Monster Founder Taylor Logs Off; Plans New Venture - Forbes.com

"A statement on the company's Web site did not offer specifics of Taylor's startup, but did note that the venture will not be employment-related--and it will capitalize with some seed money from Monster."

CNN.com - Bloggers go mainstream in government battle - Jun 28, 2005

"'I like to think of myself as just a guy with a blog, but it's clear that 'just a guy with a blog' is different today than it was when I started three years ago,' said Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, founder of the Web log www.DailyKos.com. 'One sign of having arrived is when government regulators start wanting to poke their fingers into what you do.'"

CNN.com - The Internet transforms modern life - Jun 24, 2005

"The World Wide Web has transformed the way people live, work and play. People can play travel agent and book all the elements of a vacation online. They can arrange for their bills to be paid automatically while they are gone. They can put a hold on mail delivery, find directions to tourist attractions and get a long-term weather forecast before they pack."

Wired News: Bloom Off the Rose for EBay?

"With roughly 150 million registered users, eBay ranks among the world's most powerful companies, online or otherwise. It had more than 1.4 billion items listed last year. For every $100 spent online worldwide, $14 was spent on eBay. But some say eBay's blockbuster growth has engendered arrogance."

7 Methods in Choosing a Small Business

"Your goal, therefore, as an entrepreneur is to find a business that stands a greater chance at success. You will need to determine what you can and cannot do, research on the potential market and how other similar businesses are doing, and what works well in your area or selected business medium."

CNN.com - Smart goggles easy on the eyes - Jun 23, 2005

"When swimmers want to improve their speed in the pool, checking a wristwatch can take up precious time.

A Welsh design graduate has come up with a solution -- by creating a device that displays race time and laps completed inside a pair of goggles." WOW -- Well Done Mate!!

InformationWeek > Ebay > EBay Launches Web Store-Building Service > June 23, 2005

"The San Jose, Calif., company unveiled the ProStores service at its annual seller conference EBay Live. The new service enables current EBay sellers or other small and medium-sized businesses to build a storefront with their own branding, categories and unique Internet address."

Trusting Venture Capitalists - Forbes.com

"So the bottom line is: Use your head, don't show your stuff to someone who has a competitive portfolio company. Figure out which investors really should be interested, unveil enough for him to understand what you're doing (as opposed to giving him source code), and go for it. "

'Get in the game now to win future benefits' RFID standards body leader urges users

"The organisation driving standards to make radio frequency identification (RFID) a widely applied technology has warned dithering companies not to expect a free ride in gaining the benefits of the technology."

Wikis, Weblogs and RSS: What Does the New Internet Mean for Business? - Knowledge@Wharton

"When you combine applications like blogs, Wikis and RSS feeds and put a front end on them, that's a different vision for the Internet and knowledge-sharing and management. One of my favorite examples is:"

How to encourage innovation success - Computing

"Innovation Nation? is a campaign to examine the role of innovation in the UK economy. Computing, in partnership with Intellect, the high-tech trade association, aims to identify the key steps to ensuring that the UK is able to innovatively exploit technology for social and economic gain."

An echo of a boom? | Economist.com

"Dotcom shares are booming again, with Google leading the way. Is this stellar performance justified? Or should investors worry that another correction is on the way?"

How to encourage innovation success - vnunet.com

"Innovation Nation? is a campaign to examine the role of innovation in the UK economy. Computing, in partnership with Intellect, the high-tech trade association, aims to identify the key steps to ensuring that the UK is able to innovatively exploit technology for social and economic gain."

Apple's Jobs: Dropping out was the right decision - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com

"Jobs, 50, said he attended Reed College in Portland, Ore., but dropped out after only eight months because it was too expensive for his working-class family. He said his real education started when he 'dropped in' on whatever classes interested him — including calligraphy.

Jobs said he lived off 5-cent soda recycling deposits and free food offered by Hare Krishnas while taking classes."

E-Commerce News: Business : A Great Business Plan: The Key To Raising Capital

"Remember that the basic purpose of your plan is to demonstrate how much money you need, why you need it, and when your lender can expect to get it back. Keep the plan simple, but complete, and realistic. With a good business plan you'll be able to convince your lender to have confidence in you and your company and to lend you the money."

Ways to boost our innovation status - vnunet.com

Encourage risk-takers and overcome the fear of failure

Emphasise creative skills in education

Support the innovators

Moving research into development

Create a culture of innovation
Do not be shy of saying to people: go and fulfil your dream.
Philip Hargrave Chief scientist for Europe, Nortel

BBC NEWS | Business | Blackberry hits patent 'impasse'

Is patent huge issue than!!

FT.com / Comment - Advantages of the global village

"companies such as Amazon and Dell spend virtually nothing on research and development as a percentage of sales, yet they are among the most widely celebrated companies in the world. Why? Because both have been brilliant at supply-chain management and logistics, and are highly evolved distribution companies.

Other companies - such as IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola and Sun Microsystems - see their R&D capabilities as a sustainable competitive advantage and continue to invest in the function. At Sun, we have outsourced our cafeteria, our human resources function, some of our manufacturing and distribution; we have not and will not outsource R&D because our control of that function is essential to our future."

Sun's R&D Spectrum - Computerworld

"Sun Labs in Menlo Park, Calif., employs some 200 scientists and engineers and spends $80 million to $100 million a year. Its projects include sensors, supercomputers, high-speed networking, optical interconnects, third-generation Web technologies, Java and more. Its mission: 'To solve hard technical problems brought to us by our customers,' says Glenn T. Edens, director of Sun Labs."

Creative Financing For Startups - Forbes.com

"His biggest obstacle to financing new ventures is price. 'I am always looking for a great idea and a large market opportunity with strong leadership and a fair price. The last piece is usually what doesn't intersect. I like a lot of companies, but I can't always negotiate the right entry point.' Typically he looks for companies run by the classic entrepreneur. 'You have to be half-crazy to be an entrepreneur and do a startup. A great leader is manic and will go to the mat. So I look for those qualities.' "

BBC NEWS | Business | 'Smart' meters to cut power bills

These meters would display the amount and, crucially, the cost of the energy being consumed, enabling customers to better manage their usage.

World's best: Top 10 airlines named - Jun. 6, 2005

Cathay won particular praise for its first-class and business-class service, but Skytrax made it clear that the best airlines keep folks happy back in the cheap seats, too. Business is all about keeping Folks happy!!

The top ten IT management mistakes and how to avoid them

"I always tell my new IT managers that one of the most important aspects of their jobs is ensuring a reliable backup. Breakdowns in technology hardware are inevitable. The next best thing is fault tolerance, but I have even seen that fail. Don't think for a minute that if you have tapes and if everything looks OK in your system that everything is ok. Make sure you test backups regularly. Do test disasters and make sure you can recover."

Emerging technologies update - Computerworld

"PCI Express and 802.11g appear to be speeding toward success in the enterprise, while power over Ethernet is making steady progress in selected situations. But it's been slow going for Bluetooth. "

Behind The Music: The Entrepreneur - Forbes.com -- Inspirational Story

"Matthews sold a piece of land in the Hamptons on New York's Long Island, bought in flusher times, to get back in the game. He partnered with Atari to develop an early speech synthesizer, but the U.S. gaming company nearly went bankrupt in 1984 during a crash in the videogame business. Japanese imports began crowding his guitar pedal business in the late '70s and finally won the battle. Electro-Harmonix went bankrupt again in 1985, devastating Matthews. Battling depression, he sought a new niche. "

Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble? - page 2 | CNET News.com

"Risks are common now at Sun, however, with ambitious strategies such as open-source software, utility computing and servers with Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron. And McNealy said in 2003 that Sun wants to use its cash for more than just sending a signal that the company won't fade away any time soon."

Managing Brands in Global Markets: One Size Doesn't Fit All -

"Which global brands are most valuable? According to the 2004 Business Week/Interbrand survey, Coca-Cola tops the list of the 10 most valuable global brands ($67.4 billion), followed by Microsoft ($65 billion), IBM ($53.8 billion), General Electric ($44.1 billion), Intel ($33.5 billion), Disney ($27.1 billion), McDonald's ($25 billion), Nokia ($24 billion), Toyota ($22.7 billion) and Marlboro ($22.1 billion).

These brands and others share some common features: They have a consistent name that is easy to pronounce; corporate sales are globally balanced with no dominant market; the essence and positioning of the brand is the same the world over; they address the same customer needs, or the same target segment, in every market; and there is great similarity in execution (pricing, packaging, advertising) across cultures."

Wired News: Swap DVDs Online for a Buck

The idea is simple: You sign up at the website, list the DVDs you own and DVDs you want. When another Peerflix member requests your movie, an automated e-mail alerts you and you send the person the film through the mail. Likewise, when you request a movie, another member is alerted, and you should have it in your hands days later. You pay $1 (plus postage) for every exchange.

Unlike the online DVD rental service Netflix, there's no central DVD warehouse -- the movies come directly from other film fans.