April 1st, 2008
Did You Know?
“The Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) includes information regarding entities debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, excluded or disqualified under the nonprocurement common rule, or otherwise declared ineligible from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain Federal assistance and benefits. This information may include names, addresses, DUNS numbers, Social Security Numbers, Employer Identification Numbers […]
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March 30th, 2008
An interview with Brian Burke, eBay’s Director in Trust & Safety, reveals the reasoning behind the change in policy regarding digital downloads. Actually, it’s easy to perceive the problem…
Question: Why is eBay requiring sellers of digitally downloaded goods to list their items in the Classified Ads format?
Answer: Most items that require digital delivery, once created, […]
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March 24th, 2008
Do you ever have the feeling that every country outside the USA gets ignored in debates like these?
So, there’s a White Space debate that has been going on for a short time…
“Technology companies are putting pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to open up unused wireless spectrum between TV channels for use with unlicensed devices, […]
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March 21st, 2008
I don’t know that the results could actually have been any different than they were… disappointing, to me.
[H/T to Save The Internet]
Spectrum Results Are Out; Google Bids But Verizon Wins
“The winners of the recent government spectrum auction that raised $19.6 billion are finally being revealed. Based on early reports, the results are as expected: Verizon […]
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March 20th, 2008
Google’s are free - MS’s aren’t, and that ought to say a lot :)
Thank you to Elinor Mills at the News Blog;
Gadgets comes to Google Docs
Google on Wednesday unveiled Gadgets for Spreadsheets in Google Docs, allowing people to create graphical representations of data in spreadsheets and publish them on Web sites.
[Google Docs lets you turn […]
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March 19th, 2008
I’d tend to agree with the concept. How about you?
Financial Times In Depth tells us;
“Interviews with agency executives since the unsolicited $40bn offer for Yahoo was announced last month make clear that they and their clients welcome the prospect of a stronger rival emerging to Google.
“If we have two competitors, a duopoly is better than […]
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March 18th, 2008
“The saga of the SBA and set-asides - Mar. 14, 2008 [Preferential contracting made easy]” speaks to the Small Business Administration and how the US Gov’t spreads the wealth to qualified small businesses.
And we discover another lame spin that misleads the populace…
For the uninitiated who read, like me, it’s one thing to see that;
“Back in […]
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March 12th, 2008
Reported by The Electronic Frontier Foundation;
A Free Speech Double Whammy: Flawed Anti-Phishing Bill Would Dilute Trademark Fair Use and Anonymity Protections
“Congress is contemplating a so-called “Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act” (APCPA) that takes an odd view of consumer protection. In the name of stopping phishing schemes, Senator Olympia Snowe has introduced S. 2661, a bill that […]
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March 5th, 2008
And they’re not in your closet or attic…
Unlike Consumers, Companies Are Piling Up Cash*
“Unlike most American consumers, whose failure to save has exasperated economists for years, the typical American corporation has increased its savings so sharply that it probably has enough cash on hand to completely pay off its debts.”
That’s right and undoubtedly much of […]
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March 3rd, 2008
On topic and timely…
If I pay for creative work, do I own it?
An entrepreneur wants to know who holds rights to commissioned designs: the buyer or the artist?
Arch, from Brooklyn, NY, recently asked Fortune Magazine’s Small Business folks this question;
“I recently purchased a design/drawing from an illustrator to use as a design for my T-shirt. […]
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March 1st, 2008
Unless you have a plan…
With thanks to Susan Heathfield.
Top Ten Reasons To Quit Your Job
I’ll talk about those I can identify with and you might want to click through to Susan’s article to read the rest.
1. Your company is experiencing a downward spiral, losing customers, losing money, and rumors of possible closure, bankruptcy and failure […]
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February 29th, 2008
Andrew Hansen introduces his custom, split testing plugin for WordPress;
“TESTIT gives you the ability to split test different posts within wordpress. You can write two different variations for any post, and be able to see from within the WP Admin, which post generated more clicks.
And not just links from within the post either.
You can see […]
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February 27th, 2008
If you’re selling anything, anywhere, online, this has the potential to be a valuable resource for you…
International Chargeback Reports Agency
“International Chargeback Reports Agency is a non-profit organization designed to help sellers around the globe report illegal chargebacks and fraudulent Internet sales. It is 100% free to report and to search. For the first time, international […]
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February 25th, 2008
If you’ll indulge me a bit I believe I can help you follow the yellow trail of cowardice, deception, fear and lies to a place that affects our efforts to achieve success online. This, by nature, will be largely political though it’s about to begin with a man who expresses exactly how I feel about […]
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February 21st, 2008
Depends on who you’re reading or listening to I suppose.
This is one chart from Powersellersunite.com;
And it’s only for one day - today. There was a point, around 10am, that they had fallen about 900,000 for the day.
I think this graphic might be a bit more telling. Its from Tues., Feb. 19th;
This tells us […]
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