February 23rd, 2008
It’s no doubt old news to many but it’s the first time I’ve seen it…
Labs.google.com, Google’s technology playground.
“Google labs showcases a few of our favorite ideas that aren’t quite ready for prime time. Your feedback can help us improve them. Please play with these prototypes and send your comments directly to the Googlers who developed […]
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February 12th, 2008
They speak about;
* Turning 24
* Surprising uses of WordPress
* The next big WordPress release (new features)
* Scaling Automattic and WordPress.com
* bbPress (Automattic’s message board software)
* PHP4 vs. PHP5
[…]
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February 11th, 2008
We looked into this a few weeks ago and the specifics hadn’t been posted… they are now.
Directly from Sun’s site;
Open Source Communities Announce Participation Details For Sun Sponsored $1Million Innovation Awards Program
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA), and the GlassFish, NetBeans, OpenJDK, OpenOffice.org, OpenSolaris and OpenSPARC communities announced details on how developers and community members can […]
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February 4th, 2008
Since many of us have an interest in self-publishing…
Here are a couple of additional resources, both from Amazon;
Digital Text Platform (beta)
“Digital Text Platform is a fast and easy self-publishing tool that lets you upload and format your books for sale in the Kindle Store.”
If you have an account at Amazon you can upload and sell […]
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January 23rd, 2008
I love a chain of events that leads to something worthwhile…
From originally discovering a new resource, for me, to receiving a positive comment from Jessie about this new resource (SEO Chat), to doing a bit of research and finding who is behind this, we have;
Write For Developer Shed
And it somehow feels instantly worthwhile to consider […]
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January 22nd, 2008
SEO Tools - Keyword Density
“This tool will analyze your chosen URL and return a table of keyword density values for one-, two-, or three-word key terms. In an attempt to mimic the function of search engine spiders, it will filter out common stop words (since these will probably be ignored by search engines). It will […]
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January 21st, 2008
Sun Announces Open Source Community Innovation Awards Program
Multi-year Program Expected to Payout Millions to Foster Global Community-based Innovation
SANTA CLARA, CA December 5, 2007: “Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA), today announced a multi-year program called the Open Source Community Innovation Awards Program, which will foster innovation and recognize some of the most interesting initiatives within Sun-sponsored […]
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January 19th, 2008
Seems that the thought might be to combine the Google Book Search with your self-publishing tools eh? They say you don’t have to spend anything on marketing yet you’ll sell more books!
Take a tour
Google Book Search allows publishers and authors to submit their books for inclusion in Google’s search results. Whether you’re a large publisher […]
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January 18th, 2008
About Google Adwords
And motivated by a thread at the Warrior Forum;
What is placement-targeting?
“Placement targeting (formerly called site targeting) lets AdWords advertisers choose individual spots in the Google content network where they’d like their ads to appear. A placement might be an entire website or a subset of a site, such as only the sports pages […]
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January 17th, 2008
LuLu.com - The Basics of LuLu? “Lulu.com gives you the power to self publish books, ebooks, music, and images at a price you choose without surrendering control of your content.”
A world of publishing information; The Lulu forums including;
Creator Forums
Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook & Brochure Publishing Lulu Studio™ - Photo Book Publishing, Calendar Publishing, CD, DVD […]
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January 14th, 2008
Craigslist certainly doesn’t. The watchwords? Visually painful…
By Randall Stross at The New York Times
From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year
“MARKUS FRIND, a 29-year-old Web entrepreneur, has not read the best seller “The 4-Hour Workweek” — in fact, he had not heard of it when asked last week — but his face could go […]
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January 8th, 2008
Certainly image recognition software is only the beginning of the story…
Today’s BBC News offers us more on the mobile topic;
Intel Predicts The Personal Net
“Mobile devices will deliver a more personal internet within five years, using chips with the power of today’s desktop PCs, Intel’s head has said.”
Paul Otellini told BBC News: “Intel, as a leader, […]
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January 5th, 2008
This time its from someone I’ve followed for years in another arena - Internet Marketing. I’m not convinced this is what it might be so I’ll be looking for my free copy :) because he’s right - Mark Joyner has entered this “sphere” so late in the game he definitely does have what might be […]
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January 1st, 2008
And learn from those who’ve been there…
People such as Warren Buffett, who ought to be of interest considering his staggering level of success. I’m surely intrigued by his thoughts and others’ thoughts about him. These are only a few yet I already wonder how they might be applied to what we do…
A Deal Maker With […]
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December 27th, 2007
A Post-Google Fraternity of Investors
If you’re considering your own start-up business venture there appears to be a new group of folks seeking their own career change who are in a position to help;
“Some Google veterans hope to turn their loose affiliation into the next powerful network in Silicon Valley, where webs of money and […]
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