Archive for February, 2009

You don’t think of CNBC as a place where there’s any critique of big government at all. But something amazing happened the other day and it’s been circling the blogosphere and even the mainstream media to some extent.
You can see the video rant here by Rick Santelli
Traders on the floor actually stopped what they were [...]

Next time I go to the jail to lead a workshop, I’ll have to take this “resume” with me.
I think this person might have “rephrased” some of their experience.
Certainly there’s a lot of practical business experience here, but somehow “security” expert doesn’t cut it … obviously there was a critical failure there!

From ImageVat

Simple Reports can help your business in tough times. People will still be buying. Just not as freely as before. In many instances they’ll be trying to save money by “doing it themselves”.
What first seems like a disadvantage may have a silver lining for you if you’re able to create a simple report. If people [...]

I’m passing along this article because a huge number of people are really interested in living off the grid. They want to cut down their bills if possible. And frankly the philosophy of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” is getting more popular among entrepreneurs. They are getting sick of the failed society that rewards failure and [...]

An attorney who represents people in foreclosure says that 40% of the time you can halt a foreclosure at least temporarily or even get the case thrown out of court if you demand that the company claiming that you are behind on your mortgage simply produce the ORIGINAL NOTE in court. He says 40% of [...]

Mark Cuban has launched his own stimulus plan based on venture capital and business start up … not spend and tax megalomania.
The owner of the Dallas Mavericks is putting up his own money to fund business ideas he thinks are noteworthy if they meet these rules:
I will invest money in businesses presented here on this [...]

Margie Zable Fisher, public relations expert, is sponsoring a teleseminar
Tuesday, February 17th at 2 PM Eastern Time on how to maximize the value of your exposure on Facebook.
You can sign up here ($49).
It is free to members of the Women Business Owner’s American Dream Program
Here’s what it covers:
You will learn how to:
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While out and about we used the iPhone app “Around Me” to try to find a new eatery. We found a place called the Grist Mill (see picture) but it was closed or out of business entirely. The app is powered by Google Maps and they pick up defunct businesses we learned after driving 5 [...]

Ok this time I am testing my ability to upload a photo via iPhone… One thing I found is that you need Internet access to work with this app even in offline mode. The photo I took was out on a historic trail of an old site where an iron furnace once operated as a [...]

I learned about an application for the iPhone that let’s you write a post on your phone and publish from there. I think this will be great for photoblogging since I can take a picture and post it quickly! I have mo idea how to make a link though…
(I had a typo though that made [...]