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MAY 11, 2010

  Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service.   The main driver for this shift is price.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

    But the CNBC article Working During Retirement May Be The 'New Normal' had a couple of new slants on this topic. The article covers a study of wealthy individuals (more than $1.5 million in investable assets) done by Barclays.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 23, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Street Food Gets Real | Main | Please Take "The Organizational Use of Video Storytelling" Survey » June 23, 2010 More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food Interesting article in the Washington Post on mobile slaughterhouses.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « DMAs Spring Magazine Focused on Going Global | Main | Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media? Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JULY 8, 2010

  The article focuses on Fargo, ND, but also talks about the broader upper midwest - which has a very strong economy relative to most of the rest of the U.S.   But as the article points out, it is not just commodity related industries that are doing well in the Heartland.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 28, 2010

  The picture on the right is from the article and does a nice job showing the product.  Also related is the New York Times article City Slickers Take to the Crops , which covers the trend of agricurious urbanites vacationing by volunteering on farms.  " The company installs 1.2

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

  The article 10 Best Jobs of the Future includes the usual far out, futuristic stuff Popsci is known for.    Key quote on this job from the article: "As the barrage of data grows—tweets, insulin-meter uploads, facial-recognition billboards—we’ll need skilled people to choose what data to pull and how to make it useful.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

  From the article: "the uptick in social networks led to the 28% and 15% declines in email and instant messaging, respectively." This articles says how Burger King spent $50k on Facebook and got $400k back. Where are we finding the time?    We are using email and instant messaging less. 

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 | Main | 20 TED Talks for Small Business » August 26, 2010 Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms One of the trends I find really interesting is the continued growth of small personal services companies. . 

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Job Creation Confusion | Main | The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges » August 19, 2010 Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth Good article from Nielsen Wire article on going global.    This is 3x the growth rate of developed countries. 

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MAY 18, 2010

    Being a data and trends guy, my favorite article is The Global Consumers: Diverse, Demanding, Connected.    Point is published by the Direct Marketing Association and this issue is well worth reading.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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AUGUST 23, 2010

  The valuation data above is from an article in Silicon Valley Watcher on Second Life's recent share price declines.  .  - Facebook has a value of about $25.5 billion; - Zynga is valued at $4.9 billion; - Twitter at $2.2 billion; - LinkedIn at about $2 billion. Like any exchange, stock prices fluctuate. 

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AUGUST 23, 2010

  The valuation data above is from an article in Silicon Valley Watcher on Second Life's recent share price declines.  .  - Facebook has a value of about $25.5 billion; - Zynga is valued at $4.9 billion; - Twitter at $2.2 billion; - LinkedIn at about $2 billion. Like any exchange, stock prices fluctuate. 

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Coworking Facilities | Main | Lessons from Turning Academic Research into a Business » September 17, 2010 3D Printing Comes Of Age The New York Times article 3-D Printing Spurs Is Spurring a Manufacturing Revolution covers the growing impact of this technology.    The NY Times article covers a number of examples. .  As

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JUNE 10, 2010

  From the article: "The jobs that are coming back are part-time and temporary. The latest data show that there is an ongoing loss of full-time and permanent jobs. By March, 2010, there were 47,800 more part-time jobs than when the recession began, but 300,000 full-time jobs were still missing. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 17, 2010

  Two recent mainstream media articles discuss this: The Perils of Being Small from the Economist reports on small businesses shed jobs at a higher rate than large corporations during the recession and have been slower to recover.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 17, 2010

  Despite lots of coverage of this issue (the American Prospect's article It's Not the End of Men chronicles some of the more recent books and articles), most people are surprised when exposed to these trends.  " The recent Newsweek article - Are we There Yet? "  We certainly agree. 

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

» September 22, 2010 Ultralight Startups Ultralight startups:  little capital, just computer is an interesting article by the SF Chronicle's Tom Abate.   A recent WSJ article, Start-ups on a Shoestring , also covers ultralight startups.    Lei's total investment in ooShirts was $2,200. 

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MAY 20, 2010

Interesting article from Tom Foremski at Silicon Valley Watcher titled Corporate Social Media Is Not Social -- It's Sales Media.   Key quote from the article: "When most people use Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace, they use it for its social qualities.   Tom's point is pretty straight forward. 

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Credit and the Two-Speed Economy | Main | Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode » November 01, 2010 Self-Employed Using Fewer Employees September's Labor Review Monthly  from the BLS has an excellent article on U.S. self-employment.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

" This article nicely illustrates the enabling role data and analytics are playing in the broader "new localism" trend.  Nice article, thanks for sharing. Posted by: sewa mobil | October 04, 2010 at 06:28 PM That was the good thing that it really helps to Macy's goal. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JULY 1, 2010

Manufacturing » July 01, 2010 Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement The US News article The Number One Obstacle to Retirement points out that non-mortgage debt is a significant problem for many Americans.    According to the article, debt payments are interfering with retirement savings for 63% of Americans.

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JULY 15, 2010

Main | Dymos CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends » July 15, 2010 Privacy and Transparency in the Internet Age Don Tapscott's Huffington Post article Why Transparency and Privacy Should Go Hand in Hand  is a must read.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 30, 2010

Its really great to find such a well laid article thanks for sharing information. Posted by: Florida Permit Test | July 01, 2010 at 04:44 AM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 27, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

You can also insist on writing so good articles in your life for us.and I think you are a free man to do things as your ideals.pursit it.and now pls change our things with my website,link my name to know me. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

  In a response to the Tech Crunch article, VC Fred Wilson says it used to happen, but not now : "I know that such situations have happened. .  Not surprising given the legal implications, the attendees at the dinner are denying it. Venture capitalists have long been accused of collusion.  I've seen it first hand.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Posted by: Small Business | September 13, 2010 at 08:12 PM Thanks for the pointer to the article, nothing surprises me ,the way things are moving , we will lucky if any small business survives this economic recession!!!! That's a good sign in improving in the midst of economic problems. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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AUGUST 16, 2010

According to a New York Times article on China, many economic forecasters have China passing the U.S. .  But the actual event is still a milestone and shows the growing importance of China in world economic and political affairs.    It also shows The growing economic role the developing world in general is playing.

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JUNE 18, 2010

" Tim has written a follow-up article on his un-retirement - How to Rewrite Your Job Instead of Retiring - over at Small Business Trends.  " I think all boomers should read Tim's article as part of their retirement planning.    It is interesting to see his perspective after 3 years. 

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JULY 22, 2010

My wife told me about an article on Yahoo (Buzz I think) today or yesterday about the thousands of inventors out there that can't get funding. Short and sweet. I actually didn't know there was too much capital chasing good deals. Maybe a VC specializing in individual inventors would flourish. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 30, 2010

  From the WSJ article: WSJ: What kinds of content do Yahoo users want to see more of? "  She is also known as a tough, demanding and skilled manager who did an impressive job as CEO at Autodesk prior to talking over Yahoo. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 21, 2010

Posted by: traffic school california | June 22, 2010 at 11:38 PM Great Article. For small businesses, they should look into this area where they can get more exposer and reach millions of people. a start up for small businesses. Thanks for sharing it with us. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 21, 2010

 Mike Cassidy does a great job of capturing this in his San Jose Mercury News article Maker Faire Mixes Business with Wackiness.  .   In addition to being one of the most interesting, fun and unique events around, there is also a small business side to Maker Faire. Mike Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JULY 6, 2010

Manufacturing The New York Times article Is Manufacturing Coming Back to the U.S.? The article also points out that in addition to rising costs, there are also cash flow disadvantages associated with the use of Chinese manufacturers.    These are described in the NY Times article.  manufacturers. 

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MAY 6, 2010

  The Ad Age article says one of Newsweek's biggest problems is too many subscribers.  .  If I can buy Newsweek for, say, $57 this would leave capital for operating expenses. I think Newsweek would be a great fit with Smallbizlabs.    Yes, there will be some integration issues. 

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 3D Printing Comes Of Age | Main | Ultralight Startups » September 21, 2010 Lessons from Turning Academic Research into a Business I'm a bit behind on my reading and just came across The New York Time's article The Idea Incubator Goes to Campus. 

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