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Working From Anywhere: Maintaining vs. Creating

December 19, 2011

I have been a big fan of Chris Guillebeau for quite some time now – in fact, I have a link to his Unconventional Guides in the right sidebar of every page of my site. He’s a blogger, business builder, entrepreneur and all-around mover-and-shaker, but what tends to stand out for me and other people [...]

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Rocking the WP 3.3 Sonny Update

December 12, 2011

Just a quick tech note – upgraded to WordPress 3.3 “Sonny” without a hitch.  Lots of slick new features, including flyout menus, media handling, co-editing support and Tumblr import.   Granted I’ve placed my bet already, but can’t help thinking #wordpress continues to blow away the CMS competition.  Video of the release after the jump.

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Will Netflix Regain Its Swagger?

October 10, 2011

You’ve probably read about Netflix the last couple months, and none of its any good. Raising prices, ignoring customers, spinning off the DVD service into bastard child Quikster, canceling that three weeks later… the list goes on.

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AirBnB’s Open Letter

August 2, 2011

I received an email from AirBnB late last night regarding the serious reputation management challenge they are experiencing. My initial reaction? Transparent, apologetic and addresses the core problem. A startup on an IPO path is not an easy path – it can mean long hours, grueling days, just grinding it out. Setting your hair on [...]

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On AirBnB’s “Moment of Truth”

July 30, 2011

One of my favorite startups is AirBnB, which enables people to rent out their apartments, homes or a spare bedroom. We’ve found a couple places to stay on our upcoming trip. I’m not the only one who thinks they are great – they have a billion dollar valuation and the backing of some heavy-duty VC’s [...]

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Reputation Management: Onesheet and Rick Santorum

July 7, 2011

Onesheet went into beta today. It looks awesome and even better, doesn’t require the band to maintain it. Here’s how Onesheet describes their service: Onesheet allows musicians to set up a web presence in minutes using content from other websites they’re already updating. They simply connect their existing social networks and services immediately have a [...]

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ICANN Opens Up Top-Level Domains: Reaction

June 20, 2011

ICANN, the non-profit organization that controls Internet naming protocols (including top-level domains (TLD’s) such as .com, .net, .org and newcomers like .biz and .jobs) has voted to open up the system so that groups can apply to create virtually any TLD such as .music or .food.

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Future of Business in Ventura County

June 13, 2011

Bill Buratto, CEO of the Ventura County Economic Development Association, has a great article in the Ventura County Star on the future of business in Ventura County. For instance, Buratto cites the movie industry as a possible driver of revenue and industry in Ventura County: We need to take local control of our own future [...]

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Square Review: Simple, Stunning and Disruptive

June 10, 2011

After reading about Square in the trades, with their mountains of venture capital and Times Square billboards, I decided to finally check out their service (I’m not the earliest of adopters, mostly because life is busy enough as it is!). A couple weeks ago, I filled out a quick form – no credit check – [...]

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Groupon’s IPO Filing and Google Offers

June 4, 2011

On Wednesday, I wrote about the new Google Offers beta test in Portland. Today on TechCrunch, Rocky Agrawal writes “Why Daily Deals Are Becoming A Raw Deal,” expertly analyzing the cost of a deal to a merchant and why it isn’t all that for a consumer either. Good stuff. An excerpt:

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