Archive for March, 2008

This is a victory for all websites with user generated content!
From Online Media Daily 

In a ruling that has implications for all companies that publish consumer-generated content, a federal appeals court found Craigslist not responsible for discriminatory ads that were placed by users of the online classifieds site, and stated that the federal Communications Decency Act […]

“Think Twice Before You Swipe That Card, Because Everything Is Being Tracked” is the subheading for this ABC News article in the wake of the Eliot Spitzer downfall.
It’s an overview of the “fraud protection” measures banks use to protect themselves even though credit card fraud is 1/10th what it as in the 80’s according to […]

Surging gold prices is hurting businesses. And not just jewelry stores either, though the price of gold jewelry is going up. Other business sectors being affected are dentists,aerospace, glassmaking, electronics and computer industries.
Added to the mix is where companies buy their inventory… If the price of gold is going up worldwide, and the source of […]

According to the NFIB, more small businesses fear inflation than the lack of business credit.
That’s a fairly rare phenomenon in the US because it’s usually funds for expansion that are the limiting factor in business expansion.
But when inflation is the worry, the question becomes not just “can we bring in more dollars?” but rather “after […]

LinkNerve.com is a good idea for internet marketers. It lets them buy links back to their web page from all over the internet.
Here’s a bug their customers are going to encounter.
The service - which is still in beta - seaches blogs for the keywords you want to buy a link for.
But here’s something I found […]

I blogged about this previously… isn’t it more than a bit disturbing that when you try to stop drinking soft drinks and start drinking water, you’re getting other people’s drugs?
Gross.
One of the things I try to do is drink more water to reduce sugar and caffeine intake, but since most “bottled water” isn’t purified to […]

I don’t know the “school” but I was talking with a lady wanting to do home medical transcription.
She told me she was taking a “course” to allow her to do medical transcription at home.
When she described the course - she said it was teaching her how to use POWER POINT!
Folks, my wife’s been doing home […]

This is a sponsored post.
Well, I think the day has finally dawned - GPS Tracking finally seems to be simple enough and compact enough even for someone like me to start using it. I’m talking about the GPS Tracking Key. It’s a small, pocket sized device that receives signals from the twenty-four Department of Defense […]

The scale of marketing operations is vastly different - but even the smallest work at home business is its own brand.
Gallup Marketing offers this look at The Chief Marketing Officer’s Dilemma .
Whether you’re managing a billion dollar brand with millions in marketing dollars or running a humble operation from your kitchen table, the key is […]

Christopher Ruddy’s commentary on Oil - “Declare War on Oil before it’s too late!” - was interesting.
In part he writes:
Imagine if President Bush, after 9/11, simply declared war on oil and put the whole nation behind ending our crippling dependence on it.
Imagine if we had spent the money we allocated to the war in […]