembered that one of my family members (Dale Hutchens, Ph.D.) works with NASA. He is a chemical engineer who was directly involved with… -
Six Ways To Make More Money As An Affiliate
6 Nov 2009 | 5:15 amBy Johnny B. Truant I’m going to go out on a limb and say that affiliate marketing is the easiest way to make money online. You don’t have to create a product or develop a service, you don’t need huge amounts of focused traffic the way you do with AdSense, (I started using AdSense a year ago and just recently passed the $100 minimum payout), and you don’t need to do a ton of advertising or SEO to make it work. All you really need is an audience to whom you can refer products and services. Of course, the above statement is true in the same way it’s true that you… -
The Paint By Numbers Guide To Artful Blogging
6 Nov 2009 | 5:15 amA Guest Post by Greg Hayes from Live Fit Blog. Do you subscribe to the idea that blogging is an art form? I do. Britannica Online defines art as “The use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others.” If you’re a blogger, then by definition, you most certainly engage in the following activities during the creation of content: Creative Writing Web Page Design (Aesthetics) Idea Development (Novelty) Social Media (Shared Experiences) When we start our blog, we read the A-list bloggers, and they repeat the… -
14 Types of Stories You Can Tell On Your Blog
4 Nov 2009 | 6:18 amYesterday we explored WHY stories can be such a powerful communication tool on your blog. Today we’ll look at 14 types of stories that you might like to try on your blog. 14 Types of stories can you tell on your blog Personal Discovery Stories – tell how you discovered a lesson. These stories show your readers how similar you are to them and also might give some practical advice on how they might learn from your experience. Stories as Analogies and Illustrations – tell a story that on the surface has nothing to do with your topic but which illustrates a principle that is relevant. -
Why Stories are an Effective Communication Tool for Your Blog
3 Nov 2009 | 6:18 amAs I write this it is the first Tuesday morning of a new month and I’m sitting in a local coffee shop going through my ‘start of the month routine‘. It involves a large lattè (everything else hinges on this) and some delving into my blogs metrics to see how they’ve been performing. While I do keep track of the traffic stats of my blogs each day I like to set aside an hour or two at the start of each month to go a little deeper and do some more analysis of trends on my blogs – I find that when I do this I notice things that I can build on to continue momentum on…
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Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
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Business Bloggers Twitter List in Development
4 Nov 2009 | 3:02 pmIf you're on Twitter, then you probably know that the introduction of lists is keeping everyone quite busy creating their ultimate lists of tweeple in every category under the sun. I'm no exception. (See my post on Biz Tips Blog about Twitter lists.)I've started a list of business bloggers and I need your help.First, check out my list of business bloggers. Follow the list if you would like to stay apprised of new additions.Next, let me know who I should add to the list. Post their name and twitter ID in the comments below and I'll add them to the list. [TIP: Please submit URL for the twitter… -
Visibility via Video: How to Extend Your Reach Online
29 Oct 2009 | 8:00 amIf you've been following me for awhile, you know I return to the topic of online video from time to time. Why? Because it is an amazingly powerful online marketing tool. When I was at BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2009, at least 90% of the attendees had video cameras and videos were being shot in every hallway, at dinners, at parties and everywhere in between. YouTube is the 4th most visited site on the Web and it's the second largest search engine. 20 hours of video are being uploaded to YouTube every minute (saw that stat somewhere today). The reason video is so popular is because it… -
Have you posted on your business blog today?
27 Oct 2009 | 9:41 amI read a blog post today by one of my favorite people, Rich Brooks, about why businesses need to make time to blog. It made me think I might need to remind you WHY you need to be blogging for your business (and post often!).You know my primary message is that your business blog is and should be your hub or home base for your online activity. The reasons why could create many blog posts so I'm going to just make a few points: A well-optimized business blog will: Create Massive visibility Reverse the client chase - help you reach a new audience Engage customers Get feedback Hone your unique… -
5 Critical Tactics for Business Blog Success (audio replay)
25 Oct 2009 | 8:00 amI was recently interviewed by Travis Greenlee for his Business Mastery Club about what's required for business blog success. I negotiated permission to share the program; I've posted the audio replay so you can benefit from it to... -
Technorati's State of the Blogosphere Wrap Up
24 Oct 2009 | 9:28 amIf you're publishing a blog (a social marketing tool) and using other online marketing and social marketing tools for your business, I strongly recommend you read the entire State of the Blogosphere 2009 report. You'll get insights into trends and how professionals and self-employeds are using the Web to build credibility, establish thought leadership, make money and grow their businesses. Here are quick links you can jump to for each section:State of The Blogosphere IntroductionDay 1: Who Are the Bloggers?Day 2: The What and Why of BloggingDay 3: The How of BloggingDay 4: Blogging Revenues,…
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Blog For Profit
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Headway 1.5 Preview - The Future is Now!
3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amWe have been hard at work finishing up all the new features for the soon to be released Headway 1.5 The plan is to have it out to the public in a matter of days. In the mean time, you can view the video below to get an idea of what is coming to the WordPress blogging world. You can also visit Danny Brown’s great blog and read his review of the new features of Headway 1.5 - Why Headway1.5 is the Future of WordPress Theme Design. Exclusive for subscribers! Download Blogging Tips To Help You Blog Copyright © 2009 Blog For Profit. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you… -
7 Top Content Tips for Bloggers – Part 4: Challenge Yourself!
3 Nov 2009 | 5:09 amContributed by: Roger C. Parker I’d like to show you how - - by challenging yourself - - you can create the content you need for weekly blog posts as well as the content you need for your other marketing content and new product development. Necessity, the mother of invention Like so many other important inventions, the following story is based on necessity. Back in May, I was in a difficult place. In April, my wife experienced a sudden heart attack and subsequent bypass surgery. The whole experience took its toll, and I was finding it difficult to get back on my 5-day a week blogging… -
31 Days to Kick Your Blog in the Butt - Final summary and thoughts
2 Nov 2009 | 5:31 amWe are done for now and I want to thank you all again for getting involved with 31-Days to Kick Your Blog in the Butt. Since I know many if not all of you are busy and may have missed a post or two, I wanted to give you all of the post in one handy place. You can find a link to all of them below. Links to all of the previous post in series Just because you can doesn’t mean you should Be a proactive blogger, not a stick in the mud Find the conversations in your niche or target market Listen to the conversations in your niche or target market Engage in the conversations taking place… -
Remember Your Blog is About What You’re Doing Offline
31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 amGuest post from: Dawud Miracle Blogging is about many things. And one thing that certainly about is connecting with other people and building relationships. It doesn’t matter whether you’re blogging for business, for hobby, for personal interests, a passionate topic or to make money — it’s likely your blogging because you want to communicate your thoughts, ideas, and believes with other people. So we can say that the essence of blogging is a conversation. And just like in our daily life with friends, relatives, and acquaintances when we engage in conversations they… -
Daily Blogging and Social Networking - You Have to Have a Plan (Day 31-31)
31 Oct 2009 | 3:00 amAs a wrap up to our 31-Days to Kick Your Bog in the Butt and as promised, I thought I would give you a look at my normal day of blogging. What you need to keep in mind is the fact my business is blogging, G2WebMedia and Headway Themes. So unlike some or most of you, I spend my entire day online doing what I do. And, as long as I have my MacBook Pro and I have access to good wifi, I can work from anywhere. For those of you who blog as a way to market and promote your business, you can take what I do and compress it down to fit your day. However, what and how I do my day can certainly work for…
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Entrepreneur
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Refranchising: Should You Buy In?
5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmConsider these factors before buying a company-owned franchise unit. -
Take Advantage of Electronic Communication
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Market With Meaning
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The Intersection of Awareness and New Media
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The Irony of the Safe Bet
4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmMichael Kahan became a successful entrepreneur after walking away from a 10-year career on Wall Street.
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Bootstrapping
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Can Diet Improve My Business?
22 Oct 2009 | 4:15 amFor many people who run businesses that are located in offices, their bodies don’t seem like vital investments. Sure, if you were a cook or a construction worker, your physical wellbeing might be something you invested in. After all, it’s the only way to make money. But office workers tend to think that they only need their thinking, which doesn’t depend on physical wellbeing, right? Wrong! How you take care of your body is vital to how well you can work; whether you crush rocks or philosophize. One place to really make this happen is with your diet. It might seem odd…can diet improve… -
10 Ways to Improve Workflow
19 Oct 2009 | 4:44 amWhatever your job is, when you sit down to do it, often the task at hand can distract you from the importance of the way you do it. If you’re a small business owner or otherwise, you’ll want to save yourself small bits of time that can otherwise add up to entire days of extra work performed. Here are 10 ways to improve workflow. Think mise en place, or everything in its place. This idea is popular among professional chefs. Basically put, make sure your work space is organized with everything in easy reach and nothing in the way. Your computer desktop is still a desktop. Clean your… -
Submission Doesn’t Always Mean Obedience
15 Oct 2009 | 5:37 amHow Article submission Can Create Business Stating that the Web has forever changed business is a massive understatement. The amount of customers available to a business like yours has exploded with people from all over the world able to access your products any time of day. However, every business is taking advantage of this new market and crowding has become a significant problem for businesses trying to stand out in search engine listings and against other competitors selling similar products. Though it may seem like spending loads of money on advertising is the only way to really get… -
Marketing Campaigns for Under $100
12 Oct 2009 | 4:21 amToday’s businesses suffer from one giant dilemma—they need to reach more customers in an increasingly competitive marketplace and they also have tight budgets that demand results. It doesn’t take much thinking to realize that this is a huge problem for many businesses. In an ideal world, you could just throw unlimited amounts of money into your marketing budget, yet this isn’t possible. When money is abundant, businesses tend to make choices that aren’t as effective or pragmatic. In this way, a tight budget may be beneficial in helping you create a concise marketing plan that… -
What the Hell is Social Networking?
8 Oct 2009 | 3:13 pmYou’ve heard the constant buzz surrounding this hot topic. Everybody is talking about it, or is a part of it, businesses want to use it, but you are just stuck with the same pressing question—what the hell is social networking? Well first, calm down. If you don’t know what it is, you may feel like you’re missing out on something big that you should be a part of. Yes, it is big. Yes, you should be a part of it. But you don’t have to miss out. This phenomena is simply using the Web to connect with people, many of whom you meet exclusively through the Web by having shared interests or…
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Start A Business with Startup Daddy: Home Based Business Development
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SD14 | How To Write A Business Plan: The elements of the plan VIDEO PODCAST
4 Nov 2009 | 9:48 amThis episode of Startup Daddy is my first Video Podcast. I made a video that talks about the different kinds of business plans and the elements that a business plan should contain. About a month ago, I posted this video to YouTube. When I compare my statistics for the number of people who listen to this podcast to the number of people who visit this site, there are a lot more of you who listen than visit. I have absolutely no problem with this. I am honored that you choose to listen to me at all. So I made the video into a podcast so that the listener only folks can have a look. The… -
What Do You Think, The World Started When You Were Born?!
26 Oct 2009 | 7:31 amI’m Lucky. I’m Old. At least that’s what my 6 year old told me recently. I’m 41, so I am lucky enough to have grown up in a world without the internet which helps me appreciate it. It also helps me factor in how technology is perceived differently among different generations. I read a blog post recently that got me thinking a lot about this. Most of us view the way technology has forever changed the way we communicate as a big advancement and a good thing. Many would argue though, that it has promoted isolation and gives a false sense of community where… -
SD13 | Interview With Marc Warnke Author Of ONO: Options Not Obligations
21 Oct 2009 | 3:35 amIn this episode of Startup Daddy I have a conversation with Marc Warnke, author of ONO: Options Not Obligations. A few months ago Marc popped up on my radar as he was promoting his book. What made me stop and take notice was his concept of the Family First Entrepreneur. This has been the way I approach my business since my daughters were born, I just didn’t have a name for it. We talk about the entrepreneurial mindset, the importance of teaching your children about basic business concepts, and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and keep your family your number one… -
10 Reasons I am Thankful To Be Living In Canada
9 Oct 2009 | 12:03 pmLast year my wife and I packed up our family and moved to Toronto. We didn’t have any grand expectations of a better life, we just wanted our kids to grow up near the huge extended family that was waiting for us here. I have to admit that the transition has been harder for me than I anticipated. I am a proud, fly the flag on July 4th American, but it wasn’t even the whole living in another country thing. I have spent a lot of time and energy focusing on why it’s not better here than back in Scottsdale, AZ. It seems that every other week some group goes on strike. … -
How To Write A Business Plan: The elements of the plan VIDEO
30 Sep 2009 | 10:05 amEDIT: Some of you listen to the podcast but don’t visit the site, so I turned this into a video podcast episode. Listen to your customers! I do :) I made a video about the importance of creating a business plan whether you are just starting your business or looking for funding. The video talks about the difference between a business plan you create for yourself, just to have a game plan for success, and one that you create to attract partners or investors. Please give it a look and if you like it, I would appreciate it if you rate it and leave a comment on YouTube
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Golf Digest Latest News
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LPGA: Mizuno Classic: Song Leads By One
6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmSouth Korea's Bo Bae Song shot a 7-under 65 on day two to take the lead heading into the final round. -
HSBC Champions: Mickelson Takes Over
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LPGA: Mizuno Classic: Lang Leads After Day One
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HSBC Champions: Woods Grabs Share Of Lead
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Golf: Last Call
4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmAs China readied to host a $7 million WGC event, local pros who pioneered the sport face a new reality: The party may be winding down for them
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Alpine Skiing News
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All downhill from here : Three trails are opening at Killington today, Sunday
7 Nov 2009 | 8:53 amKillington Resort expects to open three expert trails today and Sunday at the top of Killington Peak, courtesy of natural inches of snow in the last couple dof ays and 90 hours of snowmaking, according to resort Communications Manager Tom Horrocks. -
Ski.com rates lists 'most affordable' resorts
7 Nov 2009 | 4:26 amSki.com has come up with a list of what it calls the '10 most affordable ski resorts', including Whistler-Blackcomb, B.C., site of the Winter Olympics. -
Celski back on track after scary crash U.S. athletes preparing for...
7 Nov 2009 | 12:01 amJ.R. Celski could hear his mother screaming. The 19-year-old rising star had crashed right in front of his parents during the U.S. short track speedskating championships Sept. -
Copper Mountain opens with 60 acres, three lifts
6 Nov 2009 | 7:39 pmSometimes the days just fall into place. At least that's the way it was for Dr. John Smedley, a Denver native who made it up to Copper Mountain for the first day of skiing at the resort. -
1. Copper Mountain kicks off ski season this weekend
6 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pmCopper Mountain turned on the lifts and opened the parking lot gates today, marking opening day with live music and discounted tickets to Copper's new indoor/outdoor terrain park training area.
