On October 13, 2011

Ben Kaufman on Quirky’s Most Successful Inventions (Video)

Founder of the crowd-sourced product development company shares the items from everyday inventors that have become so popular -- and biggest winners to date.No tags for this post.

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On October 13, 2011

Innovate

Readers of this blog might be familiar with books on innovation by authors like Steven Johnson, Stephen Shapiro, Clay Christensen, and others. How do the ideas we read in these books get put to…

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On October 13, 2011

Is U.S. on the Verge of a Prime Mortgage Crisis?

More than a third of all prime U.S. mortgage owners are currently underwater -- a number expected to increase to 50 percent soon.

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On October 13, 2011

Small Biz Resource Tip: Paperlinks

Paperlinks

If you’re baffled by QR codes and wondering if this is something you should be thinking about for your business, Paperlinks can help you navigate the QR code generation world. QR codes are those square-shaped codes you might see…

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On October 13, 2011

NBA’s Gooden Buys Into Wingstop Franchise, Citing Lockout

The Milwaukee Bucks forward says he's thinking about his future as he signs pact to open four locations of the national hot-wings chain in Orlando.No tags for this post.

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On October 13, 2011

The Critical Mass Problems

Sometimes I’m intrigued by what I call critical mass problems, meaning businesses based on ideas that work only if masses of users adopt them. These make intriguing startups sometimes, because if they go big, they go really big.

The…

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On October 13, 2011

HopStop Offers Free Geo-Targeted Ads for Small Businesses

Over a 30-day period, ads will appear at no cost within the directions results provided to HopStop's 55 million users.No tags for this post.

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On October 13, 2011

The Key to eCommerce Success – A Great Customer Experience

A lot of companies talk about creating great customer experiences, but why is that so few of them actually do? From a customer's perspective, it really does make all the difference. An above and beyond experience is preferred, but even…

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On October 13, 2011

Was Steve Jobs a Good Decision-Maker?

The world continues to honor and mourn Steve Jobs a week after his death, and there is plenty to praise. His legacy lives on in today's iCloud and iOS 5 availability, and in the…

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On October 13, 2011

The Rise of Content Platforms

The volume of information available freely to consumers is mind-boggling. But even factoring in ease of access — no more sifting through card catalogs or microfiche in dark libraries — attention remains scarce. The task of sorting the useless to…

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