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How You Can Use Quora

Have you heard about that new site? You know, the one where you can ask questions. No, not Formspring – anyone could do that. I’m talking about Quora. Yes, I don’t know how to pronounce it either but I can tell you about it.

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Dish Network Buys Out Blockbuster. Good or Bad?

One of the biggest business stories this week was the news that Dish Network got the OK to buy out the former movie-rental giant, blockbuster. Yes, that company that you may have forgotten by now was the biggest video rental chain until they filled for bankruptcy in 2010. This came after they had to close [...]

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Start Looking & Acting Like an Entrepreneur

A big problem that entrepreneurs have is that they don’t act or dress in a way that compliments their company and brand. One thing you have to keep in mind is that you only have 7 to 17 seconds before someone develops their first impression about you. If you blow the first impression, it takes [...]

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What We Can Learn From BORDERS

News of Borders’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy has spread to every media outlet with each one asking: What went wrong? The fall of borders can be pinpointed all the way back to when eBooks became popular and Borders went forward with new stores filled with books made of paper. Silly them. Lesson 1: Pick Up On Trends The [...]

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Will Facebook Survive Past Its Bubble?

Chances are, you’ve heard that Facebook was recently valued at about $50 billion. Yes, billion. But now reports are coming in stating that Facebook may be at its “Tipping Point.” Is this a legitimate concern for people wanting to invest in the soon-to-become-public company?

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Kevin Rose Interviews Twitter's Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey founded Twitter in 2006 and since then, the site has grown to millions of users and is today’s quickest way to send out information – as long as it’s less than 140 characters. This particular interview grabbed my attention because one of my favorite entrepreneurs, Kevin Rose (Digg.com) is the interviewer. On top of that, he [...]

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Is .com Becoming Less Cool?

When you really think about it, 2010 was a big year for website developers and online marketers. Between web 2.0 making  huge appearance and the whole idea of what looks good changing, we saw some very game changing website being produced last decade. But, one of the biggest changes I saw last year was the decline in popularity [...]

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A Must See – State of the Blogosphere [LINK]

I came across this really neat publication (I guess that’s what you’d call it) today that was done by Technorati’s Jon Sobel. In this publication, it talks about what happened in the blogosphere in 2010. It is a very interesting read that every blogger absolutely has to check out. Click here to read State of the [...]