Archive for February 5th, 2009

  • PartnerUp.com – Social Network for Business People

    Different Social Networks serve different purposes. “LinkedIn” has a more serious reputation for job seeking and career advancement in the white collar world.
    Facebook seems to have attracted a large number of adults who wouldn’t be caught dead on MySpace and has a significant number of adults on the site who do have a business interest [...]

  • Kidpub – How I Spent $350 On Facebook Ads

    The webmaster of Kidpub.com recently outlined his experience advertising on Facebook. He writes well about some things he found after his 10 day ad run.
    Obviously ads on Facebook are a new development there. He was also targeting a group that is 15 and under so it’s a different market than many home business people. [...]

  • How’s Your Computer Working?

    When you work for a big corporation with their own “tech” people, it’s nice to call folks and get things done when your computer is acting up.
    Who do YOU call then? Many home business and small office people are retaining computer support services just like MyComputerWorks.com to get the help they need when they need [...]

  • The Burned Out LightBulb Biz Op

    photo credit: jnicholls357
    Leave it to Dane to find this one. I’d say it might come in handy one day.
    In the former Soviet Union, there was a market for burnt out lightbulbs:
    For most of us, it is hard to fathom the rationale for a market in burnt-out light bulbs. But in the scarcity-driven Soviet economy, [...]

  • Zooppa – Create Your Own Video Ad – Win Prizes

    Zooppa.com is a website that solicits YOUR “homemade” “underground” videos for their customers. They tell you what their looking for, you make a video ad suitable for outlets like YouTube except you upload it to Zooppa.com to have the chance to earn prize money if your ad is selected. You might call it a “Wikinomics” [...]

  • 7 Things You Must Know To Get Publicity In Major Print Publications

    Bill Stoller is right – one article giving you positive publicity in a major publication could change your life for ever (hopefully a “good” better!). But even a small story in a local or regional publication for starters could be used to help get you more publicity in a larger publication. Instead of thinking one [...]

  • Associated Press Attacks Entrepreneurial Artist

    Though the image of President Obama is in the public domain, Associated Press is trying to get money from an artist whom they say “stole” their version of Obama’s image.
    Evidently millions of copies of the derived image were downloaded for free so even if they got a percentage, 100% of nothing is nothing.
    Given that [...]

  • How To Block Facebook Ads

    I twittered that I as having fun on Facebook… Every time an ad popped up offering to send me a “Stimulus Check” from Obama, I would give it a thumbs down and mark it offensive.
    There’s just one problem though, Facebook doesn’t seem to actually give a rip because, if they did, why do I keep [...]